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iMARK Molding expanding in western Wisconsin

WOODVILLE – iMARK Molding Inc., a plastic injection molding company serving customers nationwide, is expanding its operations in St. Croix County – a project expected to create 40 jobs. The $18 million expansion will more than triple the size of the company’s existing 38,640-square-foot facility to meet current and future demand for its products. Construction…

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West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition getting closer to launching passenger rail from Eau Claire to St. Paul

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE  —  If passenger rail were available between Eau Claire and St. Paul, the West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition is estimating the train could potentially have a million rides per year. Dave Christianson, executive director of the Passenger Rail Organizing Council, a sister organization of the West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition,…

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Small Biz Saturday

By Bill Rubin, St. Croix Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Seeking year-end profitability, big box retailers and mega-malls needed a promotion to jumpstart holiday shopping immediately after Thanksgiving. Along came Black Friday, with overflowing carts at the registers, so-called door-buster specials, and occasional short fuses. Online retailers did the same for Cyber Monday, with or…

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Colfax boys’ basketball looking for improvement

By Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — Last year’s Vikings boys’ basketball team finished the year with just three conference wins for a seventh place finish, but went 7-16 overall. This year, head coach Garrett Maas sees his team being right in the thick of things for the Dunn-St. Croix title chase. 

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CHARLES “CHUCK” GRANT NORTH

Charles “Chuck” Grant North, Sr, 81, of Colfax, WI, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 13, 2017, with his family gathered by his side after a very courageous battle with cancer. 

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