Elk Mound
Incumbents elected to Colfax and Elk Mound school boards and village boards
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Incumbents were re-elected April 2 to their positions on the Colfax Village Board, the Colfax Board of Education and the Elk Mound Village Board as well as two incumbents and one newcomer elected to the Elk Mound Board of Education. All of the candidates were unopposed for their positions…
Read MoreElk Mound school district hires another tech ed teacher
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — When school starts next fall in Elk Mound, another technology education teacher will be on staff in the Elk Mound school district. Following a closed session of the Elk Mound Board of Education on March 25, the school board approved hiring Tyler Hanson as a technology education teacher,…
Read MoreApril 2 election features incumbents for Colfax and Elk Mound village board and school board
By LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — Ballots in the April 2 election will feature incumbents running for the Colfax Village Board, the Colfax Board of Education and the Elk Mound Village Board, while the Elk Mound Board of Education had one incumbent who filed notification of non-candidacy. The Colfax Village Board has three positions that will…
Read MoreArea churches join together to raise funds for Habitat For Humanity
The congregations of the Menomonie Area Mission Coalition (MAMC) have designated March as “March Mission Month,” with each congregation raising funds for Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity. “We were inspired by the recent faith-build, and know that Habitat is planning more house builds in the Menomonie area in the near future, and we wanted to…
Read MoreEM police department evidence room planned for DPW cold storage
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Police Department will soon have a new evidence room in the cold storage area of the department of public works building. The Elk Mound Village Board approved building the evidence room at a cost not to exceed $7,000 at the February 19 meeting. The estimate…
Read MoreElk Creek Solar will pay Spring Brook $700,000 annually and Dunn County $900,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Elk Creek Solar Project will now pay the Town of Spring Brook $700,000 annually, and Dunn County will receive $900,000, while the Elk Mound school district will receive $60,000 per year. The state of Wisconsin has increased the utility aid shared revenue payments, said Dylan Stickney, a project…
Read MoreMound View Elementary students raise more than $21,000 during Kids Heart Challenge
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Students at Mound View Elementary have raised more than $21,000 for the Kids Heart Challenge. Eric Hanson, principal at Mound View, reported on the Kids Heart Challenge at the Elk Mound Board of Education’s February 19 meeting. The Colfax Messenger contacted Jon Chisholm, physical education teacher at Mound…
Read More“Other acts” hearing scheduled for Bloomer man accused of child sexual assault in Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A motion hearing has been scheduled in May regarding “other acts” evidence for a 39-year-old Bloomer man charged with two counts of child sexual assault that allegedly occurred in Colfax. Timothy L. Klich, along with his attorney Christopher Wilhelm, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court February 12 before Judge…
Read MoreVillage attorney says Elk Mound Village Board can go to one meeting per month
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — In the opinion of the Elk Mound village attorney, the village board can reduce the number of meetings per month because even though trustees would be paid less , the compensation is not being reduced. The Elk Mound Village Board, at the February 6 meeting, considered a memorandum…
Read MoreColfax Health and Rehabilitation Center is now Colfax Senior Living LLC
COLFAX — Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center is now Colfax Senior Living LLC, which is managed by Frontida Management Group, a family-owned, Wisconsin-based company. Frontida manages 10 other long-term care communities throughout Wisconsin. “My team and I are excited to continue to serve the community of Colfax and Dunn County and support Executive Director, Amber…
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