CEM girl golfers continue hot streak, win fifth straight CloverCroix match
The Colfax/Elk Mound girls’ golfers continued to sizzle on the area fairways and greens. Playing in three meets this past week, two of which were combined, the CEM girls’ placed fifth at the 2023 Northwest Wisconsin Golf Classic they hosted at the Whitetail on Tuesday, September 5. In that same tournament, the CloverCroix schools used…
Read MoreBoyceville man sentenced to 4 years in prison for role in sexual assault of a mentally ill victim
by LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has sentenced a Boyceville man to four years in prison and four years of extended supervision for subjecting an individual at risk to abuse, causing bodily harm. Allen E. Baker II, age 42, appeared with his attorney, Francis Xavier Rivard, before Judge Christina M. Mayer…
Read MoreBluegrass gospel at Colfax Methodist September 24
Lorn Schultz and Royce Sorensen will play bluegrass gospel music during the church service at Colfax United Methodist Church on September 24 at 11 a.m. Schultz and Sorensen have come full circle after starting together in the 1980s as founding members of The King’s Trio. Schultz went on to form The King’s Countrymen which included…
Read MoreRed Cross facing a national blood shortage
EAU CLAIRE — The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most needed blood types to hospitals. Hurricane Idalia further strained the blood supply with blood drive cancellations and reduced blood and platelet…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 9-13-2023
He told me that gas prices were going up and they did! Early last week I was told that I should fill my car up with gasoline because the price of a gallon of fuel is set to rise by up to seventy cents. This information came from a reliable source (some one that operates…
Read MoreDunn County charges dismissed against man who left 4 corpses in Town of Sheridan
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County charges of hiding a corpse have been dismissed concerning the 39-year-old man who murdered four people in Minnesota and left their bodies in an SUV in a Town of Sheridan corn field. Antoine D. Suggs, who was convicted by a Ramsey County, Minnesota, jury on four counts…
Read MoreDr. Austin Prichard and Dr. Nikki Prichard are new owners of Colfax Animal Hospital
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It is the end of an era, so to speak. After owning and operating the Colfax Animal Hospital for 39 years, Dr. Bruce Buckley retired as of September 1, and the new owners, husband and wife team Dr. Austin Prichard and Dr. Nikki Prichard, took over the vet clinic…
Read MoreGC boys finish third at SCC Cross Country Invite
HAMMOND — Thanks to a trio of top seven finishes the Glenwood City boys finished in third place at the very competitive St. Croix Central Cross Country Invitational held Thursday, August 31. The meet featured a revamped course due to several construction projects that are ongoing at the St. Croix Central High School complex. Several…
Read MoreBulldog volleyball claims two of three victories in last week’s play
The Boyceville volleyball team continued to find some early-season success claiming two victories in the three matches it played last week. Improving to 4-2, the Lady Bulldog spikers defeated Independence/Gilmanton three sets to one in a home match last Tuesday, August 29 and then went on the road to Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School two days later…
Read MoreBoyceville Bulldogs bruise Colfax Vikings in D-SC gridiron opener
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Bulldog football team hosted a Colfax Vikings’ squad that had just 17 players dressed to open the Dunn-St. Croix Conference season at Evenson Field last Friday, September 1. The Bulldogs overpowered the Vikings in pretty much every aspect of the game, claiming a 46-12 win. It’s…
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