By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved the sale of $9.6 million in general obligation bonds to finance a portion of the $15.7 million in referendum projects approved by voters in the April election. The Elk Mound school board approved two resolutions at the May 18 meeting…
Read MoreBy Amber Hayden The Dunn-St. Croix conference has announced the selection of scholar athletes for each of the conference’s schools. Colfax’s Trey Hovde and Kameri Meredith and Cade Hanson and Hailey Blaskowski both of Elk Mound were named to the list for 2019-20 sports seasons. “Congratulations on your hard work in the classroom and in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The interest rate for the Elk Mound school district’s nearly $16 million in referendum projects may be up to one percentage point lower than anticipated. Brian Brewer of Robert W. Baird & Co., the Elk Mound school district’s financial consultant, spoke to the Elk Mound Board of Education…
Read MoreMilwaukee, Wis. – It seems harmless and fun! A bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing their senior portraits, including the high school name and graduation year, to support the graduating class of 2020 (most of whom are at home because of the coronavirus pandemic). Watch out, scammers or hackers who…
Read MoreElk Mound High School Drama Club has postponed until further notice their scheduled March 20 and 21, 2020 performances of A High-Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy, written by Bryan Starchman and produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Publishing Co. Inc. More information about rescheduled performances will be provided once those details have been determined.
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MADISON — On Friday, March 13, Gov. Tony Evers directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the statewide closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, as part of the state’s efforts to respond to and contain the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The mandated closure will…
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By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team, which was seeded seventh, opened the week and regional tournament play with a home win over #10 Adams-Friendship on Tuesday, March 3, but fell 11 points shy of beating the number two-seeded Altoona Railroaders on Friday evening, March 6. Patience and energy were key factors for…
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS — More than 180 high school juniors from across Wisconsin attended Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s FFA Farm Forum in Wisconsin Rapids, February 21-22. “It is incredible to see so many young people gathered together with a passion for agriculture and a desire to learn,” said WFBF President Joe Bragger. “FFA Farm Forum is a…
Read MoreELK MOUND – Elk Mound will host the Dunn-St. Croix Honors Project this week. Top musicians from nine area schools will present a concert on Saturday, February 1 at 1:30 pm in the Elk Mound HS Gym. This will be a top-quality concert; and is usually further away so we hope many community members take…
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