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Sand Creek Chatter – 11-7-2012

By Melissa | November 5, 2012

Sandy Anderson drove to Champaign, IL on Oct. 26, to see her son and his wife, Britney, From there they drove together to St. Louis. They rode up to the top of the Arch, toured the Budweiser Brewery and an Art Museum Sandy stopped in Freeport on the way home to have lunch with Sue…

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EM and Colfax schools “meet expectations” on new report cards

By Melissa | November 2, 2012

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX & ELK MOUND — The new report cards are out, and schools in the Elk Mound and Colfax school districts “meet expectations.” These are not — as some people have surmised — report cards for individual students.

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Pedersen honored with Packer Award

By Melissa | November 2, 2012

ELK MOUND – After defeating the previously undefeated Glenwood City Hilltoppers back on Sept. 14, long time Elk Mound football coach Dan Pedersen was named the Green Bay Packers High School Coach of the Week by the Wisconsin National Guard.

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DNR online map shows 1.1 million private acres open to the public

By Melissa | November 2, 2012

MADISON—More than one million private acres classified as open for public use under a landowner-incentive program are easier for outdoor enthusiasts to find thanks to a new online state mapping tool unveiled today by Governor Scott Walker.  Earlier this year, the Governor directed the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to develop a mapping system as…

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DFI’s Division of Securities warns investors to watch for ‘Sandy scams’

By Melissa | November 2, 2012

MADISON – State securities regulators are warning Wisconsin investors to beware of potential “Sandy scams” in the wake of the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy along the Eastern seaboard. “Scam artists have been known to try to profit in the wake of natural disasters,” said Patricia Struck, Administrator of the Division of Securities in…

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Slideshow helps identify a wolf from a coyote

By Melissa | November 2, 2012

MADISON – With the recent rule change allowing for the hunting of coyotes statewide during the gun deer season, combined with the ongoing wolf hunt, the Department of Natural Resources has developed a new resource to help hunters identify and be sure of their target before shooting.

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DNR scientist helps local officials prepare for weather

By Melissa | November 2, 2012

MADISON — For Sally Kefer, it’s changed from how a community responds after the flood to what the community can do to prevent that flood. It’s about analyzing the long-term local damage leveled on private homes and businesses, expensive infrastructure and public waterways by the weather – and then taking Mother Nature’s hint to adapt…

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Office of Business Support aims to provide DNR assistance to businesses in Wisconsin

By Melissa | November 2, 2012

MADISON – Businesses and industries looking to build or expand in Wisconsin now have a new resource intended to provide enhanced and proactive business support to navigate through Department of Natural Resources rules, regulations and permitting, with the official launch of the DNR Office of Business Support and Sustainability.

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Mayo Clinic Health Systems lists births

By Melissa | November 2, 2012

Menomonie The following babies were born at Family Birth Suites at Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie:

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Colfax/Elk Mound Churches – 10-31-2012

By Melissa | October 30, 2012

Colfax/Elk Mound Churches – 10-31-2012

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