Lawrence W. Plaszcz
Lawrence W. Plaszcz, 82, of Elk Mound, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Heath System – Eau Claire. Lawrence was born, January 2, 1942, in Minneapolis, MN to Jeanette (Gilcowski) and Frank Plaszcz. He attended high school at Weyerhaeuser, WI and college in Superior, WI. During his schooling he was the President…
Read MoreMelvina A. (Lee) Evenson
Melvina A. (Lee) Evenson, passed away peacefully and gracefully at home in Menomonie, WI, on March 1, 2024. She was born on August 7, 1916 in Colfax, WI to Sam and Mabel (Bolstad) Lee. Melvina was the oldest of five children. After Melvina graduated from Colfax High School, she was trained as a teacher at…
Read More2023-24 Basketball All-Conference Teams honors
2023-24 DSC GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS FIRST TEAM McKenna Shipman COL 12 Chloe Auth D/A 11 Emma Hoyt D/A 11 Ellie Schiszik EM 11 Ava Gray MON 12 Mara Ducklow SV 12 SECOND TEAM Jeanette Hydukovich COL 12 Hannah Dunn BV 12 Kaysen Goodell COL 11 Allie Robel EM 10 Allie Roder EM 11 Lydia Levra EM…
Read MoreMounder boys season comes to end with sectional semifinal loss to G-E-T
ARCADIA — For the second straight year, the Elk Mound boys’ basketball season came to a heartbreaking conclusion with another devastating loss to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau. A season ago, the Red Hawks came to Elk Mound and thumped the Mounder boys 80-48 in the regional championship behind a 45-point performance courtesy of G-E-T’s leading scorer Cody Schmitz.…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 3-13-2024
Biden attacks Trump, Justices! I wonder why President Biden thinks that the American public is so dumb? During his State of the Union speech last Thursday evening he made Abortion his number one campaign issue. Of all the issues facing us today, we have a hand full of other issues that need to be addressed…
Read MoreDNR Highlights Importance Of Protecting Groundwater Groundwater Awareness Week Is March 10-16
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating Groundwater Awareness Week March 10-16, 2024. Groundwater is a vital resource in Wisconsin, with approximately 70% of Wisconsinites relying on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wisconsin’s groundwater also plays a critical role in supporting the state’s agricultural and tourism economy…
Read MoreWanish Sugar Bush schedules open house for March 23
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Have you ever wondered how maple syrup is made in a commercial operation? If so — now is your chance to find out. Wanish Sugar Bush will be holding an open house on Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. You can watch maple sap turn into…
Read MoreAmerican Pickers: Colfax Railroad Museum episode airing March 20
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The American Pickers episode filmed at the Colfax Railroad Museum will be airing on The History Channel March 20. Herb Sakalaucks, the curator of the Colfax Railroad Museum, had been working for quite a long time to convince the crew which produces the television show that it would be…
Read MoreColfax Public Library annual report: 55 percent increase in attendance
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library experienced a 55 percent increase in overall attendance in 2023 compared to 2022. In addition to the overall attendance increasing, the Colfax library also experienced a 35 percent increase in program attendance in 2023 compared to 2022, along with a 3 percent increase in circulation,…
Read MoreChetek woman charged with homicide for death of Boyceville man in Hwy. 25 crash
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 56-year-old Chetek woman has been charged with homicide by the negligent operation of a vehicle in connection with a head-on collision on state Highway 25 near county Highway BB February 25. The Dunn County district attorney filed a criminal complaint containing the homicide charge on March 6 which…
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