Colfax cross country prepares for new season
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After a season where the Colfax cross country teams did not have enough runners for a team score, this year’s team may just be lucky enough to have full teams this season. Five boys and five girls are listed on the team rosters including several with plenty of…
Read MoreColfax harriers open season in St. Croix Falls
ST. CROIX FALLS — The Colfax girls’ and boys’ cross country runners got their 2024 season underway last Thursday, August 29 when they competed in the St. Croix Falls Invitational. Although neither the girls nor boys had enough runners to compete for a team score, they finished well in the individual standings. Three senior girls…
Read MoreColfax volleyball finishes 2-1 in home quadrangular
COLFAX — The Viking volleyball team opened the 2024 season at home on Tuesday, August 27 where they hosted Tri-County, Ellsworth and Clayton in a quadrangular meet. Colfax finished 2-1 in the meet. The Vikings defeated both Clayton and Ellsworth two sets to one but fell in two straight sets (15-25 and 14-25) to Tri-County,…
Read MoreElk Mound shut out at home by St. Croix Central
ELK MOUND — Moving the football and stopping the vaunted St. Croix Central rushing attack proved most difficult for Elk Mound when it hosted the Panthers for a non-conference and its home opening tilt held Thursday, August 29. St. Croix Central scored three rushing touchdowns, one in each of the first three quarters, and made…
Read MoreVikings fall 51-8 to Cardinals in home opener
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent COLFAX — Looking to rebound after being shut out in the first game of the year, the Colfax football team hosted Eleva-Strum for their home opener last Friday, August 30. While the Vikings were able to notch their first touchdown of the year when Drew Buchner struck pay dirt, their…
Read MoreDCAREA collects and donates school supplies and money
Dunn County Area Retired Educators’ Association (DCAREA), collected school supplies, for public school students in our area, during a recent meeting. DCAREA also donated $165 to assist area public school teachers and students, with further back to school supplies. At the same meeting, a representative from Coco’s Heart, a non-profit rescue that works to find…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 8-4-2024
It happened on your watch! If I could for a moment draw your attention to three names that have left their mark on history. See if you can tell yourself who these three are? If you can you have a great memory. First is the name of Walter Short and then Husband Kimmel and last…
Read MoreElk Mound school district reviews $14.67 million budget at annual meeting
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Electors in the Elk Mound school district reviewed a projected revenue and expenditure budget of $14.67 million for the 2024-2025 school year at the district’s annual meeting August 19. The projected budget for this year of $14,673,652 compares to last year’s budget of $15,122,104, representing a decrease for…
Read MoreColfax Public Library could lose $18,000 in funding for 2025
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library could lose $18,000 in funding for 2025 if the Village of Colfax does not pay its entire share. The 2025 budget is “going to be a challenge,” said Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, during the public comments portion of the Colfax Village…
Read MoreNorthwoods Quilts of Valor honors Colfax’s Dale Rostamo
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Wisconsin Northwoods Quilts of Valor have presented a quilt to Dale Rostamo of Colfax. Rostamo, who served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1954 to 1956 and was discharged as an E-3, received the quilt on Saturday, August 24, which also was…
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