By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND  —  Electors in the Elk Mound school district set a projected property tax levy for the 2019-2020 school year of $3,223,102 at the annual meeting August 26. Three numbers that are currently unknown could have an impact on the final property tax levy: enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year;…

By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND  — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved a conditional use application for a multi-purpose shop on state Highway 12/Menomonie Street. The village board approved the application for a conditional use at the August 7 meeting to allow Elk Mound resident Patrick Lien to construct a 40-foot by 78-foot…

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE  —  If you have ever driven county Highway H through Elk Mound and crossed U.S. Highway 12/Menomonie Street, you know the visibility at that intersection is not great. The intersection has a history of traffic crashes, but the Wisconsin Department of Transportation does not believe it is “enough of a…

By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND  —  Is Mound Hill Park haunted? Howard Hazen, a paranormal investigator, would like to find out. Hazen spoke to the Elk Mound Village Board at the August 7 meeting about conducting a paranormal investigation at Mound Hill Park. Two other investigations have been done previously, and one concluded “yes,”…

By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as a supervisor on the Otter Creek Town Board MENOMONIE  —  A Dunn County judge has ruled that the placement of a serious child sex offender in house that is 625 feet from a house where minor children reside is legal. Judge Rod Smeltzer issued…

By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved proceeding with an application for a state trust fund loan in the amount of $582,995 for 2019 capital projects. A state trust fund loan is a better option than issuing bonds, said Sean Lentz, a financial advisor with Ehlers and Associates,…