By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — After 27 years, Margaret Dieter has retired from the Elk Mound Board of Education. Dieter, who has served as the school board clerk, said that three years ago, she began debating whether she should run again for another term. “I had just retired and debated whether to serve…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ruled that a 21-year-old Cadott man accused of killing two people and injuring six others in an accident on I-94 near Elk Mound last October is competent to assist in his own defense. Judge Rod Smeltzer ruled April 13 in Dunn County Circuit Court…
Read MoreStudents from Elk Mound High School will celebrate prom April 25 from 8:00-midnight. Parents are invited from 9:00-9:45 to watch the Grand March.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF ELK MOUND — Following a recount of the votes cast in the April 7 election, vote totals remained unchanged for town chair and Supervisor 1 in the Town of Elk Mound. The initial votes tabulated from the April 7 election showed town chair candidate Elton J. Christopherson with 98…
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Following the April 7 election, the Colfax Village Board will welcome one new trustee and will say goodbye to a veteran trustee. David Wolff was elected to the village board, while Beverly Schauer lost her bid for re-election.
Read MoreELK MOUND — Event organizers say those who go to the Elk Mound High School alumni and friends reunion in June could be attending both a class reunion and a family reunion. The event is scheduled at the UW-Stout Memorial Student Center on June 20 and is open to anyone with an interest in Elk…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — One school district administrator in the area is calling the governor’s proposed education budget for 2015-2017 “a double whammy.” Not only would the School Districts of Colfax, Elk Mound, Boyceville and Glenwood City lose $150 per student in state aid, but they would also lose revenue from a freeze…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved hiring another police officer for 25 hours per week. Travis Hakes, Elk Mound police chief, and Pat McDougall, village trustee and chair of the employee relations committee, presented the proposal for additional police officer hours at the village board’s April 1…
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