By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved Medica as a health insurance provider for the school district. The health insurance that will be available for district employees will come with different options of deductibles and different premium increases, the Board of Education learned at the April 25…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Difficulties in hiring deputies is not a problem unique to Dunn County, but it definitely has become a problem for Dunn County, says Sheriff Dennis Smith. In the past when there was an opening at the sheriff’s department, Dunn County would receive about 60 applications, said Smith during his…
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Read MoreMENOMONIE — Students from the area will represent UW-Stout at the Chippewa Valley Film Festival 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Micon Cinemas Downtown in Eau Claire. Six of the 20 films chosen for the festival – out of more than 900 submissions – are by UW-Stout students. Submissions came from local, regional and international…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Installing a loop in Elk Mound’s water main system to increase firefighting capabilities for a proposed housing development along University Street could cost $300,000. The Elk Mound Village Board received information about the cost of the loop at the April 20 meeting.
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Four former Elk Mound athletes and one coach, along with one football team, were inducted into the Elk Mound High School Hall of Fame April 9. The event included a reception in the afternoon for the inductees and their families at Elk Mound High School and a banquet…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Recognizing that agriculture as an important part of Dunn County’s economy, the Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development committee is recommending that the county board adopt a new farmland preservation plan. The PR&D committee held a public hearing on the proposed farmland preservation plan April 5.
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Read MoreOf the 29 states that have completed either their Presidential Primary or the party caucus, Republican Presidential Candidates have collected 57.1 percent of the 40,050,708 votes cast nationwide. With Republican candidates collecting 22,855,846 votes, the Democratic candidates had a count of 17,194,862 as of last Tuesday’s Wisconsin Primary.
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