Elk Mound Schools
EM comes up with first win against Eleva-Strum
By Cara L. Dempski STRUM — So far this season, Elk Mound’s record tells the tale of two teams. After coming off a 21-6 home loss to Chetek-Weyerhaeuser to the season August 18, the Mounders looked like a completely different team last Thursday in Strum as they evened their 2016 mark at 1-1 with an…
Read MoreElk Mound cross country teams eye top three finish
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Last year’s Mounders’ cross country teams saw two runners named to the the all-conference team and sent one runner to state. This year, building off a strong group of seniors for the girls and a group of returning letter winners on the boys’ side, coach Jeremiah Fredrickson is…
Read MoreColfax girls win Boyceville Cross Country Invitational, Elk Mound ladies finish second
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — Both area girls cross country teams opened the harrier season at the top of a 12-team race in Boyceville. The Colfax and Elk Mound girls cross country teams finished first and second respectively at Boyceville’s annual Cross Country Alumni Invitational held Thursday morning, August 25 at Tiffany Creek Elementary…
Read More14 new teachers to start at Colfax and Elk Mound
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — When school starts September 1, the Colfax school district will have seven new teachers, and the Elk Mound school district also will have seven new teachers.
Read MoreFamilar face fills principal’s role at EM Middle School
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Chris Hahn has been selected to serve as the new principal for the Elk Mound Middle School. He replaces Eric Wright, who earlier this year became Elk Mound’s superintendent. Hahn taught fourth grade at Mound View Elementary for ten years before stepping up to the position of principal.…
Read MoreEM school board approves long-term capital improvement plan
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school board approved a Fund 46 Long-Term Capital Improvement 10-year plan at their August 22 meeting. Fund 46 plans can be created as a “trust” from a district’s general fund and are designed to be used for upcoming capital investments and improvements for districts.
Read MoreEM school approves 2016-17 budget at annual meeting
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — There will be a slight decrease to the tax levy and mill rate for residents of the Elk Mound school district in 2016. School board treasurer Gary Bodenburg presented a budget at the August 22 budget hearing held prior to the annual meeting. Bodenburg indicated the levy dropped…
Read MoreElk Mound volleyball anticipating another year of strong competition
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound coach Sam Weix has a clear memory of losing last year’s conference championship to Colfax. “I had someone come up and need a reaction quote for the game,” Weix said, “I needed a moment or two to just absorb it.” Coming off a 7-1 conference record…
Read MoreMounders handed a loss in first game of season
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound drove nearly 80 yards in 12 plays in the first quarter to score the first points of the game. After that, it was all Chetek-Weyerhaeuser in the season football opener Friday, August 19 in Elk Mound. Despite rushing for 137 yards on 38 carries, the Mounders…
Read MoreElk Mound football hoping to maintain last season’s successes
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — A gambler likely wouldn’t have bet on Dave Lew’s Mounders to have a 7-3 season last year. After grim 1-8 seasons in both 2013 and 2014, the pattern seemed likely to continue. The seniors sat down with the underclassmen last year and said “no more.” That attitude turned…
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