By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After winning a pair of non-conference contests a week earlier, the Elk Mound boys returned to Dunn-St. Croix action and continued their winning ways with a 66-37 trouncing of the Glenwood City Hilltoppers January 4 on their home court. They ended the week with a road win over the Mondovi…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Three candidates have filed nomination papers for two Dunn County Circuit Court judge positions in the April 6 election. Judge Rod W. Smeltzer, the judge serving in Dunn County Circuit Court Branch II, filed a notification of non-candidacy and plans to retire at the end of July. The second…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The January 4 meeting of the Elk Mound Board of Trustees opened with an executive session, which lasted nearly an hour. For the second time in less than a month, President Steven Abraham announced the board declined to take action on a second tax increment district for the…
Read MoreMADISON – Rep. Rob Summerfield (R-Bloomer) was sworn in for his third term in the State Assembly on January 4. “Thank you to everyone who has put their faith and trust in me for another two years,” Rep. Summerfield said. “I am looking forward to the opportunity to continue being a strong voice for Northwestern…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — All together, eight candidates have filed nomination papers for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, including one who grew up in Colfax and graduated from Colfax High School. A primary election will be held February 16, and the general election will be held April 6. Troy Gunderson of West Salem,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Since March, the year 2020 was dominated by news of the SARS-CO-V2 novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. But there were other items, in the news, too. Here is a look back at the top news stories in the Colfax Messenger from January, February and…
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TOWN OF MENOMONIE — A 24-year-old Elk Mound man became Dunn County’s first traffic fatality of 2021 when he died following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in the Town of Menomonie. The victim, John C. Quinn V (fifth), was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s office after the SUV…
Read MoreELK MOUND – District administrator Eric Wright explained during the December board meeting, that several bids have been received for work on district buildings. The next step is to interview bidders and make recommendations to the board. Prior to the superintendent’s report, listeners at the meeting heard updates from building principals Chris Hahn, Eric Hanson,…
Read MoreELK MOUND – The village president and board started their December 21 meeting promptly at 6 p.m., and then closed to executive session for approximately 45 minutes, to “deliberate or negotiate the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting of other specified public business. Whenever competitive bargaining reasons require a closed…
Read MoreBy Cara Dempski ELK MOUND — Members of the Elk Mound Village Board of trustees heard an update on an exploration of economic development opportunities for the Village from President Steven Abraham on December 7. Terry Stamm, trustee and village representative to the Dunn County solid waste and recycling board, explained during the meeting that…
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