Wis. Dept. of Workforce Development Mobile Career Lab coming to Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Residents in Colfax and the surrounding area will soon be able to visit the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s Mobile Career Lab when it visits Colfax the first Thursday of each month. Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, spoke to the Colfax Village Board at the April…
Read MoreColfax receives $165,150 MSIS grant from WisDOT for Balsam and Oak Street projects
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It is the largest grant Colfax has ever received for street projects. Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, received a letter from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation dated April 4 informing her that Colfax had been awarded a Municipal Street Improvement Supplemental Program (MSIS) grant, which is a component of the…
Read MoreDon Braaten: “I saw it come down” — the first manned space flight of Freedom 7
By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: Michelle and Troy Knutson interviewed Don Braaten and provided the tape of the interview to the Colfax Messenger. COLFAX — It was 63 years ago — May 5, 1961 — that Alan Shepard became the first American to travel in space with the launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3/ Freedom…
Read MoreLucy Lorraine (Palewicz) Ross
Lucy Lorraine (Palewicz) Ross was born July 1, 1928 in the Town of Glenwood to Victor James and Emma (Gillis) Palewicz. Lorraine passed away peacefully, at the age of 95, on April 26, 2024 at Park View Home in Woodville, WI surrounded by family, after a short illness. She was baptized and confirmed at St.…
Read MoreHilltopper and Bulldog boys’ teams finish second and third at Boyceville track invite
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — Ten schools competed at the Boyceville track and field invite last Thursday, April 25 with Turtle Lake/Clayton winning the girls’ and Elk Mound winning the boys’ competitions. The Hilltopper boys took second with 87 points narrowly beating the Bulldogs who scored 86.33. In the girls competition, Boyceville took seventh place…
Read MoreBulldog baseball wins slugfest with Colfax, clips Spring Valley Cardinals
The Boyceville baseball team maintained its hold on second place in the current Dunn-St. Croix standings with a pair of conference wins last week. The Bulldogs prevailed 24-14 in an April 22, Evenson Field slugfest with the Colfax Vikings. Traveling to Spring Valley three days later, Boyceville clipped the Cardinals 10-2 to stay just a…
Read MoreToppers win three straight baseball games
The Glenwood City baseball team showed some hot bats last week and the result was its first multiple game winning streak of the season. The Hilltoppers collected 35 hits as they won all three of their games including a pair of conference contests. The winning streak began at home last Monday, April 22 when Glenwood…
Read MoreTopper golfers finish third in pair of meets
The Glenwood City golf team finished third in a pair of meets last week which included an 18-hole invitational and a Dunn-St. Croix competition. The Hilltoppers spent Monday, April 22 competing in the 10-team Luck/Frederic Invitational which was held at the Luck Golf Course, site of this year’s Division 3 sectional meet which will be…
Read MoreTopper softball drops close conference games to E-PC and Durand-Arkansaw
Glenwood City softball’s bid for its second conference victory of the season fell just short as it lost a pair of close contests last week. After falling 6-4 at home last Monday, April 22 to Elmwood-Plum City, who entered the game without a win, the Hilltoppers lost a 4-3 heartbreaker in Durand three days later.…
Read MoreBoyceville softball swept by Colfax, pluck Cards
The Boyceville softball team was looking to exact a bit of revenge and at the same time earn a share of the conference lead when the Colfax Vikings came to the Bulldogs’ home diamond at Tiffany Creek Elementary on Monday, April 22. Instead, Colfax left town with sole possession of first place and an unblemished…
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