Colfax appoints Best to open trustee position
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has appointed Clinton Best to the open village trustee position. The village board received two letters of interest for filling the vacant trustee position from Clinton Best and Mark Mouledoux. In his letter, Best wrote: “To the Village of Colfax Board: “Hi, my name is…
Read MoreCHS students receive $150,000 in scholarships
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — As of the May 3 Colfax High School senior scholarship awards, Colfax seniors had received nearly $150,000 in scholarships, according to John Dachel, principal at CHS. The valedictorian of the Colfax High School Class of 2023 is Braden Kiekhafer, and the salutatorian of the Class of 2023 is Ashton…
Read MoreU.S. flag stolen from Norton Church
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The United States flag that was dedicated at Norton Lutheran Church last November has been stolen. Church members reported that the flag had been on the flagpole, flying at half mast, on Saturday, May 13, and by Sunday morning — it was gone. Tire tracks could be seen where…
Read MoreColfax approves land transfer in East View for Minnesota couple
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a land transfer for a Minnesota couple planning to build a house on Lot 7 in the East View housing development on Dunn Street at no cost for the lot. Toby and Carita Pudwill of Winnebago, Minnesota, have submitted an application for Lot…
Read MoreMounders softball sweeps D-SC games
The Elk Mound girls’ softball team stayed in the Dunn-St. Croix title chase with a trio of convincing victories against league foes last week. In back-to-back contests to open conference action a week ago, Elk Mound mauled Elmwood-Plum City in a pair of games to sweep the regular-season series. The Mounders whitewashed the Wolves 16-0…
Read MoreColfax track and field teams host Invitational
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — As we all know, when you live in Wisconsin you have to live with the unknown when it comes to weather. Under sunny skies with the temperature in the mid-seventies, Thursday May 6, 11 girls’ teams from as far away as Grantsburg and Webster, along with 10 boys’…
Read MoreMounder thinclads compete in Bloomer, Colfax Invitationals
Taking advantage of some decent weather, the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ track and field squads were able to partake in a pair of meets last week. In the highly competitive Dave Landgraf Invitational held Tuesday, May 2 at Bloomer High School, the Mounder boys finished in 12th place out of 15 schools with a…
Read MoreElk Mound baseballers beat Boyceville and Elmwood-Plum City, fall to Regis
Elk Mound’s baseball team won two of its three games last week which included a pair of Dunn-St. Croix victories. Elk Mound scored double digits wins over Elmwood-Plum City and Boyceville to remain unbeaten and in first place in the conference baseball standings with an 8-0 record, just ahead of Mondovi, who is 10-1. Visiting…
Read MoreColfax baseball bounced by Mondovi Buffaloes, slips past Durand-Arkansaw
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax baseball team had high hopes of handing the Mondovi Buffaloes their first loss in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play when they met up in Colfax on Monday, May 3. The Vikings tried to keep it close but a big sixth inning by Mondovi kept their perfect conference record intact…
Read MoreC-EM golfers earn pair of third-place finishes
Two more Dunn-St. Croix Conference golf matches resulted in another pair of third-place finishes for the Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ team. Playing in back-to-back, nine-hole conference meets in Durand on Monday, May 1 and at Mondovi, Tuesday, May 2, the C-EM boys’ golf squad finished in third for the fifth time in as many conference meets.…
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