Elk Mound
One dead after crash on I-94 crash in Elk Mound
An early-morning, single-vehicle crash in Dunn County February 22 has left one person dead. Magdaleno Enriquez Torres, 35 years old of Bloomington, MN, died when the truck he was a passenger in lost control and rolled while traveling west along Interstate 94 in Dunn County. The accident happened around 3:56 a.m. on Monday, February 22,…
Read MoreMounders contemplate change to Cloverbelt Conference for all athletics
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — On February 15, the Board of Education for the Elk Mound Area School District started discussing the possibility of the school switching from the Dunn-St. Croix Conference to the Cloverbelt. District Administrator Eric Wright explained he and Athletic Director Mike Schiszik had been contacted by other members of…
Read MoreHead-on crash occurs in Township of Elk Mound
Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a wrong-way driver travelling Westbound in the eastbound lanes of STH 29 from mile marker 66 in Chippewa County. At 8:30 p.m., the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a head-on crash on STH 29…
Read MoreElk Mound Village Board approves term sheet for Settlers Ridge
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — On February 15, the Elk Mound Board of Trustees approved a term sheet for a proposed development on the east side of the village, known as Settlers Ridge. The Board has been working for several months on the proposed development, and creation of a second Tax Increment District. …
Read MoreEM Village Board again declines acting on terms for a proposed development
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND— On Monday, February 1, the Elk Mound Village Board of Trustees again attempted to reach an agreement on terms for development for Settlers Ridge on the eastern edge of the village. Trustees met in closed session for approximately 45 minutes to discuss the options for a term sheet for…
Read More2020: A Year in Review: A look back the top news stories in July, August September
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Since last March, the year 2020 was dominated by news of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. But there were other items in the news, too. Here is a look back at the top news stories in the Colfax Messenger from July, August…
Read MoreElk Mound Village Board again declines to act on Settlers Ridge development
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND – On January 18, the Elk Mound Board of Trustees agreed to table discussion and possible action regarding the negotiation of a term sheet for a proposed development on Settlers Ridge. After the Board approved tabling the action for a future meeting, it moved on to other agenda items.…
Read MoreMound View Elementary closed for 2 weeks due to COVID-19
by LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Mound View Elementary will operate as a virtual school from Monday, January 25, until Tuesday, February 9, because of the number of positive COVID-19 cases and close contacts. School district officials have been monitoring the situation for a week and have been in constant communication with the Dunn…
Read MoreColfax Messenger 2020: A Year in Review: A look back the top news stories in April, May, and June
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Since March, the year 2020 was dominated by news of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. But there were other items, in the news, too. Here is a look back at the top news stories in the Colfax Messenger from April, May, and…
Read MoreSheriffs call for Calm across the State of Wisconsin
Over the past couple of weeks, many Wisconsin residents were disappointed, shocked, and angered by either the national election results or the rioting in Washington D.C. at the Capitol. As Sheriffs of the State of Wisconsin, our duties include maintaining peace and public order. We acknowledge many people in our communities feel frustrated and not…
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