Locals help those in need via international mission trips
By Missy Klatt At the end of October 2022, Mike Barstad and a group from Cedar Brook Church in Menomonie travelled to Honduras where they dug a well for a local village. They did this through Living Water International. Most recently Dave and Joan Bartz ventured to Guatemala in January where they were part of…
Read MoreGC Superintendent proposes lengthening school days to make up for weather closures
GLENWOOD CITY — Superintendent Tim Johnson proposed lengthening the school day as a way to recover missed instructional time due to recent weather-related school closures during the Glenwood City Board of Education’s January 23 meeting. Johnson informed board members that school has been cancelled seven days so far this academic year due to inclement weather…
Read MoreSnowplows hit by motor vehicles on I-94
ST. CROIX COUNTY — Working county snowplows were struck three times in a 24 hour period, January 25-26 along I-94 in St. Croix County. One plow was hit twice within two hours. There have now been 12 crashes involving plows in St. Croix County this winter. These incidents not only took plows off the road,…
Read MoreMcCandless hearing scheduled for July 3
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — An evidentiary hearing is scheduled July 3 in Dunn County Circuit Court concerning the request from Ezra J. McCandless for a new trial following her conviction of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Alexander Woodworth. McCandless was convicted by a jury in the fall of 2019 in Woodworth’s…
Read MoreCub Scouts visit Colfax Board of Education
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — When the Colfax Cub Scouts visited the Colfax Board of Education, they had some well-thought-out questions to ask. One of the tasks that Cub Scouts can complete is to learn about community, said Amy Horchem, one of the parents accompanying the Cub Scouts to the Colfax Board of…
Read MoreColfax Railroad Museum receives support from village board for $900,000 grant application
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a resolution supporting the Colfax Railroad Museum in the museum’s efforts to apply for a $900,000 Transportation Alternatives Grant. The grant application is due March 23, and the grant is 80 percent federal funding with 20 percent in matching funds from the Colfax…
Read MoreDC PR&D postpones decision on zoning for United Way of Dunn County
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee has postponed a decision until February 13 on whether to recommend a rezone from General Agriculture to General Commercial for a property in the Town of Menomonie. United Way of Dunn County is currently leasing the property from WILARL, Inc.,…
Read MoreEva Louise (Grabow) Mewes
Eva Louise (Grabow) Mewes, 86, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Eau Claire. Eva was born on November 24, 1936 to Arthur and Lois (Nelson) Grabow in St. Paul MN. She attended various country schools, including Norton where she had her mother for a teacher. Growing up she worked/helped in…
Read MoreBloomer/Colfax wrestlers split six home duals
BLOOMER — Wrestling six duals over a three-day span in two separate home meets, the Bloomer Colfax wrestling team earned a split as it won three and lost three. In a five-school, dual-style meet held at Bloomer High School last Tuesday, January 24, the Raptors defeated Thorp/Owen-Withee and Bruce but lost to Arcadia and Boyceville.…
Read MoreLady Vikings split pair of D-SC games
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After defeating the Durand Panthers earlier in the season, the Colfax girls had high hopes of pulling off another win, but instead they allowed a 10-point halftime lead to disappear and fell to the Panthers 48-43 in overtime January 24 in Colfax. They came back however, with a lopsided win…
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