By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND  —  It all started with a field trip. A 13-year-old Elk Mound Middle School student involved in a verbal and physical altercation on a bus returning from a field trip to the middle school last Wednesday carried the altercation into the school and threatened the possibility of a shooting…

By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — A local judge denied a motion last week that could potentially have redrawn part of the school district boundary between Eau Claire and Elk Mound. Dunn County Circuit Court Judge Rod Smeltzer ruled in favor of the School District Boundary Appeals Board – part of the Wisconsin Department of…

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education approved an open-enrollment policy reflecting the statutory language regarding students who need both regular education services and special education services. The policy was initially brought to the board’s December meeting, where superintendent Eric Wright suggested the only alteration to the policy should…