By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district will save $2.9 million on the first round of referendum borrowing in the amount of $9.6 million. Brian Brewer, director of Baird Public Finance, provided an update on the referendum financing at the Elk Mound Board of Education’s July 20 meeting. Considerable cost…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved a “Radio Over Internet” protocol emergency communications memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Elk Mound Police Department and Boyceville and Colfax. The Elk Mound Police Department’s radio equipment is older and outdated, and inside some buildings and in outlying areas of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents and students in the Elk Mound school district will have three options from which to choose to start the 2020-2021 school year. Eric Wright, district administrator, said he had sent a letter to parents July 22 outlining the options. The options include…
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For the many student athletes, coaches, parents, school administrators and fans that were holding their collective breath, they can all breathe a sigh of relief after the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Board of Directors approved conducting the 2020 fall sports season following a special business meeting Thursday, July 23. But there are significant changes and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 48-year-old Elk Mound man has been bound over for trial in Dunn County Circuit Court on three felonies and one misdemeanor related to the sexual assault of a child. Richie Knuth appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorney, Francis Rivard, before Judge James Peterson July 14…
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DUNN COUNTY— A 22-year-old Minneapolis man has been arrested by the Northwest Region Eau Claire Post after leading authorities in a high-speed pursuit while driving a stolen vehicle. Devante Hatten from Minneapolis was arrested in Dunn County after authorities were able to disable the vehicle he was driving using Tire Deflation Devices (TDDs). Earlier this…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Youth baseball and softball teams in Elk Mound plan to start practice sessions soon, and while they will not be playing other teams, they are hoping to get in some scrimmages. Jon Chisholm and McKayla Brunner spoke to the Elk Mound Village Board at the July 6 meeting…
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Menomonie, Wisconsin, July 9th, 2020 – The Dunn County Health Department is alerting the public of potential COVID-19 exposure at one event within Dunn County. A person who has tested positive for COVID-19 attended the Knapp Valley Riders 4th of July event while experiencing symptoms. Anyone who was at this event on the given day…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — After the state Supreme Court struck down the Wisconsin Department of Health Services “Safer at Home” order May 13, many businesses re-opened immediately and went back to “business as usual.” KT Gallagher, director of the Dunn County Health Department, responded to a question posed for Gallagher’s weekly COVID-19 update…
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Eau Claire, WI – Joseph Kitzberger of Ellsworth saw some advantage when the Industrial Mechanics program at Chippewa Valley Technical College switched to an all-online format. But he is also very happy to be back in the program lab in Eau Claire this summer. “I liked the online learning because I live an hour away,…
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