2024 Colfax Free Fair champion and blue-ribbon winners announced
Championship and blue ribbon results for exhibitors at the 2024 Colfax Free Fair are listed below. Dairy Cattle Lyla Bjork: Dairy Showmanship, Senior (14 and older); Dairy Heifer Holstein – Winter Yearling; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Intermediate heifer calf; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Senior Yearling; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Junior heifer calf; Dairy Heifer Holstein…
Read More1,000-point scorers recognized at 3rd Annual Colfax Boys’ Basketball Golf Tournament
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Since 1969, there have been nine Colfax Vikings boys’ basketball players who have scored more than 1,000 points. Eight of the nine were able to attend the 3rd Annual Colfax Boys’ Basketball Golf Tournament at the Whitetail Golf Course on Saturday, June 15. “This was the first year of…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 6-26-2024
What do you call your noon meal? I have been called to task for calling my noon meal Dinner. In my life it’s always been breakfast in the morning, dinner at noon and supper at six in the evening. I’ve been told that I am wrong as it should be first, breakfast, then lunch and…
Read MoreColfax FFA Alumni auction generates $48,000 in 2024 meat animal sales
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Meat animals raised for 4-H and FFA projects sold at the Colfax FFA Alumni Auction at the Colfax Free Fair on Saturday evening, June 15, for a little over $48,000. The 2024 meat animal auction brought in about $30,000 more in sales than the auction five years ago in…
Read MoreColfax school district pays off 2 loans with payments totaling $71,723 annually
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The School District of Colfax has paid off two loans that amounted to annual payments of $71,723. William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, reported at the Colfax Board of Education’s June 17 meeting that the two loans were officially paid off this month. “The total amount (for the loan…
Read MoreElk Mound Police Department has busy month
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Police Department had a busy month in May with 142 calls for service. The calls for service resulted in 136 cases, most of which were traffic, with the next highest number for records checks mostly for bartender operators’ licenses, along with public relations calls, said…
Read MoreColfax school district loses $415,000 in state aid to open enrollment and private school vouchers
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The School District of Colfax was supposed to receive nearly $2 million in state aid but actually received only $1.6 million for the June state aid payment. Right off the top, before Colfax even received any state equalization money, $414,911 was taken out for open enrollment expense and private…
Read MoreBoyceville lists fourth quarter honor roll
Boyceville Middle/High School 4th Quarter Honor Roll for the 2023-2024 school year. 6th GRADE Bianca Anderson, Noah Bohn, Chase Clark, Aiden Feeney, Brielle Jeske, Brady Larson, Abella Leach, Harry McGee, Brooklynn Mitchell, Logan Monfort, Noah Monfort, Liam Naughton, Kendall Pomasl, Granger Roemhild, Danica Score, Elizabeth Tegart, Brycen Uecke, Owen Williams, and Sawyer Wirth. 7th Grade…
Read More2024 D-SC all-Conference golf teams announced
2024 DSC ALL-CONFERENCE GOLF TEAMS FIRST TEAM Logan Weissenger D/A Jr. Ethan Mack D/A So. Troy Pudenz D/A So. Esdyn Swenby GC Jr. Zane Brice C/EM Sr. SECOND TEAM Jordan Bechel D/A Jr. Ben Wittmer GC Sr. Dane Schauls D/A Fr. Charlie Lamb GC Jr. Landon Obermueller GC So.
Read More2024 D-SC all-conference softball teams announced
2024 DSC ALL-CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAMS FIRST TEAM Hannah Dunn BOY Sr. Aubrey Malean BOY Fr. Delaney Olson BOY Jr. Brynn Sikora COL So. Jada Anderson COL Sr. Laikyn Beyer COL So. Katie Bignell D/A Sr. Gracie Bauer D/A Sr. Hailey Meyer EM Jr. Ellie Schiszik EM Jr. Bella West MON So. SECOND TEAM Jadynn Traxler BOY Sr.…
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