Elk Mound
Elk Mound school board candidate: Holly Sweeney
ELK MOUND — Three candidates are on the ballot April 1 for two positions on the Elk Mound Board of Education. Incumbents Jen Plemon and Holly Sweeney are on the ballot along with candidate Jon Voight. The Colfax Messenger sent out questionnaires to the candidates. Here are the answers to the questionnaire from Holly Sweeney. …
Read MoreElk Mound school board candidate: Jon Voight
ELK MOUND — Three candidates are on the ballot April 1 for two positions on the Elk Mound Board of Education. Incumbents Jen Plemon and Holly Sweeney are on the ballot along with candidate Jon Voight. Here are the answers to the questionnaire from Jon Voight. • Tell us about your family: Age 43. Family:…
Read MoreElk Mound School Board Members visit the capitol to advocate for public education
Madison, WI – Elk Mound school board members Tim Sivertson and Holly Sweeney joined more than 200 public education advocates in Madison on March 12, for the Wisconsin Association of School Boards’ Day at the Capitol. The event, held at the Monona Terrace and Wisconsin State Capitol, provided an invaluable opportunity for local leaders to…
Read MoreElk Mound hires high school wrestling coach
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district is planning to have a high school wrestling team next year. To prepare for a high school wrestling team, the Elk Mound Board of Education at the February 17 meeting approved hiring Sam Melton as the high school wrestling coach. The numbers are…
Read MoreBloomer man charged with sexual assault of a child in Colfax pleads guilty
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Bloomer man charged with two felony counts of the repeated sexual assault of the same child in the Village of Colfax has pleaded guilty in Dunn County Circuit Court. Timothy L. Klich, age 40, appeared in court February 21, along with his attorney Laura Megan Coss, for a…
Read MoreHighway 40 Construction to begin spring of 2026
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Construction on the U.S. Highway 12 project in Elk Mound and on state Highway 40 from U.S. Highway 12 to county Highway M is expected to begin in the spring of 2026. The project will resurface 10.3 miles all together from Elk Mound to county Highway M in Colfax,…
Read More3 train crashes in 5 years has state considering lighted and gated railroad crossing at Stardust Drive in Elk Mound
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — After three train crashes in five years at Stardust Drive in Elk Mound, the latest of which this past December resulted in the death of the driver, the state Commissioner of Railroads is considering a lighted and gated railroad crossing. Dan Vruwink, state railroad commissioner at the Office…
Read MoreEM school district only has “material weakness” on financial audit
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Only one “problem” showed up on the audit of the Elk Mound school district’s finances for the 2023-2024 school year, which was a “material weakness” related to segregation of duties. Since the only issue pointed out on the audit was the material weakness related to segregation of duties,…
Read MoreElk Mound increases sewer rates by 5 percent
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Sewer rates will be increasing in the village of Elk Mound by 5 percent. Terry Stamm, village president, told the Elk Mound Village Board at the November 18 meeting that he was recommending a sewer rate increase of 3 percent based on conversations with Karin Wolf, village clerk-treasurer.…
Read MoreElk Mound working to resolve ammonia issues at wastewater treatment plant
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Over the past month, the Village of Elk Mound has been dealing with ammonia issues at the wastewater treatment plant. “We’ve been trying to work on it. It gets better, it gets worse, it gets better and then it gets worse,” said Mark Levra, director of public works,…
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