Hunter education internet field day set for September 16
There will be a Hunter Education Internet Field Day on Saturday, September 16, at the Colfax/Dunn County Shooting Sports Complex, according to Jim Nosker, lead instructor for the Colfax Hunter Ed instructor group. To be able to attend the Internet Field Day a person must complete the online Hunter Education Course first, he explained. Information…
Read MoreColfax FFA hosting third Annual Colfax Tractor Fest
COLFAX — The Colfax FFA and FFA Alumni groups are planning the third annual Colfax Tractor Fest on Saturday, August 26 at the Colfax Fairgrounds. The event will feature new and restored tractors, Made in Colfax vendors and artisans, and a raffle. There will also be a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.…
Read MoreDunn County Sheriff’s department provided program for July’s Merry Mixers meeting
The Colfax Merry Mixers Senior Citizens Group met at the Grapevine Senior Center on July 6th at 2:00 p.m. The program for the day was presented by Dunn County Deputy Brent Porter. He shared information on avoiding scams, etc., and it was very appropriate for these times we experience. His main message enforced that the…
Read MoreColfax Public Library awarded children’s book project grant award from The Pilcrow Foundation
COLFAX – The Colfax Public Library was recently awarded close to $1400 worth of children’s books from The Pilcrow Foundation. The Pilcrow Foundation’s mission is to provide new, quality, hardcover children’s books to rural public libraries across the United States. This grant award was supported by local business sponsors Salon 610 and Colfax Heating and…
Read MoreDunn County Barbershop Church Singers perform for Menomonie area churches
The 2023 Church Singers Chorus from the Dunn County Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society sang their arrangement of Spiritual/Gospel music for the worshiping congregations of nine (7) area churches throughout the Menomonie area on Sunday morning, July 16. The participating churches were Christ Lutheran, United Methodist, New Life Lutheran, Living Hope, First Congregational, New…
Read MoreHappy 103rd birthday, 19th amendment, or women’s equality day
Equal means equal! That’s the theme for the free Women’s Equality Day event set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, August 26, at the Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum in Menomonie’s Wakanda Park. The League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa Valley, in collaboration with the museum, invites the public to celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the 19th Amendment…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 8-2-23
The Supreme Court—your feelings? The United States Supreme Court has been at the front of many news stories recently over their controversial rulings. Over time I had wondered how many of the citizens of our great country have been concerned about the performance of the Supreme Court. Every time it seems that the court makes…
Read MoreDunn County Board grants Russian Slough easement for 24-7 Telcom fiber optic cable
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Fiber optic Internet service in the northeast quadrant of the Town of Tainter took another step closer with the Dunn County Board’s approval of a Russian Slough easement for 24-7 Telcom. 24-7 Telcom is seeking permission to have an easement through Russian Slough Park and for boring under the…
Read MoreDNR holds public hearing on Emerald Sky Dairy WPDES permit and proposed expansion
By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF EMERALD — The biggest concern about Emerald Sky Dairy at a public hearing held by the state Department of Natural Resources is high nitrate levels in the groundwater. More than a dozen people spoke at a public hearing held by the DNR July 25 about an application from Emerald…
Read MoreDC Fair affected by hot weather and torrential rain
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Although the Dunn County Fair had just gotten started on Wednesday afternoon, by Thursday afternoon, with a heat index over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, fair officials decided to close down the fair at 5:30 p.m. A post on Facebook announced the closing on Thursday, July 27. “We regret to inform…
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