Viking netters end season with home regional loss to Shell Lake
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — It wasn’t exactly the way the Colfax volleyball team wanted their season to end, but after hosting the Shell Lake Lakers in a WIAA Division 4, first-round regional contest Tuesday, October 22, the Vikings lost a four-set match to the Lakers, bringing their season to an abrupt halt.…
Read MoreKaysen Goodell headed to state cross country meet for the fourth time
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent CADOTT — Colfax senior Kaysen Goodell is state bound for the fourth time after qualifying at the WIAA Division 3 Cadott Cross Country Sectional meet held in Cadott last Saturday, October 26. She set a new personal best time of 20 minutes 2.2 seconds in the varsity girls 5K race,…
Read MoreStatewide referendum question would change eligibility to vote from “every” to “only” United States citizens
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A statewide referendum question on the November 5 ballot seeks to change the Wisconsin constitution from allowing “every” eligible United States citizen to vote to allowing “only” United States citizens to vote. The question will read, “Eligibility to vote. Shall section 1 of article III of the constitution, which…
Read MoreDunn County ballots have candidates for Wisconsin Assembly Dist. 67 and Dist. 92
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The November 5 general election in Dunn County has candidates on the ballot for Wisconsin Assembly District 67 and District 92, which now have different boundaries after the legislative maps were redrawn. District 67 State Assembly District 67 in Dunn County covers the Towns of Colfax, Grant, Hay River,…
Read MoreDunn County & St. Croix County November 5 candidates: U.S. Senate, Congress, Wisconsin Senate District 10 and Assembly District 28
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The November 5 ballots in Dunn County and St. Croix County will have candidates for United States Senate and Congress and for Wisconsin Senate District 10 and Assembly District 28. The Senate and Assembly districts have different boundaries after the legislative maps were redrawn. U.S. Senate One of Wisconsin’s…
Read MoreEM football season ends with level one loss to SCF
ST. CROIX FALLS — The Elk Mound football team saw its 2024 gridiron campaign come to an end last Friday as it succumbed to another potent rushing attack. Eighth-seeded Elk Mound surrendered 316 rushing yards to host and top-seed Saint Croix Falls as it fell 42-8 to the unbeaten Saints in a WIAA Division 5,…
Read MoreElk Mound cross country teams compete in sectional
RICE LAKE — The cross country season for the Elk Mound runners ended at the sectional meet in Rice Lake last Friday as neither team nor any individuals were able to secure a state berth. The Mounder boys scored 299 points and finished 11th out of 14 complete teams at the WIAA Division 2 Rice…
Read MoreMounder volleyball drops WIAA regional opener
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound volleyball team found tournament time to be all too brief. The seventh-seeded Lady Mounders suffered a season ending, three-set loss on their home court last Tuesday, October 22 to number ten Prescott in the opening round of the WIAA Division 3 regional tournament. The Cardinals (11-12), who finished fourth…
Read MoreCHS to perform “Big Fish” November 1 – 3
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — This year’s musical being performed in the Martin Anderson Gymnasium by the Colfax Drama Club at Colfax High School November 1 to 3 is “Big Fish.” The central theme of “Big Fish” is described as a reconciliation between a father and his son. The novel “Big Fish: A Novel…
Read MoreNo turkeys from local food pantry: funding needed for food staples/operations
Stepping Stones of Dunn County will not be providing Turkeys or Hams to food-insecure community members during the holidays as it has in recent years. 2024 has been a difficult year for the non-profit organization, which provides direct food assistance to more than 10% of Dunn County residents. It has struggled to cover the increased…
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