By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district’s $15 million referendum construction projects are moving along well, and some parts are even ahead of schedule. The sports team rooms at the high school have been completed and will be ready for use the second week of May, said Eric Wright, district…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — On the outside, it looks like a big, boxy pink and purple bus. On the inside, it’s a primary healthcare clinic on wheels. And although there are a number of details that must still be worked out, Colfax could be the first location where Marshfield Clinic Health Systems puts…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has denied a bartender operator’s license for Tara Kathleen Cole (The Pourhouse). This is Cole’s second application for a bartender’s license. The village board denied the first application in October of 2021 because of information Cole failed to disclose, said Elk Mound Police…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved contracting with CBS Squared for a water report to identify future projects to maintain an adequate water system in the village at a cost not to exceed $15,960. The public works committee met to discuss the proposal from CBS Squared and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — In spite of some setbacks, the construction projects authorized by a $15 million referendum question approved in April of 2020 in the Elk Mound school district are “on track.” Contractors currently are working on the old middle school gymnasium and have found water in the floor, which means…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has received a proposal for $75,000 in water and wastewater studies to position the village to apply for funds available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Sheryl Claflin and Jon Strand of CBS Squared presented information to the village board at the February 21…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved contracting with Davy Engineering to complete a phosphorus limit preliminary compliance plan at a cost not to exceed $15,000. The $15,000 covers work that Davy Engineering would do this year, but the proposal presented at a previous meeting was for $40,000…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board is expected to consider whether the village should start the third phase of planning this year for the reduction of phosphorus discharge from the village’s wastewater treatment plant. The compliance schedule has four phases, and the first two phases have already been completed,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Students and staff in the Elk Mound school district are now able to use the new middle school gymnasium and the new high school weight room and band room. Construction on the referendum projects is now entering Phase 2, said Eric Wright, district administrator, during his report on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Another year has gone by, and we will soon be approaching the two-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Colfax Messenger has been reporting on local news since April of 1897. Here is a look back at the top headlines from July, August and September of 2021. July 7,…
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