Off the Editor’s Desk 3-20-2024
More money is always needed! Over the years that I have attended public board meetings, there seems always a need for more money to take care of business at the local government and all the way up to the state and federal governments. There always seems to be a need for more money at the…
Read MoreColfax School District WIP intern: Hayden Goodman
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Hayden Goodman says one of his goals is to help students find out they can do something that they did not think they could do — math. Goodman is employed in a teaching internship at Colfax High School and introduced himself to the Board of Education at the March…
Read MoreColfax Public Library awarded $10,000 American Library Association grant
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association to install a handicapped accessible door on the west end of the ramp going into the Colfax Municipal Building. Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, informed the Colfax Village Board that the library had been awarded…
Read MoreSerious injury crash on Highway 29
On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at approximately 8:37 p.m., the Dunn County Communications Center received multiple reports of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 29 and 970th Street in the Township of Elk Mound. One of the vehicles was engulfed in flames. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Elk Mound Fire District, Colfax…
Read MoreJudiciary and Law Committee recommends $712,000 in carry-forwards for 2024 budget
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Sometimes it takes a while to complete projects. The Dunn County Judiciary and Law Committee has recommended to the executive committee and to the Dunn County Board that $712,237 be carried forward into the 2024 budget. The committee held a special meeting March 8 to consider the carry-forward request…
Read MoreArlene Edith Hones
Arlene Edith Hones, 97, formerly of Colfax, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024, at the Park View Home in Woodville, WI. Arlene was born on March 15, 1926, in Boyceville, WI to Arnold and Elsie (Grutt) Price. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Arlene lived all her life in Wisconsin. Growing…
Read MoreBert Lansing
Bert Lansing, 82, of Spring Valley, Wisconsin, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, March 4, 2024 at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Born in River Falls, Wisconsin in August,1941, he grew up in Waverly, the son of Orvie and Annabelle (Roatch) Lansing, and the adventurous and warm-spirited brother of six siblings.…
Read MoreDarwin Paul Berends
Darwin Paul Berends died on March 4, 2024 at the age of 62 in his home. His life began on June 12, 1961. He was the ninth son of eleven born to Duane and Bobby Berends. He graduated from Glenwood City High School in 1979. He married his wife Laurel four years later on November…
Read MoreDavid William Link
David William Link passed away on February 27, 2024. He was born on May 30, 1950 to Vernon Orville Link and Dorothy (Roettger) Link in New Richmond, Wisconsin. David attended school in Boyceville before switching to Glenwood City where he graduated in 1968. David began farming while still in high school, where he worked for…
Read MoreD-SC wrestlers earn 2023-24 all-conference honors
Thirteen wrestlers from Glenwood City and three from Boyceville earned all-conference honors this season. Glenwood City’s Wyatt Unser, who won the WIAA Division 3 126-pound state championship, was named wrestler of the year. All-conference designation is determined by the wrestler’s final placement in their resepctive weight class. The Dunn-St. Croix’ top finisher in each weight…
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