Elk Mound
Public involvement meeting planned for May 10
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is holding a public involvement meeting to discuss a proposed highway safety improvement project on WIS 29 at the County H/906th Street intersection northeast of I-94 and north of Elk Mound in the Dunn County town of Elk Mound. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 10 from…
Read MoreElk Mound Board of Education elects Sivertson president, Oas vice-president
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has once again elected Tim Sivertson as president, Mark Oas as vice-president, Pat Rhude as clerk and Gary Bodenburg as treasurer. The oath of office for school board members Holly Sweeney and Loren Hanson was administered just prior to the start of…
Read MoreElk Mound Village Board appoints Abraham to fill unexpired term
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has appointed Cynthia Abraham to fill the unexpired term of her husband, Steve Abraham. Cynthia Abraham is willing to fill the position, said Greg Kipp, village president, at the Elk Mound Village Board’s April 18 meeting. Steve Abraham died unexpectedly February 27 and…
Read MoreMarshfield Mobile Clinic reps meet with Colfax business owners
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Representatives for the Marshfield Clinic Mobile Primary Care Unit have met with Colfax business owners as part of an effort to provide healthcare to the area with the mobile clinic. Judy Kruse, director of business strategy and operations, and Tanya Sherf, manager of business health solutions, met with a…
Read MoreTwo incumbents and one newcomer elected to Elk Mound Village Board
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Two incumbents and one challenger were elected to the Elk Mound Village Board in the non-partisan April 5 spring election. Five candidates filed nomination papers for three positions on the village board. All vote totals reported are the unofficial totals reported on election night. The results will not…
Read MoreAudit Report: Elk Mound has $463,000 in unassigned fund balance for 2021
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound has an unassigned general fund balance of $463,000, according to the audit report for 2021. An additional $161,000 in the general fund is assigned fund balance set aside for a specific purpose, said Kimberly Shult of Baker Tilly US LLP during her report…
Read MoreElk Mound Village Board candidate: Kathleen (Kat) Degre
ELK MOUND — Five candidates have filed nomination papers for three positions on the Elk Mound Village Board in the April 5 election. Incumbent village trustees Greg Kipp, Cynthia Abraham, and Tim Benjamin will face challengers Patrick Lien and Kathleen Degre. Degre, age 47, has two grown children, Katrina, 31, and Cassandra, 21. Her…
Read MoreColfax school board approves gymnastics co-op with Bloomer
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved a cooperative girls’ gymnastics program with Bloomer on a two-year trial basis. The Bloomer school board already unanimously approved the gymnastics cooperative in February, and if the Colfax school board approves the cooperative, the application must be submitted to the Wisconsin Interscholastic…
Read MoreParts of Elk Mound school district construction ahead of schedule
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district’s $15 million referendum construction projects are moving along well, and some parts are even ahead of schedule. The sports team rooms at the high school have been completed and will be ready for use the second week of May, said Eric Wright, district…
Read MoreColfax eyes possibility of Marshfield Clinic mobile primary care unit
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — On the outside, it looks like a big, boxy pink and purple bus. On the inside, it’s a primary healthcare clinic on wheels. And although there are a number of details that must still be worked out, Colfax could be the first location where Marshfield Clinic Health Systems puts…
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