Elk Mound
Elk Mound Veterans Day program scheduled Nov. 12
ELK MOUND — The School District of Elk Mound will be hosting the annual Veterans Day program on Monday, November 12, at 2:20 p.m. in the Elk Mound High School gymnasium. The keynote speaker will be Greg Quinn, Dunn County Veterans Service Officer. According to the County Veterans Service Officer Association of Wisconsin’s on-line directory,…
Read MoreDunn County sheriff, 67th Assembly, 23rd Senate and statewide and congressional races on the November 6 ballot
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The November 6 election will feature a variety of races for Dunn County sheriff, the 67th Assembly District, the 23rd Senate District as well as United States Senate and Representative in Congress and statewide races for governor, attorney general, and state treasurer.
Read MoreKevin Bygd: candidate for Dunn County sheriff
COLFAX — Kevin Bygd is the Republican candidate on the ballot in the November 6 election for Dunn County sheriff. Bygd, a Boyceville resident, has worked for the Dunn County sheriff’s department for 29 years and is the captain of field services. He grew up in Prairie Farm and graduated from Prairie Farm High School…
Read MoreRodney Dicus: candidate for Dunn County sheriff
COLFAX — Rodney Dicus is the Democratic candidate on the ballot in the November 6 election for Dunn County sheriff. Dicus, an Elk Mound resident, has worked for the Dunn County sheriff’s department for 32 years and is an investigator, primarily in the area of child protection. He grew up on a farm near Ladysmith…
Read MoreWren Keturi: candidate for the 67th Assembly District
COLFAX — Wren Keturi is the Democratic candidate on the November 6 ballot for representative of the state’s 67th Assembly District. Keturi grew up Chillicothe, Illinois, and graduated from Illinois Valley Central High School in 2007. She graduated from UW-Madison with an undergraduate degree in Gender and Women’s Studies and also obtained a master’s degree…
Read MoreRob Summerfield: candidate for the 67th Assembly District
COLFAX — Incumbent Rob Summerfield is the Republican candidate on the November 6 ballot for representative of the state’s 67th Assembly District. Summerfield is from Bloomer. He was first elected as representative of the 67th Assembly District in 2016.
Read MoreElk Mound school board sets tax levy of $3.012 million
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has set a property tax levy for the 2018-2019 school year of $3,012,408. The levy that was approved at the Board of Education’s October 22 meeting included a Fund 10 property tax levy of $1,987,210 and a debt service levy of $1,025,194.
Read MoreWinter hours of operation begin at several Dunn County Area Collection Stations
The Boyceville, Colfax, Elk Mound, and Ridgeland Area Collections Stations’ winter hours begin on November 1, 2018. New in 2019, the Colfax and Ridgeland sites will keep the same Wednesday hours year-round. Winters hours are:
Read MoreDunn County Farm Bureau holds annual meeting
MENOMONIE – Dunn County Farm Bureau held their annual meeting on Tuesday, September 25th at Dean & Sue’s in Menomonie.
Read MoreElk Mound approves three-year audit contract for $53,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved a three-year audit contract with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause for $53,335. The total cost for the 2018 audit will be $15,830; the total cost for the 2019 audit will be $18,330; and the total cost for the 2020 audit will be…
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