Colfax Village Board narrowly defeats filling in boat landing/fishing access to Red Cedar River in Stuart Park
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The boat landing and fishing access for the Red Cedar River at Stuart Park in Colfax will remain — for now. The Colfax Village Board narrowly defeated a motion to fill in the boat landing on a vote of three to three at the April 24 meeting. The recommendation…
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Another fire death Fire at a home in Dunn County’s Tiffany Township took the life of a rural Downing man, early Monday morning, Details were not available when his column was written shortly before noon on Monday. Glenwood City Fire Fighters asked for and received help in fighting the house fire from Boyceville and United…
Read MoreColfax school district health insurance premiums to increase by 9 percent
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Health insurance premiums for the Colfax school district with Security Health Plan will increase by 9 percent for the 2023-2024 school year. This is the third year of a three-year contract with Security Health Plan that was negotiated by the insurance cooperative, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator,…
Read MoreLouise Fern Rose (Nutter) Jeske
Louise Fern Rose (Nutter) Jeske passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 surrounded by her family at Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Cedar in Menomonie, WI at the age of 86 years. Louise was born January 6, 1937 to Leonard and Martha (Styer) Nutter in Eau Galle Township, WI. She graduated from Menomonie High…
Read MoreBoyceville school board hears reports, approves personnel moves and accepts donations
BOYCEVILLE — The Board of Education for the Boyceville Community School District listen to administrative reports, approved personnel items and accepted donations during its regular session held Wednesday, April 19 in the high school/middle school IMC. During a board report by Tiffany Creek Elementary principal DeeAnn Thompson, it was learned that a member of the…
Read MoreKaren Elizabeth Boettcher
Karen Elizabeth Boettcher, 56, of Boyceville passed away on April 19, 2023. Karen was born in Baldwin, WI to LaVerne and Sharon (Norden) Boettcher of Boyceville. Despite having Down Syndrome, Karen didn’t let that stop her from achieving her dreams. She loved spending summers at her parent’s lake cabin, where she learned to swim like…
Read MoreNeil James Fruit
Neil James Fruit died peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 20th in Menomonie, WI at the age of 86. Neil was born on March 5, 1937 in Colfax, Dunn County, WI to Lester & Gladys (House) Fruit. He married Joanne Joyce Hight on February 1, 1958 and they had three children together: Kim Fruit,…
Read MoreTopper baseball beats E-PC, falls to Spring Valley
SPRING VALLEY — While snow, sleet and rain continued to wreck havoc with the spring sports schedules, Glenwood City was fortunate to squeeze in a trio of Dunn-St. Croix baseball contest last week. Playing a pair of games in Spring Valley last Tuesday, April 18, the Hilltoppers picked up their first win of the season…
Read MoreBulldogs defeat Hilltoppers in high-scoring baseball contest
BOYCEVILLE — If you like scoring and plenty of back-and-forth action, then this was the game for you! In what was one of the most competitive and entertaining baseball games in many seasons between the two rivals, Glenwood City and Boyceville combined to produce 27 runs and 20 hits in a Dunn-St. Croix contest played…
Read MoreBulldog softball wins three out of last four
After starting the season 1-8 including a heartbreaking 10-7 loss at home to Durand-Arkansaw last Monday, April 17, the Bulldogs’ softball team turned things around quickly, winning their past three contests including a pair of Dunn-St. Croix match-ups against Elmwood-Plum City. The winning streak began Tuesday, April 18 with a 27-8 non-conference road wallop of…
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