COLFAX — Four candidates have filed nomination papers for two positions in the April 5 election on the Colfax Board of Education. The candidates include Tom Hendrickson, Matt Flatland and incumbents Todd A. Kragness and Andrew J. De Moe. Hendrickson has been a substitute teacher for the past five years. He has earned the following…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Four candidates have filed nomination papers for two positions in the April 5 election on the Colfax Board of Education. The candidates include Matt Flatland, Tom Hendrickson and incumbents Todd A. Kragness and Andrew J. De Moe. I never received a questionnaire from The Colfax Messenger so I have taken it upon myself…
Read MoreConstruction to replace the 69-year-old structure west of Knapp expected to start April 4 To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers has signed a $1.67 million contract with prime contractor Pheifer Bros. Construction Co. of Neenah for the replacement of the Wilson Creek Bridge on US 12 west of Knapp. Construction is scheduled…
Read MoreLake Shore III Corporation, the holding company of Hiawatha National Bank (“HNB”), a national bank headquartered in Hager City, WI, announced today that it entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger on March 2, 2022 to acquire Headwaters State Bank (“HSB”), a state bank headquartered in Land O’Lakes, WI through a merger of Headwaters…
Read MoreTim Ramberg and Jen Flanders are vying for the District 19 seat on the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors in the Tuesday, April 5th Spring Election. Incumbent William Peavey did not file nomination papers leaving the seat open for the upcoming election. District 19 represents the townships of Baldwin, Cady, Eau Galle, Springfield and…
Read MoreA pair of Glenwood area residents are running to represent District 17 on the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors. Sean Lybert and Bob Swanepoel are challenging one another for the open seat in the April 5th Spring general election. Longtime representative Judy Achterhof filed a notification of non-candidacy this past December leaving the District…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — A special meeting of the Village Board was held on Monday, March 21 to allow the board to receive updated information on the proposed airport improvements and come to some kind of an agreement on how to level special assessments to property owners along East Street. At question is how to handle some…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Common Council gave its approval at it March 21 meeting for Cedar Corporation to begin the process to seek funds through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) to help rebuild 320th Street on the City’s east side. 320th Street runs between State Road 170 and County Road G and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board of Directors has approved forming a committee to explore the possibility of a merger between the Boyceville ambulance service and the Colfax ambulance service. Wayne Dow, director of the Boyceville ambulance service, has been discussing the possibility of combining the two services with…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is going to cover 80 percent of a street project with money allocated by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, what’s the best street for submitting a grant application? It might be reasonable to assume the best street for such a project would be…
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