Glenwood City Council approves 4-way stop, sets policy for recording meetings
The Glenwood City Common Council revisited an item that it looked into a year ago and brought it up again approving the installation of a four-way stop on the city’s main street. They also created a policy governing the recording of meeting of the council. The four-way stop has been a discussion at previous council…
Read MoreFire chief and fire board chair resign: Boyceville fire district schedules special meeting Oct. 2
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has scheduled a special meeting for October 2 that will include consideration of resignations submitted by the fire chief and the fire board chair. Matt Shepard, chair of the Boyceville fire board, said he had planned to call the special meeting to re-evaluate…
Read MoreZebro sentenced to probation and 90 days in jail for felonies related to exposing a child to harmful material
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has sentenced a 21-year-old Boyceville man to probation and 90 days in jail related to 18 felony charges of exposing a child to harmful material by texting pictures of his genitals to girls aged 12 to 17. Jonathan A. Zebro, along with his attorney, Alicia…
Read MoreTrial scheduled for Bloomer man charged with sexual assault of a child in Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A jury trial has been scheduled next year in Dunn County Circuit Court for a Bloomer man charged with two felony counts of the repeated sexual assault of the same child in the Village of Colfax. Timothy L. Klich, age 40, appeared in court September 1, along with his…
Read More“Cello Music for Kids” scheduled at Colfax Municipal Building September 19
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A free 40 to 60 minute cello concert for kids will be performed at the Colfax Municipal Building during the afternoon on September 19. Nathaniel Pierce, a cellist and tenor, is the director of the String Academy at UW-Eau Claire. The concert is for children, and people who are…
Read MoreMounder volleyball wins another home quad; fall at Stanley-Boyd, McDonell
Elk Mound’s volleyball team had a busy schedule last week. Playing in three different venues on three separate days, the Mounders split their six matches. Elk Mound lost in straight sets at Stanley-Boyd last Tuesday, swept all three of its contests in Thursday’s home quad and lost a pair of matches in the Chippewa Falls…
Read MoreLady Vikings come from behind for five-set win over Somerset Spartans
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Colfax and Somerset volleyball teams kept their fans on edge when they faced off in a dual match held in Colfax September 10. In a match that had 45 tie scores, the Spartans appeared they would end things early when they won the first two sets 25-23…
Read MoreColfax XC competes at Somerset Invite
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent SOMERSET — Several cross country runners from Colfax traveled to Somerset Sept. 10 to compete in the Somerset Invitational. Neither the boys or girls had enough runners for a team with the boys having just two competing and the girls four. Charlie Charbonneau placed 14th in a field of 83…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team stays unbeaten in conference play
The Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team continued to dominate play in the CloverCroix Conference as last week’s nine-hole meets. The squad also finished in the middle of its own 18-hole tournament, the Northwest Classic, hosted at Whitetail Golf Course last Wednesday, September 11. Defending WIAA Division 2 state champion, junior Belle Kongshaug, also continues to…
Read MoreElk Mound gridders squash Spectrum Sting, even season record with 60-0 win
ELK MOUND — After Osseo-Fairchild canceled its varsity football schedule for this season, it left fellow Cloverbelt Conference schools scrambling to fill the open date. Elk Mound along with Stanley-Boyd and Fall Creek were able to fill that opening by scheduling Spectrum High School out of Elk River, MN. The Mounders were the first Cloverbelt…
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