Elk Mound
Elk Mound Travel Stop closes up shop Sept. 5
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Travel Stop ceased doing business in Elk Mound as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, September 5. The Elk Mound Travel Stop, located on the east side of Elk Mound on U.S. Highway 12, was one of 13 convenience store locations out of 31 owned and operated…
Read MoreDr. Austin Prichard and Dr. Nikki Prichard are new owners of Colfax Animal Hospital
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It is the end of an era, so to speak. After owning and operating the Colfax Animal Hospital for 39 years, Dr. Bruce Buckley retired as of September 1, and the new owners, husband and wife team Dr. Austin Prichard and Dr. Nikki Prichard, took over the vet clinic…
Read MoreElk Mound school district still in need of 1 bus driver
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — When it comes to bus drivers, the Elk Mound school district is in the same position as many other employers who are trying to find employees. The school district is still down one bus driver and is running 10 routes instead of 11 routes, said Eric Wright, district…
Read MoreElk Mound school district approves property tax levy of $3.3 million at annual meeting
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Residents in the Elk Mound school district approved a property tax levy of $3,269,536 for 2023-2024 school year at the district’s the annual meeting on August 21. The tax levy for 2023-2024 compares to a levy of $3,098,650 for 2022-2023, representing an increase of $177,886, or a 5.51…
Read MoreElk Mound approves annual wage and benefit negotiations
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Wage and benefit negotiations for village employees in Elk Mound will now take place every year. Prior to this, the Elk Mound Village Board has been negotiating with employees every three years on wages and benefits with scheduled increases for each of the three years. The end of…
Read MoreDunn County Board grants Russian Slough easement for 24-7 Telcom fiber optic cable
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Fiber optic Internet service in the northeast quadrant of the Town of Tainter took another step closer with the Dunn County Board’s approval of a Russian Slough easement for 24-7 Telcom. 24-7 Telcom is seeking permission to have an easement through Russian Slough Park and for boring under the…
Read MoreEM school board approves $14.3 million preliminary budget for annual meeting
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved a revenue budget and an expense budget for Fund 10 of $14,309,879 for the 2023-2024 school year that will be presented at the annual meeting in August. Total revenue and expenditures of $14,309,879 represent a 4.4 percent decrease, or a…
Read MoreElk Mound approves buying Getac police computers for $9,000
by LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved buying three Getac police computers for $9,069. The computers will be paid for by a $7,000 COVID grant and $2,069 from the patrol wages account, said Elk Mound Police Chief Chad Weinberger at the Elk Mound Village Board’s July 3 meeting.…
Read More2023 Colfax Free Fair champion and blue-ribbon winners announced
Championship and blue ribbon results for exhibitors at the 2023 Colfax Free Fair are listed below. Dairy Cattle Dept. 1 Anya Lange, Heifer Jersey, Intermediate heifer calf (Blue), Grand Champion-Colored Breed; Lyla Bjork, Heifer Holstein, Junior Yearling (Blue), Grand Champion-Holstein; Lyla Bjork, Heifer Holstein, Summer Yearling (Blue), Reserve Champion Holstein; Marlies Lange, Heifer Jersey, Senior…
Read MoreElk Mound school district to continue monthly newsletter
by LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has decided the school district should continue mailing out the monthly newsletter. Eric Wright, school district administrator, said at the June 19 meeting he had wanted newsletter distribution on the agenda so school board members could think about what they wanted to…
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