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GC water rates to increase by 45 percent

By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY  —  When Glenwood City residents open their next water bills, they can expect to see an increase of 45 percent on the water rate. Glenwood City applied to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to increase the water rates on October 25, 2016, according to documents available on the…

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Colfax girls’ basketball coach named to WBCA Hall of Fame

By Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — The head girls’ basketball coach at Colfax High School has won 531 games in the 27 years he has held his position. He and his team were awarded a silver basketball as the Division 4 state runners up in 2013. He has taken teams to the state tournament three…

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Colfax’s Herrick helps US Powerlifting to win at World Juniors and Sub-juniors Men’s Championship

By Cara L. Dempski ORLANDO — Viking powerlifter Spencer Herrick must really love the sport. How else could you explain not having surgery to fix wearing between the sockets and ball of both hip joints until after competing in the 2017 International Powerlifting Federation World Juniors and Sub-juniors Men’s Championship in Orlando? Colfax powerlifting and…

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EM netters go 2-1 in home quad, go 4-1 at McDonell Central

By Cara L. Dempski In the second-to-last week before taking on Dunn-St. Croix foes, the Elk Mound volleyball team hosted a quad and then headed to Chippewa Falls for a tournament at McDonell Central. The Lady Mounders flew past their first foe of the evening September 7 with a 2-0 win over Elmwood before facing…

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Elk Mound football storms past Osseo-Fairchild, moves to 2-2

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Osseo-Fairchild’s team name may be the Thunder, but the only noise heard at Elk Mound last Friday night was the thunderous applause of the home team’s fans. The Mounders welcomed the Thunder to their home field September 8 for a non-conference contest before both teams got back to…

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Colfax volleyball wins at Somerset, goes 0-4 at Hudson

By Cara L. Dempski Last week was a study in contrasts for the Lady Vikings. They kicked off the week with a Thursday match at Somerset. They fought hard in the first game of the September 7 match, but dropped it 27-25 before finishing off the Spartans 25-21, 29-27 and 25-14 in the final three…

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