By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 21-year-old former Colfax man now living in Elk Mound who pleaded guilty to the repeated sexual assault of a teenager has been sentenced to one year in the county jail and five years of probation. Dylan M. Reidel appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorney, Kerry…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Area School District is anticipating a total tax levy of $3,233,102 for the 2019-2020 school year. The local property tax levy is anticipated to be $2,298,102 along with a debt service levy of $925,000, for a total of $3,223,102, said Eric Wright, school district administrator,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Under the theme of “Cowboy Boots and Country Roots,” the carnival at the Dunn County Fair opens today, July 24, at 5 p.m., with the fair ending Sunday, July 28, when the carnival closes at 6 p.m. Admission to the fair at the Dunn County Rec Park in Menomonie…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The School District of Elk Mound is planning to hold focus group meetings in early September to find out what district residents would — or would not — support regarding facilities projects. Eric Wright, school district administrator, told the Elk Mound Board of Education at the July 15…
Read MoreRyan Ratcliff and Alexis Schindler announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Ryan is son of Bob and Danielle Rubenzer of Bloomer, WI and Jamey and Mandy Ratcliff of Glenpool, OK. Alexis is daughter of Cory and Wendy Schindler of Elk Mound, WI. The couple is planning an August 3, 2019 wedding at St. Katherine’s Lutheran…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved allowing the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department to charge additional fees but has rejected a booking fee that would have been imposed on people who have not been convicted of a crime. “I have a problem with a $25 booking fee (that would impose)…
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Menomonie, Wis. — A team of University of Wisconsin-Stout graphic communications students recently took first place at an international printing competition, bringing home the overall championship award for excellence in flexography and graphic communications in education. The Phoenix Challenge Competition concluded when seven schools traveled to Baton Rouge, La., where they presented their small business…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Vernon Hanson misses his dog, Tilly — and the feeling is apparently mutual. Hanson, who lives on a farm northeast of Elk Mound in the Town of Elk Mound, has been in rehabilitation therapy at the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center for the past few weeks. And while he…
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Menomonie, Wis., May 29, 2019 — Clark Yolitz, Menomonie market president of Dairy State Bank, was among over 200 other bankers from around Wisconsin who met last week for Capitol Day in Madison. This is the eleventh year the state’s bankers have joined forces to discuss issues effecting Wisconsin’s banking industry with lawmakers. “At this…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound fire station is receiving a facelift. Carlton DeWitt, publisher of the Colfax Messenger and the Glenwood City Tribune Press Reporter, snapped a photograph of workers removing the lettering from the front of the fire station at E202 Menomonie Street in Elk Mound while he was…
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