By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Plan Commission unanimously approved a certified survey map and plan presented by John Her at the August 24 meeting. Mr. Her resides in the Town of Elk Mound and is looking at breaking a lot he owns into two parcels. Of the 15 acres that…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — There will be a slight decrease to the tax levy and mill rate for residents of the Elk Mound school district in 2016. School board treasurer Gary Bodenburg presented a budget at the August 22 budget hearing held prior to the annual meeting. Bodenburg indicated the levy dropped…
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Read MoreEAU CLAIRE, WI – Brennen Zais was making his own fireworks show. The sparks flew as the Elk Mound High School freshman took a grinder to a metal plate that was to become part of a charcoal starter. It would be the third project Zais took on during the five-day Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Camp…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ruled that the results of a polygraph test are not admissible in court for a case involving a 19-year-old Elk Mound man accused of child sexual assault. Chandler Russel James appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court August 17 with his attorney, William Schembera, for…
Read MoreAcross Wisconsin, agencies and coalitions partner with local law enforcement in using a state-wide campaign, called WI Wins, to support the decline of tobacco related diseases. WI Wins uses positive reinforcement to reduce illegal tobacco and nicotine sales to minors. A program of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, WI…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph LODI — Dunn County’s junior livestock judging team took second place in the state 4-H Livestock Judging Contest held July 25 in Lodi. Dunn County junior team members include Addie Grossbier, Andrew Zukowski, Kittrick Singerhouse and Emily Zukowski.
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Rob Summerfield of Bloomer will be the Republican candidate on the ballot for representative of the state’s 67th Assembly District in the November general election. Summerfield, a small business owner from Bloomer, received 1,228 votes, representing 40 percent of the vote total in the August 9 partisan primary.
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