Glenwood City school board finalizes 2023-24 budget, adopts new mill rate
GLENWOOD CITY — At its October 23 regular meeting, the Glenwood City school board approved the final 2023-234 all fund tax levy and this year’s district budget. Since the annual meeting and budget hearing, which was held August 21, the school board has been discussing and contemplating four different budget scenarios for 2023-24 which would…
Read MoreFiery Interstate 94 crash kills two
WILSON — At least two people are dead following a fiery mutli-vehicle crash that occurred late Monday afternoon, October 23 in the westbound lane of Interstate 94 at the Wilson exit (mile marker 28) in St. Croix County. According to a news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol, the crash happened around 5:38 p.m. and…
Read MoreDunn County water testing shows nearly 12 percent of wells at or above 10 mg/L for nitrate
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County’s program to test nearly 1,000 water wells shows that nearly 12 percent of those wells are at or above 10 milligrams per liter for nitrate. The average nitrate contamination in Dunn County is 4.1 mg/L, said Heather Wood, Dunn County water resources specialist, at the October 18…
Read MoreRita Ann Sundstrom
Rita Ann Sundstrom, 75, of Colfax passed away peacefully at home Thursday, August 31st after her long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving husband and children. Rita Ann Johnson was born April 26, 1947. She was the oldest child of Grace and Richard Johnson. She grew up in Colfax WI and attended…
Read MoreMounders cage Orioles, stung by Hornets in regional volleyball action
The Elk Mound volleyball team finished its 2023 season by splitting a pair of regional matches last week. The Mounder netters, seeded sixth in the lower half of the Barron Sectional, opened WIAA Division 3 regional competition on their home court last Tuesday, October 17 where they defeated number 11 Stanley-Boyd for the second time…
Read MoreVikings sweep Mondovi then end season with regional semifinal loss to McDonell Central
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax volleyball team began WIAA regional play with a home game against Dunn-St. Croix Conference opponent Mondovi Tuesday, October 17. The match turned out to be a repeat of their match exactly one week earlier when they swept the Buffaloes in a conference contest. The Vikings used a strong…
Read MoreElk Mound’s season ends with 44-12, level 1 football playoff loss to Northwestern
MAPLE, WI — Elk Mound knew that it had its hands full when it took on Northwestern, the once-beaten co-champions of the Heart O’ North Conference, in a WIAA Division 5, level 1 football playoff game last Friday evening, October 20 in Maple. For nearly a quarter and a half, however, the Mounders, seeded seventh…
Read MoreElk Mound harriers finish season at sectional
RICE LAKE — The 2023 running campaign for the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ cross country teams came to a conclusion October 21 in Rice Lake as neither team nor any individuals were able to secure a berth for the this Saturday’s state championships in Wisconsin Rapids. The Mounders boys scored a 291 to finish…
Read MoreViking runners compete in sectional meet, Kaysen Goodell off to state!
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent CADOTT -— All five of the Colfax cross country runners competed in the WIAA Division 3 sectional meet held Saturday morning, October 21 at the Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott. Junior Kaysen Goodell had quite a successful day as she qualified for the WIAA state meet for the third…
Read MoreCindy Bourget, Elk Mound Middle School, Elk Mound School District Counselor Named ASCA 2024 School Counselor of the Year Finalist
Madison, WI – Cindy Bourget, school counselor at Elk Mound Middle School, Elk Mound, WI, and 2023 Wisconsin School Counselor of the Year, has been named one of five national finalists for 2024 School Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). “Each year, this School Counselor of the Year program shows…
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