By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — After serving in education for 37 years, Dr. Ron Walsh, school superintendent in Elk Mound, officially retired at the end of the school year on June 30. Dr. Walsh, who has worked in the Elk Mound school district for 23 years and has served as the superintendent…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — This year’s 2015-2016 budget variance report for the Elk Mound school district shows a transfer of $150,000 to the instructional fund. The Elk Mound Board of Education approved the budget variance report at the June 20 meeting.
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — This year’s 2015-2016 budget variance report for the Elk Mound school district shows a transfer of $150,000 to the instructional fund. The Elk Mound Board of Education approved the budget variance report at the June 20 meeting. The additional $150,000 in the instructional fund will be used mainly…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you are reading this article, the Village of Colfax wants your opinion on what you would like to see offered for new medical services. With the Mayo Clinic in Colfax closing as of July 1, Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, has been working on a survey to find out…
Read MoreHave you been putting off home repairs? There are funds available to help homeowners who would like to make repairs to their homes. The Home Repair Program offers loans at no interest to income eligible homeowners for necessary repairs. You repay the loan when you no longer occupy the home (when you sell or move…
Read MoreSoon, through a new UW-Eau Claire initiative in collaboration with the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, college-bound students from the Chippewa Valley will have an incentive to make UW-Eau Claire their college of choice and increasing the odds they’ll stay in the region following graduation. Beginning in fall 2017, qualifying incoming freshmen at UW-Eau Claire who graduate…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — No resolution has yet been reached in the case of an 18-year-old Elk Mound man charged with the repeated sexual assault of the same child. Chandler Russell James appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court June 10 with his attorney, William Schembera, before Judge James Peterson.
Read Moreby Cara Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound has once again achieved an “A” rating on the Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR) for the village’s wastewater treatment facility. Mark Levra, director of public works, reported at the June 15 meeting that while the system’s ammonia levels are somewhat higher than the approved “gold standard” range,…
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