Electronic devices contain precious metals as well as toxic substances such as lead, mercury, beryllium and cadmium, making recycling difficult and expensive. A few years ago when gold prices were high, recycling companies were willing to buy old television sets and computer monitors. Municipalities could collect these items from consumers for free, because private companies…
Read MoreFor the 24th year in a row, mail carriers across the United States could be counted on to display concern, compassion and commitment to their postal customers and to the communities in which they work and live by volunteering their time and efforts in the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive this past May 14th,…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 5-18-2016
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax High School and Elk Mound High School Classes of 2016 will graduate this Friday, May 20. The two schools will graduate a combined total of 155 students.
Read Moreby Julie Stratton, Recreation Supervisor Menomonie Parks & Recreation The Thursday Night Thrill Seekers Program is a program that is offered through the Menomonie Parks & Recreation Department. It has been in existence for over thirty years.
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 5-11-2016
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — A residential developer proposing to build duplexes and four-plexes in Elk Mound is now considering the village’s Tax Increment Finance District on the south side of the village. Len Schreiber of Cedar Corporation, along with developers Gene Caron and Mike Ruwowski, appeared before the Elk Mound Village Board…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound ended 2015 with a fund balance of $495,489. The Elk Mound Village Board received an audit report from the accounting firm Baker Tilly at the May 4 meeting.
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 5-4-2016
Read MoreELK MOUND — The driver in a motorcycle crash on state Highway 29 near county Highway H in the Town of Elk Mound has been cited for operating under the influence as a fourth offense. According to a news release from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department, the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a report…
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