Boyceville school board approves trips and donations
BOYCEVILLE — At its September 27 regular session held in the high school/middle school IMC, the Boyceville Board of Education gave its approval for several overnight and out-of-state trips and accepted a handful of donations. Nearly a dozen overnight and out-of-state field trip requests for the fall semester were approved by the board’s members at…
Read MoreTribune starts 135th year of continuous publication
With this issue the Tribune Press Reporter starts its 135th year of continuous publication. This newspaper was founded in 1889 by a firm called Huntington & Cole in a building on First Street in Glenwood City. They called the newspaper “Glenwood Gleaner.” In 1891, a fellow by the name of Charles Augustin purchased the Glenwood…
Read MoreDunn County trial rescheduled for River Falls man accused of child sexual assault in Boyceville
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The trial for a 38-year-old River Falls man charged with the sexual assault of a child in Boyceville that was scheduled to begin the last week in September has been rescheduled to January. Derek P. Johnson and his attorney, Daniel P. Repka, appeared by video before Judge James Peterson…
Read MoreColfax Railroad Museum receives support again for $900,000 grant application
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — “If at first you don’t succeed …” The Colfax Village Board has approved another resolution supporting the Colfax Railroad Museum in the museum’s efforts to apply for a $900,000 Transportation Alternatives Program grant. The Colfax Railroad Museum did not receive the TAP grant that had been applied for previously,…
Read MoreVirginia “Ginny” Rose (Harrison) Grohn
Virginia “Ginny” Rose (Harrison) Grohn, 77, of Elk Mound, WI went home to be with her Heavenly Father on September 26th, 2023 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family. Virginia was the third of five children born to Steven B. and Eleanor J. (Hughes) Harrison on May 25th, 1946, at Luther Hospital…
Read MoreCecil Robert Kippenhan
Cecil Robert Kippenhan, age 93, of Cameron, WI, died Monday, September 25, 2023 in Chetek, WI. He was born on August 23, 1930 in Loyal, WI to Arthur and Lucille (Stammer) Kippenhan. Cecil graduated from Loyal High School and then entered the United States Army and served during the Korean conflict and was Honorably Discharged.…
Read MoreDunn County has unassigned fund balance of $14.2 million
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County had an unassigned general fund balance of $14,183,972 as of December 31, 2022, according to the audit report presented to the county board. The unassigned general fund balance represents 56 percent of the general fund expenditures, said David Minch of KerberRose, a Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm…
Read MoreGoodell wins Spring Valley Cross Country Invitational
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — Without enough runners for either the girls or boys to post a team score, five Colfax individuals competed at the Spring Valley Invite held September 26. The highlight for the Viking girls was junior Kaysen Goodell winning the race in a time of 21:48 which was seven…
Read MoreElk Mound spikers slam Colfax in 3-0 win
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound volleyball team may be playing with a lot of different players this season but it didn’t seem to matter when the Colfax girls came to visit them on Tuesday, September 26. The Mounders were 2-0 in Dunn-St. Conference play, looking to stay undefeated while…
Read MoreVikings let game slip away against Glenwood City
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — The Colfax football team traveled to Glenwood City on a very pleasant evening September 29, once again with high hopes of picking up a win in Dunn-St. Conference play. After leading 12-0 just before the half, things started slipping away for the Vikings and the Hilltoppers ended…
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