ELK MOUND — A 19-old-year man was airlifted to an Eau Claire hospital after crashing his motorcyle on Interstate 94 in Dunn County last Thursday morning. Anthony Giovanoni (no address given) was transported to Luther Mayo in Eau Claire by helicopter after he lost control of the motorcyle he was driving and crashed near Exit…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved All Terrain Vehicle/Utility Terrain Vehicle (ATV/UTV) and snowmobile routes in the village. Four goals were important in determining the ATV/UTV and snowmobile routes, said Elk Mound Police Chief Chad Weinberger at the village board’s October 2 meeting. The four goals include…
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Seniors Blaze Todd and Kayli Solberg who were chosen as the 2019 Elk Mound High School homecoming king and queen at this year’s festivities. More photos can be found at our photography website.
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By Amber Hayden WHEATON – According to the National Weather Service, an EF3 tornado touched down in the Town of Wheaton at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday evening, September 24 The EF3 refers to the fujita scale and the amount of damage the tornado creates in its path. An EF3 has an estimated wind speed of…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district has eight new staff members this year: six teachers, one school counselor and one school nurse. Bourget Cindy Bourget joined the staff in the Elk Mound school district this year as a school counselor. Bourget is a 2005 graduate of Elk Mound High…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has finalized the community survey that will be mailed to residents in the school district to find out which projects they would support at the high school and middle school. The school board finalized the surveys at the September 16 meeting after…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Cara Dempski is a walking, talking miracle. As many readers of the Colfax Messenger and the Glenwood City Tribune Press Reporter will remember, Cara worked for both newspapers as a staff reporter, covering news, meetings, sports and writing features. In March of 2018, Cara accepted a job in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Should the Elk Mound school district keep the swimming pool at Elk Mound High School? The opinion expressed by some of the approximately 40 people who attended the focus group meeting at Elk Mound High School September 4 is the school district should keep the swimming pool. The…
Read MoreELK MOUND — After a conference title for both men and women last season, the Mounders return much of their men’s’ team but have lost leadership and experience for the ladies. “Both women and men were conference champions last season,” said head coach Jeremiah Fredrickson. The men lost two leaders in Nate Bechel and Cameron…
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