Lady Vikings make it four in a row with huge win over Glenwood City Hilltoppers
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Colfax girls stayed on their home court and blew out the Glenwood City Hilltoppers 71-21 January 9, then had a road game against Mondovi scheduled for Friday night postponed due to the possibility of bad weather in the area. Colfax has now won four straight games and…
Read MoreColfax High School choir students perform in choir of 900 at Dorian Vocal Festival
Five Colfax High School Choir students had the opportunity to attend Dorian Vocal Festival January 7 -8. Audrey Ebert, Theo Hovde, Alex Rose, Amy Schmitt, and Jacob Wibel travelled to Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with their choir teacher, Carrie Christensen to rehearse in a select choir of around 900 participants. Singers from Iowa, Illinois,…
Read MoreElk Mound “Lit Up” Christmas Eve
Homes throughout the village of Elk Mound lit luminarias this past Christmas Eve, beginning at 4:00 p.m. and many kept them lit all through the night.! Lighting luminarias is a long-standing Christmas tradition that celebrates how Jesus Christ came on Christmas to bring light to the darkness of life. Each home received a packet from…
Read MoreBig changes in store for 2024 legislative maps
By WisPolitics.com The action by the new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court was expected. But that didn’t diminish the impact of a late December 4-3 decision that GOP maps are unconstitutional. The likely result, barring U.S. Supreme Court intervention: new legislative lines for the 2024 elections. The ruling wasn’t a complete victory for…
Read MoreTainter Lake Rehabilitation District considering fees for launching boats
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District Board of Commissioners is considering whether to charge fees for launching boats from county parks on Tainter Lake. The boat landings are county property, and to charge boat launch fees, the lake district would have to work it out with Dunn County, said Jim…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 1-17-24
A grocery store near you! Is there a local grocery store near you? I was watching a national news clip on television recently about a story of a small town a couple of hours west of Chicago. The story highlighted the community of Sheffield, Illinois, with a population of 821 that had only one grocery…
Read MoreWinter fun day Feb. 3 at Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area
COLFAX — A winter fun day of snowshoeing will take place at the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area on Saturday, February 3. Guided children’s and adult snowshoe hikes will be offered during the event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. You can also explore the Preserve on your own, if you wish. Throughout…
Read MoreQuilt of Valor presented to Vernon Kressin
COLFAX — The Northwoods Quilts of Valor recently awarded a Quilt of Valor to Vernon Kressin. Sally Johnson, a Colfax resident and a member of the Northwoods Quilts of Valor, sewed the quilt. Kressin, who is currently a resident of Lakeland, Florida, was a longtime resident of Colfax. In 1969, Kressin became a business partner…
Read MoreHandicapped-accessible fishing pier to be installed at Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area
By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area Management Committee. COLFAX — The handicapped-accessible fishing pier at the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area will be installed and ready to use by the time warmer weather arrives this spring. Anderson Bridges of Colfax…
Read MoreThree friends reconnect 50 years after growing up together in Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — What do you remember about your friends when you were growing up? Do you still see them? Do you talk to them once in a while? Or have you lost touch with them but wonder what is going on in their lives now? A Little Slice of Italy in…
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