By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND – On October 18 the Elk Mound Village Board approved a 10% increase for sewer rates. Public Works Director Mark Levra indicated the increase would help with system maintenance and updates. The motion to approve the increase included a stipulation that rates could increase again in the future. Levra…
Read MoreELK MOUND – On October 4, Village Trustees approved a $2,500 patch repair for an eight-inch sanitary sewer line where a crack in the pipe is allowing groundwater to flow into it. Public Works Director Mark Levra indicated the crack occurred in the line between manholes 75 and 77. It was discovered during annual cleaning.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee has approved the final plat for the Meadows Edge residential development in the Town of Elk Mound pending approval of the plat by the state of Wisconsin. Tom Carlson, Dunn County surveyor, told the PR&D committee at the September 28 meeting…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — On September 20, the Elk Mound School Board heard from district administrators that there are fewer than five active cases of COVID-19 per building, with approximately 15 students per building in quarantine. The information was presented after a group of district parents led by Shannon Todd, who spoke…
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An update to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office’s homicide investigation, late yesterday, warrants were issues for two suspects in connection with this homicide case. One of the suspects has been arrested on our warrant by St. Paul Police Department and is being held in the Ramsey County Jail. The suspect arrested is Darren Lee McWright…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd says he has a “high degree of certainty” that the suspect(s) responsible for four homicide victims found in the Town of Sheridan Sunday afternoon are no longer in the area. “We are confident that this was a place these victims were randomly brought to,”…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — On Sept. 7 the Elk Mound Village Board approved a 3 percent increase to water rates to help catch up on rate increases that should have happened in the past. It has been several years since the last rate increase. Those with a 5/8-inch water meter will see…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND – The Board of Education for the Elk Mound Area School District approved a preliminary budget for the coming school year during its August 23 budget hearing and annual meeting. The preliminary budget indicates total expenditures of $25,502,140 across all expense funds, with the proposed property tax levy of…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND – On August 23, the Elk Mound Village Board held a special meeting to continue discussions about amendments to the development agreement for Settler’s Ridge. The amendment includes a provision where the Village will fund an $800,000 incentive payment, and the developer for Settlers Ridge will contribute up to…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND – On August 16, Elk Mound Trustees met in closed session for over an hour to discuss a negotiation strategy for a proposed amended development agreement for Settlers Ridge. Village Pres., Steven Abraham, was contacted via email after the meeting for more details regarding what was under discussion; he…
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