BEVERLY JANE SCHAUER
Beverly Jane Schauer, age 83, of Colfax, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Read MoreColfax High School NHS raises over $850 for Hurricane Harvey relief
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It was a collaborative effort, you might say. The officers of the Colfax Chapter of the National Honor Society got the idea that if students chipped in a dollar, they could wear hats in school on a Friday. The students were enthusiastic about participating. And as a result, NHS…
Read MoreLongtime village board member dies September 14
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Beverly Schauer, who served on the Colfax Village Board for 20 years, passed away Thursday, September 14. Schauer died at the age of 83. She went off the village board in 2015.
Read MoreBoyceville schools welcome two new instructors this year
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community School District welcomed just two new teachers to the staff this year. The Bulldogs are joined this year by Renda Armstrong and Jodi Kanevra, both of whom will be working in the middle school/high school building. The Tribune Press Reporter sent both new Bulldog teachers questionnaires…
Read MoreMounders’ cross country teams finish high at Rice Lake, Altoona invites
By Cara L. Dempski The Elk Mound boys’ cross country team continued what has become a season of strength at last week’s Rice Lake Cross Country Invitational held at the Rice Lake campus of Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. The Mounder boys finished second September 12 in the small-school division with 87 points after having two…
Read MoreKeepin’ him on the field: GC gridiron trio shows support for injured teammate by wearing his jersey each week
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Webster’s Dictionary defines teamwork as “the work or activity of a number of persons acting in close association as members of a unit.” It’s a word Glenwood City seniors Jacob Kopacz, Jacob Nelson, Darian Multhauf and Carson Strong know well. The quartet are four-year members of the Hilltopper…
Read MoreFatigue holds Viking girls’ CC to fifth, boys’ sixth at Rice Lake
By Cara L. Dempski RICE LAKE — The Rice Lake Cross Country invitational at WITC-Rice Lake last Tuesday was the Colfax cross country team’s third race in 10 days. The September 12 race proved a tiring one for the Vikings, and head coach Joe Doucette acknowledged it was a hard one for the boys’ and…
Read MoreMinnesota man sentenced to 156 months for distributing meth
MADISON — Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Karl L. McKenzie, Sr., 47, Anoka, Minn., was sentenced September 13 by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 156 months in federal prison for distributing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. McKenzie was convicted on June 6,…
Read MoreMadison man sentenced for bank embezzlement
MADISON — Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Zachary Schmelzer, 20, Madison, Wis., was sentenced on September 14 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to one month of imprisonment, a $5,000 fine, and four months of home detention following his incarceration, for embezzling from a…
Read MoreANISSA KAY MATTISON
Anissa Kay Mattison, age 46, passed peacefully on September 13, 2017 at Glenhaven in Glenwood City, WI.
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