WI Badger football ticket lottery for Veterans now open
Get ready to Jump Around! The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce it will distribute free tickets to the Veterans Day Wisconsin Badgers Salute to Veterans football game. Join us and other veterans to watch the Badgers take on the Northwestern Wildcarts at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Saturday, November 11.…
Read MoreElk Mound Village Board plans for talk with Settlers Ridge developer
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Two people authorized by the Elk Mound Village Board will speak with Jim Rooney, the Settlers Ridge Developer, about Phase 2 of the development. Elk Mound Village President Terry Stamm and Elk Mound Director of Public Works Mark Levra said at the September 5 village board meeting they…
Read MoreDunn County has new funding requests for $6.7 million
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board will be considering new funding requests for the 2024 budget of $6.7 million. The Dunn County Board met for nearly three a half hours on August 31 to start budget discussions for 2024. The new funding requests for $6.7 million include $1.4 million for salary…
Read MoreDC Facilities Committee recommends parks ordinance to county board
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Facilities Committee has approved sending an ordinance on county parks to the Dunn County Board for consideration. The proposed ordinance prohibits camping in county parks and includes other regulations as well. Managing the parks would be easier if there is something in writing that is enforceable,…
Read MoreElk Mound Travel Stop closes up shop Sept. 5
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Travel Stop ceased doing business in Elk Mound as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, September 5. The Elk Mound Travel Stop, located on the east side of Elk Mound on U.S. Highway 12, was one of 13 convenience store locations out of 31 owned and operated…
Read MoreViking cross country runners compete at Somerset meet
SOMERSET — On a warm, sunny day, Thursday, September 7th, the Colfax cross country runners traveled to Somerset to race against some strong competition. In a field of 65 individuals, Charlie Charbonneau led the Colfax boys with a seventh place in a time of 19:28 while teammate Logan Swartz was 20th in 22:02. Ian Findley…
Read MoreElk Mound cross country teams compete in Menomonie Relays
MENOMONIE — Competing in just their second race of the 2023 season, the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ cross country teams took part in the very challenging Menomonie Relays this past Saturday, September 9. Running against much larger schools from the Big Rivers, Middle Border and Mississippi Valley Conferences, the Mounders finished 13th in the…
Read MoreVikings’ volleyball falls to Somerset
SOMERSET — In its only match last week, the Colfax volleyball team fell three sets to one during a non-conference visit to Somerset Tuesday, September 5. The Vikings (6-5) found themselves down two sets to none after losing a pair of tightly played sets, 20-25 and 19-25. Colfax flipped the script in the third set…
Read MoreMounders whitewash O-F Thunder in Cloverbelt football contest
ELK MOUND — After breaking the goal line just once in its previous two football contests, the Elk Mound offense exploded for seven touchdowns on its home turf last Friday, September 8 as the Mounders whitewashed winless Osseo-Fairchild 47-0 in a Cloverbelt contest. A 29-point, second-quarter scoring splurge lifted Elk Mound to victory as it…
Read MoreColfax crushed by Spring Valley Cardinals, final score 45-6
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Colfax football team hosted the defending Dunn-St. Croix Conference champion Spring Valley Cardinals September 8, and for the first quarter and part of the second quarter the Vikings kept the Cardinals off the scoreboard. But it was just a matter of time before the potent Cardinal offense…
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