Harsdorf becomes the first woman to lead the agency in its 88-year history MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced on November 10 the appointment of State Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R – River Falls) to serve as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Senator Harsdorf will become the first woman in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $10,000 cash for a 26-year-old Wausau man charged in connection with robbery and trespassing in the Town of Elk Mound. Judge Rod Smeltzer adjourned the initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court November 6 for Brandon D. Hervey and set the cash bail. Hervey…
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Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound village employees will be seeing a slight increase in pay in 2018, 2019 and 2020 after the board approved a cost-of-living adjustment. The president and trustees approved a three-percent raise at the November 1 meeting for the village clerk, office assistant and public works director starting…
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Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound village board is closing in on a selection of a new police chief. Interim police chief Mike Tietz informed the board during the October 25 regular meeting that the public safety committee met earlier in the week to select seven applicants to interview for the…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Board of Education for the Elk Mound Area School District unanimously approved a levy of nearly $2.8 million last week. The Elk Mound school board approved a total of $2,877,593 in levies for the 2017-2018 school year during the October 23 monthly gathering after approving the fall…
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has reviewed a proposed budget for 2018 of $79.84 million, representing an increase of $1.48 million over the 2017 budget. According to a budget summary presented to the county board at the October 18 meeting, the tax levy for the 2018 budget will be $21,616,783,…
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