Menomonie Veterans Honor Guard participates in Wreaths Across America
The Menomonie Veterans Honor Guard was presented with a sponsored wreath from Walmart Distributing, Inc. as part of Wreaths Across America. Wreaths Across America is a national campaign that remembers fall veterans, honors those who serve, and teaches the next generation the value of freedom by displaying wreaths at memorials nationwide on National Wreaths Across…
Read MoreB/C wrestlers finish third in home dual tourney, compete at Northern Badger
The Raptor wrestling team completed its pre-holiday schedule by hosting a five-team, dual tournament at Bloomer High School Friday, December 22. Host Bloomer/Colfax finished third in the tournament with a 2-2 record. Following the Christmas break, the Raptors were back in action at the annual Northern Badger Wrestling Classic which was held Thursday and Friday,…
Read MoreElk Mound girls remain unbeaten with overtime win against Altoona
ALTOONA — The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team had to put in a little “extra” work to remain unbeaten when it traveled to Altoona Thursday afternoon, December 28 for a non-conference tilt with the Lady Railroaders. Elk Mound edged Altoona, who is 7-3 and currently sits in second place in the Middle Border Conference, 6…
Read MoreElk Mound boys down G-E-T in overtime, sweep Boyceville Bulldogs
The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team won a pair of recent road games including a Dunn-St. Croix contest in convincing fashion. The Mounders wrapped up its pre-holiday slate as it avenged last year’s lopsided regional home loss to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (G-E-T) with a 65-60 overtime win on the Red Hawks’ court in the Friday, December 22…
Read MoreColfax boys bruise Beavers to end 2023 with a bang
By Marlys Kruger Sports Corespondent COLFAX — The Viking boy’s basketball team won three of their final four games of the year, ending 2023 with an 85 -56 win at home over the Augusta Beavers, December 22. Colfax began 2024 with a 4-6 overall record (1-2 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play) as they hosted Turtle…
Read MoreFrom “Winding Up the Yarn” — A very special Christmas present
COLFAX — The following was published in Helen Reed’s column, “Winding Up the Yarn,” in the Colfax Messenger on January 1, 1959: A very special Christmas present arrived at the home of Mrs. Ethel Fjelsted and family just a week before Christmas. The arrival was Blacky, a black Angora cat who had disappeared from the…
Read MoreOff the Publisher’s Desk 1-3-24
How is your mail service? Over the past couple of years our office has fielded several calls weekly from our good subscribers that question us; “Where is my paper?” We have received reports that subscribers that have been accustomed to receiving the copy of this newspaper the day after publication are now getting it two…
Read More2023: A Year in Review: 2023 top headlines from January, February, and March
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Another year has come and gone, and as the Colfax Messenger enters its 128th year of publication, here is a look back at the top news stories of 2023. January 4, 2023 Although Dunn County is proceeding as if the county Highway B project from U.S. Highway 12 to…
Read MoreHigh speed chase on I-94 in Dunn Co.
DUNN COUNTY — At 8:10 a.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2023 a crash occurred on Interstate 94 eastbound in Dunn County near Menomonie. The details of the crash are as follows: The Wisconsin State Patrol, Northwest Region, Eau Claire Post received information from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department (MN) regarding a carjacking that occurred in…
Read MoreDunn Co. shoreland zoning: should road setbacks be regulated?
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — One question that must be answered is whether road setbacks should be regulated in Dunn County’s shoreland ordinance. Currently Dunn County is more restrictive than state statute with the road setbacks required in shoreland zoning, said Tammy Traxler, planner and zoning enforcement officer, at the Dunn County Planning, Resources…
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