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EM school district puts $300,000 toward debt service tax levy this year
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district will be levying $300,000 less for debt service this year because of leftover referendum money. The school district cannot write out a check to each individual taxpayer for the leftover money from the last school referendum, so this is the best way to…
Read MoreColfax school board agrees to continue with 11-player football
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has agreed that the school district should continue with an 11-player football program. The number of students participating in football at Colfax High School is low, and there have been meetings about the football program every month since last October, said William C. Yingst…
Read MoreBaldwin successfully pushes USPS to pause postage pricing increases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 20th, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not raise prices in January 2025 for Market Dominant products, which includes First-Class mail. This announcement comes after Baldwin called out USPS leadership for unsustainable price hikes and poor service. “Wisconsinites rely on the USPS to…
Read MoreApex Dental purchases former Marshfield Clinic in Elk Mound
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Apex Dental has purchased the former Marshfield Clinic building in Elk Mound and has started operations there. Apex Dental makes dentures, and the company is excited to be in Elk Mound, said Terry Stamm, village president, at the Elk Mound Village Board’s September 16 meeting. Stamm said he…
Read MoreHolter legacy: CMBRG writes $35,000 check to village for municipal building elevator project
By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Elevator Commission. COLFAX — The Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group has given a check for $35,000 to the Village of Colfax for the Colfax Municipal Building elevator project. In 2008, the estate of Colfax residents Dr. G.S. Holter and Mabel Holter donated…
Read MoreEM police chief warns residents to lock cars and houses
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Elk Mound Police Chief Chad Weinberger is warning Elk Mound residents to lock their cars and houses and to not leave valuable items in their vehicles. The police chief told the Elk Mound Village Board at the September 16 meeting that he had put a post up on…
Read MoreCrash in Menomonie involving a school bus
MENOMONIE — At 3:54 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 a crash occurred on County Highway B at Interchange of I-94 in Dunn County near Menomonie. The crash involved one injury. The details of the crash are as follows: A Chevrolet pickup and a Ford Excursion, traveling north bound, were stopped on County B at…
Read MoreAdvocating for family farmers: Farmers Union calls for action on farm bill at National Fly-in
WASHINGTON – Nearly 300 Farmers Union members from across the country joined together in Washington, DC last week to advocate for family farmers and a strong Farm Bill as part of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Fall Legislative Fly-In. Over the course of the week, Farmers Union members attended hundreds of Congressional meetings and met…
Read MoreGlenwood City Council approves 4-way stop, sets policy for recording meetings
The Glenwood City Common Council revisited an item that it looked into a year ago and brought it up again approving the installation of a four-way stop on the city’s main street. They also created a policy governing the recording of meeting of the council. The four-way stop has been a discussion at previous council…
Read MoreFire chief and fire board chair resign: Boyceville fire district schedules special meeting Oct. 2
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has scheduled a special meeting for October 2 that will include consideration of resignations submitted by the fire chief and the fire board chair. Matt Shepard, chair of the Boyceville fire board, said he had planned to call the special meeting to re-evaluate…
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