By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Although the threat itself on Facebook was somewhat vague, it was the picture of Mound View Elementary that was alarming. At about 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department received notification of a social media threat directed at Mound View Elementary in Elk Mound.

By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Residents in Elk Mound will not have to keep their water running — for now, anyway. Mark Levra, Elk Mound public-works-director-in-training, reported at the Elk Mound Village Board’s February 5 meeting that he had been testing the water temperature at various sites in Elk Mound. The water was…

By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Elk Mound’s new police chief, Travis Hakes, recently attended a week-long seminar in Madison for new police chiefs and sheriffs sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Hakes was hired as the part-time police chief in Elk Mound last spring.

By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Although Anna Jacobson grew up surrounded by music, she never realized she could make a career out of music until she received a college scholarship. Jacobson, who graduated from Elk Mound High School in 2004 as Anna Suechting, was interviewed on the Wisconsin Public Radio program Spectrum West…