Elk Mound
Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling plans Clean Sweep June 6
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you live in the villages of Elk Mound or Colfax or the Towns of Colfax, Grant, Elk Mound, Otter Creek, Spring Brook, Tainter or Wilson, you are eligible to participate in a Clean Sweep event June 6. The Clean Sweep will be held at the Colfax Fairgrounds from…
Read MoreElk Mound to begin negotiations for new reservoir
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has given approval to begin negotiations to acquire property for building a new reservoir. The village board determined at the May 1 meeting that the committee for the negotiations would include Terry Stamm, village president; Cynthia Abraham, village trustee and chair of the…
Read MoreElk Mound school board gives go-ahead to apply for COPS Hiring Program grant
By LeAnn R.Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved a memorandum-of-understanding with the Village of Elk Mound to apply for a COPS Hiring Program grant available through the United States Department of Justice. The Board of Education agreed to put the school district’s name on the grant application at the…
Read MoreElk Mound water rate study: reservoir project would put the village in top 25 percent for water rates
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — A water rate study by Ehlers Inc. indicates that paying for a new reservoir in Elk Mound and two loops to increase water pressure would put the village in the top 25 percent for water rates. Brian Roemer of Ehlers presented information from the long-range cash flow analysis…
Read MoreElk Mound’s David Jensen travels on 46th Badger Honor Flight April 8th
submitted by Denise Jensen David (Butch) Jensen of Elk Mound was chosen for the spring 46th Badger Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. on April 8, 2023. His son, Shawn accompanied him as his chaperone. The Honor Flight is for WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veterans, or any terminally ill veteran. Butch served 4 years in the…
Read MoreTwo award winning quartets performing at the 52nd annual barbershop harmony show
On Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., the Dunn County Northern Lights Chorus and local quartets along with two great Land O’ Lakes District quartets champions will present their 52nd Annual Barbershop Harmony Show, “Strike Up The Band!”, at the Martin Anderson High School Gymnasium in Colfax, WI. Hailing from Minneapolis Minnesota, First Ave…
Read MoreElk Mound school board approves agreement with Tyr Energy – Elk Creek Solar Project
By LEAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved a donation agreement with Tyr Energy Development Renewables that will pay the school district $60,000 per year for 20 years as part of the Elk Creek Solar Project. The payments will begin after the solar project is up and running,…
Read MoreElk Mound repeals loitering ordinance
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — You can now sit in the village park for hours, reading a book — or wait on the street corner outside the Pourhouse for a friend to arrive — or admire a neighbor’s front yard flower garden without fear of being arrested for loitering. The Elk Mound Village…
Read MoreElk Mound finishes 2022 with $564,000 in general fund balance
by LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound ended 2022 with $564,000 remaining in the general fund balance. The fund balance of $564,000 was $119,000 less than the general fund balance at the end of 2022, said Kim Shult of Baker Tilly during her audit report to the Elk Mound Village…
Read MoreVillage of Elk Mound to apply for COPS Hiring Program grant
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has given approval to the village’s police chief to apply for a COPS Hiring Program grant available through the United States Department of Justice. The grant money would be used by the Elk Mound Police Department to hire a school resource officer, said…
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