Elk Mound crushes Spring Valley and Durand-Arkansaw, loses to Ellsworth
The Elk Mound baseball team stayed unbeaten and in first place in the Dunn-St. Croix with a pair of dominating victories last week. Hosting Spring Valley at Village Park on Monday, April 24, the Mounders crushed the Cardinals 22-0 in five innings. Three days later, they followed up by pounding the Panthers of Durand-Arkansaw 16-3…
Read MoreColfax softball trips up Glenwood City Toppers but lose to Boyceville Bulldogs
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The April weather finally cooperated, allowing the Colfax softball team to get in a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference games last week. Starting on Monday, April 24, the Lady Vikings took care of the Hilltoppers in Glenwood City, finishing them off in six innings by a score of 17-7, then…
Read MoreVikings topple Hilltoppers, slide by Bulldogs for pair of conference wins
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — Under mostly sunny skies and dry weather, the Colfax baseball team hosted the Glenwood City Hilltoppers April 24 and used a big fifth inning to pull away for a 7-1 win. Three days later, the Vikings, playing at home again, squeezed out a 4-3 win over the Boyceville…
Read More2023 Colfax Jr. Prom
COLFAX HIGH SCHOOL held its 2023 Junior Prom in the Martin Anderson gymnasium on Saturday, April 29. Colton Hoffman and Jeanette Hydukovich were chosen as the 2023 Prom King and Queen. This year’s Junior Prom court is pictured above. Front row (L to R): 2022 Prom Queen Maci Harvey, Meadow Keltner, Princess Eleana Schaffner (in…
Read MoreSport shooting underway despite bad weather
Despite warm weather coming in fits and starts, weekly shooting events have resumed at the Colfax/Dunn County Shooting Sports Complex. The complex is south of the village at N8498 810th Ave. Upgrade work on the facility, such as building new benches for the shootings bays and repairing tables for bowling pin shoots, has been carried…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound golf has busy opening week
Three weeks after it was supposed to have begin a new campaign, the Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ golf team finally teed off on the 2023 season last week. And what a busy start it was. The team played in five meets including three Dunn-St. Croix conference matches in just a five-day span. The new season got…
Read MoreColfax track teams compete in Boyceville Invite
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — The weather finally cooperated last Thursday, allowing eight teams, including Colfax, to compete in the Boyceville Invitational April 27. Molly Heidorn was a triple winner for the girls, taking the 1,600 m run in 5:27.17, the 3,200 m run in 12:01.08 and anchoring the 4×800 m relay with…
Read MoreElk Mound boys finish second in pair of track and field meets
With the weather cooperating for the most part, the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ track and field squads were able to partake in a pair of multi-school invitationals last week. The Mounder boys’ finished second out of nine teams in last Tuesday’s Baldwin-Woodville Invitational that included schools from the Middle Border, Lakeland, Heart O’ North…
Read MoreAmerican Legion plans to install World War II memorial at Iverson Park
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax plans to install a World War II Memorial at Iverson Park in Colfax on Memorial Day. The Colfax Village Board approved the installation of the memorial at the April 24 meeting. The memorial sign will be similar to the Vietnam Veterans…
Read MoreColfax fire board considering purchase of new engine
By LeAnn R.Ralph Editor’s Noter: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter Creek and as chair of the Colfax fire board. COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board is considering the purchase of a new fire engine. Gary Hill, Colfax fire chief, presented information about new fire engines at the…
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