Colfax girls end regular season with wins over Fall Creek and Glenwood City
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — As the WIAA girl’s regional basketball tournament begins this week, Colfax will head into it on a three-game winning streak which includes a 47-39 win over Fall Creek February 13 and a 66-19 trouncing of Glenwood City February 16. Both games were on the Vikings home court as…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 2-22-23
Growing concern over drugs in Oregon! My friend, Dan Knoebel who lives in Boise, Idaho has been keeping me informed on a subject that some of the counties in Oregon’s want to move into Idaho. He sent me a news clipping from the Idaho Press that quoted a state representative, Judy Boyle telling a state…
Read MoreColfax school board approves girls’ wrestling co-op
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved a girls’ wrestling cooperative with the Bloomer school district. A few years ago, a boys’ wrestling co-op was established with Bloomer, and the boys and girls who wrestle were on a combined team, said Michael Hodel, athletic director for the Colfax…
Read More3 new staff members at Colfax school district — Northrup, Endl and Simonson
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Three new staff members — April Northrup, Natasha Endl and Samantha Simonson — introduced themselves to the Colfax Board of Education at the February 13 meeting. April Northrup is the new secretary at Colfax Elementary. Sandy Sikora, who had been the Colfax Elementary secretary for 25 years, resigned at…
Read MoreColfax Elementary Science Fair yields some surprising results
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — What happens if you float a balloon in maple syrup? What happens if you soak an egg (in the shell) in lemon juice? Do a water molecule and a melted snow molecule look different under a microscope? These were just some of the questions answered by experiments conducted for…
Read MoreColfax Village Board acknowledges problems with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for lagoon project
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — As part of wrapping up the Community Development Block Grant the village was awarded for the river bank stabilization project, the Colfax Village Board has approved a notice pertaining to the village’s response to the monitoring report. The village must request the CDBG funds, and before the village can…
Read MoreGlenwood City Police Chief Darwin resigns
Glenwood City Police Chief Robert Darwin informed the Tribune Press Reporter on Wednesday forenoon that he has tendered his resignation as police chief. In his email letter to this newspaper Darwin said: “I wanted to take a moment to advise the community that I have resigned from my position of Police Chief with the city…
Read MoreLorraine A. Palewicz
Lorraine A. Palewicz, age 100, of Glenwood City, WI died Thursday February 9, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Red Cedar in Menomonie, WI. Lorraine was born November 5, 1922 in the Twp. of Cylon, WI to Lee and Jessie (Torgenson) Jones. She attended rural school and one year of high school in…
Read MorePeter J. Hybben
Peter J. Hybben, a kind and talented man who loved life, died at the Marshfield Hospital in Eau Claire, WI on Sunday, February 5 at the age of 71. He was born June 25, 1951 in Clear Lake, Wisconsin to Andrew and Katherine Hybben, the 6th of 8 children. He grew up on the family…
Read MoreWarren J. Turner
Warren J. Turner, age 83, of Colfax, WI passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 6, 2023 at his home. He was born April 13, 1939, in Elmwood, WI to Everette and Violet (Franklin) Turner. He grew up in the Elmwood and Port Orchard, WA areas. Warren entered the workforce at an early age and built…
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