ELK MOUND — At approximately 12:53 p.m. on October 16, the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual who advised of a structure fire at a residence with a person still trapped in the residence. The person had mobility issues and was unable to get out. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education reviewed a preliminary expense and revenue budget of $15.6 million for the 2025-2026 school year at a special meeting July 28. The school district’s budget hearing and annual meeting are scheduled on August 18 at 8 p.m. in the school district board…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 29-year-old Chippewa Falls man charged with four felonies related to stealing nearly $30,000 worth of tools from Timber Technologies in Colfax has been bound over for trial in Dunn County Circuit Court. Mason P. Zanchetti appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court August 5 for a preliminary hearing before…
Read MoreELK MOUND, WI – On April 8, 2025 at 8:23 a.m., a Dunn County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop in the Village of Elk Mound near the intersection of Highway 12 and Juniper Street. The driver, who claimed he had traveled to Elk Mound to purchase laundry detergent, was suspected of being under the…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Two of the people in this story from the Colfax Messenger archives, Larry Edwards and Duane Schindler, received quilts from the Northwoods Quits of Valor at a presentation March 29 at the Viking Bowl. Jim Irwin received a Quilt of Valor during a Veterans Day presentation November 11, 2024. From the November 20,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Northwoods Quilts of Valor awarded 12 quilts at the Viking Bowl the evening of March 29 to area veterans who served during the Vietnam War era from 1955 to 1975. Northwoods Quilts of Valor began stitching quilts in 2022. Quilts of Valor was started in 2003…
Read MoreELK MOUND — For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth groups. More than 600,000 entries are submitted worldwide in the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Elliot Munsinger, a 7th grade student at Elk Mound Middle School placed 3rd at the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — April 1 was spring election day in Wisconsin, and there were a number of local elections on the ballot for village board, school board and town board. According to the unofficial election results posted on the Dunn County clerk’s website, a total of 17,196 votes were cast in Dunn…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — As the number of students has increased in the Elk Mound school district, the number of calls requiring a response from the Elk Mound Police Department also has increased. The village’s attorney has said that most school districts already have a school resource officer before developing a memorandum…
Read MoreELK 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 Jen Plemon.…
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