St. Croix County government center “on budget” so far at $80,279,676
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County government center remodeling and expansion project is “on budget” so far with a total of $80,279,676 for four bid packages. Two bid packages are still in the works yet, one for audio-visual equipment and components, which was due in a few days, and one for…
Read MoreGCHS Class of 2023 valedictorians and salutatorian announced at board meeting
GLENWOOD CITY — The top honors students for Glenwood City High School’s Class of 2023 were revealed and approved at the Board of Education’s April 10 regular meeting. This year’s graduating class will feature four co-valedictorians and a salutatorian it was announced at Monday evening’s meeting. The co-valedictorians are Nicholas Hierlmeier, Owen Bauman, Elek Anderson…
Read MoreSt. Croix County voters reject public safety referendum
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Voters in St. Croix County have defeated the public safety referendum question on the April 4 ballot that would have exceeded the property tax levy limit by $3.5 million per year. Among 28,993 total votes, there were 17,018 who voted “no” on the question (59 percent), and 10,784 who…
Read MoreMounders’ Pahl wins third national title, JV claims national powerlifiting crown
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — The Elk Mound powerlifting team added to its collection of championship hardware at this year’s national championships. Senior lifter Teagan Pahl completed the trifecta by winning her third consecutive national title at the 2023 USA Powerlifting High School Nationals held March 30 through April 2 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound golf team prepares to hit the links for the 2023 season
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After losing two-time letter winner Luke Blanchard via graduation, Colfax-Elk Mound golf coach Jordan Kongshaug will look for a pair of experienced players to help lead the team and hopefully improve on their third-place finish in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference a year ago. Zane Brice, who earned second-team…
Read MoreMounders earn academic all-state basketball honors
A whopping 29 Elk Mound basketball players earned Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) academic all-state honors this past season. 17 members of the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team and a dozen players on the Mounder boys’ squad were named to the academic all-state honor role which requires each athlete be a varsity player that maintains…
Read MoreColfax receives honorable mention WIAA winter tournament sportsmanship awards
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance, has chosen the recipients of the team Sportsmanship Awards for the 2023 winter State Tournaments. The winners of the prestigious sportsmanship recognition are Hartford Union in gymnastics, Baldwin-Woodville in team wrestling, Fall River in boys basketball, Albany in girls basketball…
Read MoreHeidorn, Yarrington named Colfax’s 2022-23 Dunn-St. Croix scholar athletes
The Colfax High School Athletic Department is proud to announce the selection of Molly Heidorn and Ashton Yarrington as this year’s Dunn-St Croix Conference Scholar Athlete representatives from Colfax. Each member school district within the Dunn-St Croix Conference is invited to nominate one boy and one girl for scholar athlete honors. Criteria for selection include…
Read MoreColfax softball team splits pair of games
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax softball squad split a pair of games last week. The Vikings blasted Boyceville 21-6 in a non-conference contest played indoors at the Valley Sports Academy in Lake Hallie April 4. Two days later, Colfax lost for the first time this season when they were beaten by the Lady…
Read MoreColfax baseball begins season on a sour note
On a cold and windy day last Thursday, April 6, the Viking baseball team traveled to Mondovi for their season opener. Colfax didn’t fare very well as they lost the Dunn- St. Croix Conference contest 18-0 in five innings. The Vikings had just two hits in the game, one each by Zach Hiitola and Brodee…
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