Wrong-way driver dies in I-94 crash
HAMMOND — A wrong-way driver died when the vehicle she was driving collided head-on with a semi-tractor trailer in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near the Hammond exit Friday evening, November 17. The deceased has been identified as 26-year-old Rylee C. Greene of Hammond. The Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a complaint of a…
Read MoreColfax school district appreciates student assistance donations
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Sometimes help arrives at the most opportune of times. Since the October Colfax Board of Education meeting, the school district has received several donations for the student assistance fund, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, at the Colfax school board’s November 13 meeting. The student assistance fund provides…
Read MoreA Report on the Reports: Property condition evaluation and feasibility study for the Colfax Municipal Building
By Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt COLFAX — In order to understand why the basement of the Colfax Municipal Building has been closed for so long and what must be done to make it usable again, Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, researched and found information on past studies pertaining to the building. In addition to…
Read MoreElk Mound woman dies in 2-vehicle Dunn Co. crash
TOWN OF ELK MOUND — An Elk Mound woman is dead following a two-vehicle accident Monday evening, November 13 in Dunn County. 70-year-old Debra Bice died when she turned the pickup she was driving in front of a semi unit on Highway 29 and was struck. The Dunn County Communications Center received 911 calls around…
Read MoreLady Vikings begin season with loss to Regis, bounce back to beat Baldwin-Woodville
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax girls started their 2023-2024 basketball season off a little slow starting with a 53-39 loss at home to the Eau Claire Regis Ramblers November 14. They made a quick turn around, traveling to Baldwin-Woodville two days later and came home with a 43-36 win over the Blackhawks. Colfax…
Read MoreMolly Heidorn finishes first season for UW-EC CC
Freshman Molly Heidorn, a 2023 graduate of Colfax High School recently completed her freshman season competing for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold cross country team. Heidorn competed in the 6K race four times, finishing with a time of 26:00 at the UW-EC Alumni meet. She ran a time of 25:20 at the Blugold Invite,…
Read MoreMounder girls win pair to start season
The Elk Mound girls’ tipped off their 2023-24 basketball campaign with impressive non-conference victories over a pair of outstanding Middle Border opponents last week. The defending Dunn-St. Croix Conference champion Lady Mounders hosted Prescott, last season’s champ in the MBC, in last Tuesday’s, November 14, season opener for both squads and prevailed 58-37. Two days…
Read MoreColfax boys hope to improve on last year’s .500 season
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After finishing with a 13-13 overall record a year ago while playing a pretty tough schedule, the Colfax boys’ basketball team will be working on improving on that record this season. Gone via graduation are five players with plenty of size and experience including first team All-Dunn-St. Croix…
Read MoreElk Mound boys will compete for back-to-back Dunn-St. Croix Conference titles
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — After finishing 20-6 overall a year ago and 14-0 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play, the Elk Mound boys’ basketball team will be gunning for another conference title as well as advancing through the regional and sectional meets this season. The Mounders lost just two starters for the…
Read MoreDunn County Board approves borrowing $3 million for highway projects in 2024
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved borrowing $3 million for the 2024 budget to fund highway improvement projects. With the county’s debt structure, borrowing the money would allow for “debt smoothing,” said Kelly McCullough, county board supervisor from Menomonie and chair of the Dunn County Board, at the November…
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