By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Elk Mound will most likely have three new limited term employment (LTE) part-time police officers soon. Based on the recommendation of the employee relations committee and Elk Mound Police Chief Chad Weinberger, the Elk Mound Village Board approved establishing an eligibility list and starting the hiring process for…
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Careers in Energy Week Marked at Energy Education Center EAU CLAIRE — Crouching together inside a simulated trench with a sand-covered floor, Ellie Rumphol placed a section of plastic pipe in a fusing machine as her 9-year-old son, Darius, looked on. Yes, this is what mom does at school during the day, and in a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The results of a survey sent out to residents in the Elk Mound school district shows “strong support” for $15 million in referendum spending on facilities projects. All of the projects identified by a facilities study would cost $20 million, and there is less support among survey respondents…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ordered a competency evaluation for a 21-year-old Wheeler man accused of armed robberies at Peoples State Bank in Boyceville and at U-Fuel near Elk Mound. David J.R. Hoffman appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court October 23 with his attorney, Shelly Tomtschik, for a preliminary…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 21-year-old Wheeler man charged with two counts of armed robbery at Peoples State Bank in Boyceville and at U-Fuel near Elk Mound was driving an older Ford Escape he had borrowed. Daniel J.R. Hoffman is charged with two felony counts of armed robbery with the use of a…
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Grant Kjellberg, Elk Mound; Jon Hayton, Colfax; Bryce Kasper, Elk Mound deployed with the Army National Guard’s 829th Engineering Unit out of Spooner with a detachment in Ashland. —photo courtesy of Gayle Hayton
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 21-year-old Wheeler man charged with two counts of armed robbery at Peoples State Bank in Boyceville and at U-Fuel near Elk Mound was driving an older Ford Escape he had borrowed. Daniel J.R. Hoffman is charged with two felony counts of armed robbery with the use of a…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has set bail at $10,000 cash for a 21-year-old man arrested in connection with armed robberies at Peoples State Bank in Boyceville and U-Fuel near Elk Mound. Judge Rod Smeltzer set bail for David JR Hoffman at a hearing in Dunn County Circuit Court Monday,…
Read MoreThe Downsville Area Collection Station business hours are changing beginning on November 1, 2019. The new hours are: Downsville Area Collection Station Wednesdays 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Boyceville and Elk Mound Area Collection Station winter hours begin on November 1, 2019. Winter hours are: Boyceville Area Collection Station…
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ELK MOUND — The Dunn County Sheriff’s Department is on the lookout for an armed suspect that robbed the U-Fuel located at Exit 52, I-94 and U.S. 12 interchange, in Elk Mound. According to a press release sent to the Tribune Press Reporter a call came in at 12:56 p.m. Friday afternoon, October 11, about…
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