By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — For nearly 40 years, Terry Stamm served the Village of Elk Mound, first as the police chief for ten years and then as the director of public works. And now Stamm continues his service to the village as a trustee on the Elk Mound Village Board.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Depending upon where you were the afternoon of Wednesday, September 2, anywhere from an inch of rain to about eight inches of rain fell in a short period of time. The northern one-third of Dunn County experienced significant road damage from the rain storm, including washed out shoulders and…
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Division Street Interstate-94 bridge out of Elk Mound damaged by a dump truck last month will be closed to only one lane of traffic until 2017 when the bridge is replaced. Mark Levra, director of public works, reported on the Division Street bridge at the Elk Mound…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Mound View Elementary has 53 new students this fall, and Elk Mound High School has 345 students all together, the largest number in the high school’s history.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Electors in the Elk Mound school district set a gross property tax levy of $2.8 million for the 2015-2016 school year at the annual meeting August 31. The tax levy for the current school year represents a 2.18 percent increase over last year’s property tax levy.
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Read MoreELK MOUND -— When the new school year begins this week, there will be five new teachers working for the Elk Mound School District.
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger ELK MOUND — After nine years of being actively involved in Boy Scout Troop 71 based out of Elk Mound, Andrew Benson, a sophomore from Elk Mound High School has completed a project that will lead to him reaching the Eagle Scout rank which is the highest achievement or rank attainable in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — At this point in the budget process, Dunn County is facing a nearly $3.5 million budget deficit for 2016. Tonya Kusmirek, Dunn County’s chief financial officer, reported on the state of the 2016 budget at the Dunn County Board’s executive committee meeting August 19.
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