Colfax-Elk Mound golfers finish as runners-up in Spring Valley
SPRING VALLEY — In what turned out to be its only meet last week, thanks to some untimely rain showers, the Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ golf team enjoyed one of its best meets of season when it traveled to Spring Valley for a Dunn-St. Croix Conference competition. Colfax-Elk Mound had four of its five golfers finish…
Read MoreElk Mound softball drops three of four
After winning five straight, the Elk Mound softball lost three of its four games last week including a split in a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference games. The visiting Boyceville Bulldogs nipped the Mounders 1-0 in a Tuesday, April 30 battle for second place. Elk Mound, on an extended respite thanks to rain storms, didn’t…
Read MoreLady Vikings continue to roll through D-SC with wins over Durand and Spring Valley
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax softball team is making some noise around the area and the state as they remain unbeaten in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play at 11-0. With a 14-2 overall record, the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) has them ranked number seven in Division 4 as of April 29. (They…
Read MoreColfax baseball team splits games with Durand-Arkansaw Panthers
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — It was a long wait for the Colfax baseball team to finish off their game against Durand-Arkansaw that started back in early April. The score was tied at 6-6 in the contest after eight innings and needed to be called due to darkness. The coaches decided to finish…
Read MoreMounder baseball survives scare from Bulldogs, shut out GC to remain unbeaten
There were some tense moments when the Elk Mound baseball team visited Boyceville April 29 for a Dunn-St. Croix Conference showdown. The Mounders’ perfect season appeared to be in jeopardy when the feisty Bulldogs, who trailed Elk Mound by just a single game coming into the contest, pulled ahead 7 to 6 after the fifth…
Read MoreGeocachers hold CITO event at Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area
Editor’s note: Patrick Furey, an enthusiastic geocacher and retired math and science teacher from Colfax High School after 25 years of service, submitted the photograph and the information about the CITO event. COLFAX — Twenty-seven geocachers gathered at the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area for a Cache In Trash Out (CITO) event on…
Read MoreFreedom of the Press? Not at the Polk County Democrats monthly meeting Inter-County Leader reporter asked to leave at start of meeting
ST. CROIX FALLS – Inter-County Leader Reporter Sarah Beth Radomsky was assigned by her manager, Inter-County Leader Editor Robert Tabern, to cover the monthly Polk County Democratic meeting on the evening of Thursday, April 11, at the St. Croix Falls Senior Center. Coverage was to include a presentation by Connor Burke, who serves as the…
Read MoreZebra Mussels in Lake Menomin
MENOMONIE – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has informed the City of Menomonie that Zebra Mussels have been found in Lake Menomin. What are Zebra Mussels: Zebra mussels are a small mollusk that are an invasive species in Wisconsin. They often impact plankton and algae populations in bodies of water which can harm…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 5-8-24
Biden needs to be more proactive! President Joe Biden needs to take the lead and calm the country and the protesters who have become more violent as the war in Israel enters its seventh month. It seems to me that the president is riding the fence and trying to please all sides of the on…
Read MoreElk Mound High School graduation scheduled for 7 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Instead of starting at 8 p.m., graduation at Elk Mound High School will begin at 7 p.m. this year on Friday, May 17. Graduation has been at 8 p.m. for many years, but this year it will be moved up by an hour, said Eric Wright, district administrator.…
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