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One dead following 2-vehicle accident in Dunn County
TOWN OF ELK MOUND — One person is dead following a two-vehicle accident in Dunn County Monday evening, November 13. The Dunn County Communications Center received 911 calls around 8:31 p.m. of a 2-vehicle crash at the intersection of STH 29 and 970th St in the Town of Elk Mound. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office,…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board voted to vacate alley
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE – During their monthly board meeting on Monday evening the Boyceville Village Board voted to vacate an alley. They also opted to table discussions about winter parking, village employee vacation time and how to create a new lot. On a four to zero vote with Trustee Jonathan Farrell abstaining and Trustees…
Read MoreSCC Board approves $125.4 million budget for 2024, $45.1 million tax levy
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has approved a budget of $125,365,036 for 2024, representing an increase of $5,058,844, and a property tax levy of $45,104,414. St. Croix County ranks number three among the 72 counties for net new construction and is one of the fastest growing counties in Wisconsin,…
Read MoreElk Mound reviews preliminary 2024 budget of $779,039
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The preliminary 2024 budget for the Village of Elk Mound shows total expenditures of $779,039, representing an increase of $46,039 over 2023. Elk Mound has a 15.46 percent increase in net new construction, which allows the property tax levy to increase by $40,000, said Karin Wolf, village clerk-treasurer,…
Read MoreBlood drive at Colfax High School Nov. 29
The Colfax High School Student Council is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on November 29 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. in the lobby of the Martin Anderson Gymnasium, 601 University Avenue in Colfax. For more information and to make an appointment to give blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org. You can also start your RapidPass health…
Read MoreElk Mound approves Dunn County Humane Society contract for $1,770
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved a contract for 2024 with the Dunn County Humane Society at a cost of $1,770.72. The contract is calculated on a per capita basis. “It’s worth every penny on the police side,” said Elk Mound Police Chief Chad Weinberger at the…
Read MoreEM Village wants 1 meeting per month not 2
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved holding one meeting per month on the third Monday, rather than two meetings on the first and third Monday. Changing the number of meetings per month would require an ordinance change, specifically Section 2-2-9, said Terry Stamm, village president, at the…
Read More“Support for Sunday” backpack program for area school kids needs your help
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — For some families in the Colfax school district, the “Support for Sunday” program helps provide food security for the weekend. The “Support for Sunday” backpack program, spearheaded by Colfax Caring Ministries, aims to alleviate the problem of food insecurity for children in the Colfax area by sending home ingredients…
Read MoreEight Quilts of Valor presented to area veterans at Veterans’ Day supper
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Wisconsin Northwoods Quilts of Valor presented eight quilts to area veterans on Veterans’ Day during the annual Veterans’ Day supper Saturday evening at the Grapevine Senior Center. Vietnam era veterans Jerry Anderson, Mike Boyd, Tom Dunbar, Stan Knudson, Richard Larson, Jon Scott, Julian (Happy) Silva —…
Read MoreSt. Croix Valley Genealogical Society to meet November 16
SCVGS will meet on Nov 16 in the community meeting room of the First National Bank of River Falls at 7:00 p.m. The speaker will be Maureen Guay. She will present “Oh Canada! Tracing Your Ancestors North of the Border”. Maureen was born in Canada and graduated from the University of Toronto. She has traced…
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