By LeAnn R. Ralph ROCK FALLS — In an area that is already susceptible to nitrate contamination of the groundwater in southern Dunn County, Cranberry Creek Dairy is proposing to expand the size of the dairy herd. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing at the Rock Creek Town Hall March 28…
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Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound could soon see a second community improvement project thanks to the local Boy Scout troop. Tyler Bauer, a Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 71 in Elk Mound, would like to install a cement pad and shelter near the corner of Juniper Avenue…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The April 4 spring election features a variety of candidates in the villages and surrounding townships but few challengers, except for the village president positions in Colfax and Elk Mound and the Supervisor 1 positions in the Town of Colfax and the Town of Howard.
Read MoreMost Wisconsin voters already have some form of ID needed to vote, such as a Wisconsin driver license or ID. There is no separate “voter ID.” The Wisconsin Elections Commission explains the options on its website at http://www.bringitwisconsin.com/do-i-have-right-photo-id.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved summer school education and transportation offerings for 2017. The board approved 14 class offerings, along with summer school transportation, at the March 20 meeting.
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Members of Dunn County Farm Bureau, along with nearly 400 other farmers and members from various farm groups throughout Wisconsin attended Ag Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, March 8th in downtown Madison.
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MENOMONIE, Wis. — Elk Mound High School dominated the competition Monday, March 20, at the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest regional hosted by University of Wisconsin-Stout. The school’s machine, named Santa’s Workshop, took first place and earned two other trophies to lead five teams in the technology and engineering challenge at the Memorial Student Center.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 56-year-old Ridgeland man who pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property and negligent handling of burning material related to a garage fire near Elk Mound in 2012 has been given two more years to pay restitution. Roger I. Thompson appeared before Judge Rod Smeltzer March 10 for a…
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