Colfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 4-19-2017
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By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin believes it is not too much to expect “fair rules and a level playing field” for Wisconsin dairy farmers when it comes to exporting milk to Canada. Senator Baldwin visited Five Star Dairy in Elk Mound April 13 to speak with dairy farmers and…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — It was a train wreck from start to finish. Village Board President Tom Gilbert scheduled a special board meeting April 11 to discuss and implement changes suggested by Baker Tilly auditor Kim Schult in regards to oversight of payroll for village employees. What started as a polite discussion…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The next step in solving the problem of slow Internet connections in the rural areas of Dunn County is figuring out exactly where poor Internet service persists. And that’s why the Dunn County Board’s Community Resources and Tourism Committee and UW-Extension are gearing up to conduct a “gap analysis.”…
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Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound trustees and board president learned during their most recent meeting that the village has approximately 10.5 months of operating costs in its general fund. Baker Tilly auditor Kim Schult appeared before the board April 6 to discuss Elk Mound’s 2016 financial audit, and had some…
Read MoreLee Jensen of Elk Mound, Wisconsin was recently elected to the NorthStar Board of Directors for his second term. NorthStar’s Board of Directors is comprised of 12 member-owners each representing a geographic region within NorthStar’s service area, as well as two directors at-large who are appointed by the board.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Gary Stene was elected as Colfax village president in the April 4 spring election. Stene, who was on the ballot with challenger Chris M. Olson, received 120 votes to Olson’s 34 votes.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Inadequate rural broadband — the lack of sufficient Internet speed in rural areas — has become a hot topic in western Wisconsin. The West Side with host Rich Kremer on Wisconsin Public Radio, WHWC 88.3, March 27 talked about the topic of rural broadband with Angie Dickinson, state broadband…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 43-year-old former Elk Mound man now living in Wheeler has pleaded guilty to one felony count of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver. Lonnie A. Eppers, along with his attorney, Roger M. Hillestad, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court March 29 before Judge James Peterson for a plea…
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