Lady Vikings’ girls golf struggles at Prescott, finishes in middle at St. Croix Central
By Cara L. Dempski The Colfax girls’ golf team finished with mixed results in a pair of Middle Border meets last week. The Vikings started out the week at Prescott’s Clifton Highlands course September 6, where they played what coach Ryan Krall hopes is an outlier for the season. The team shot for a total…
Read MoreVikings fall in home opener; beaten on ground, through the air by Glenwood City
By Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — When a team plays in a conference of teams concerned with details and keeping every piece of every play in focus, looking at the big picture for a whole game can make wins hard to come by. Colfax coach Matt DeMoe’s motto this year for the Vikings is “Do…
Read MoreColfax girls’ Cross Country goes the distance for second at Fall Creek, boys finish fifth
By Cara L. Dempski FALL CREEK — The Vikings girls’ cross country team ran without Erica Kallstrom at Fall Creek last weekend, but still held its own. Colfax’s ladies brought home a second-place team finish out of eight teams at the September 9 Knudtson Invitational with just five runners, all of whom finished between 13th…
Read MoreMemorial Service for Swanhild Rasmussen set for Sept. 23
Swanhild Rasmussen was born January 12, 1924, to Sophus and Clara (Sundby) Noer. She lived most of her life in the Sand Creek area until moving to Friendsville, Maryland, to be with her daughter and husband, Carol and John Squires. Swanhild married Carl Rasmussen who preceded her in death. She passed away on February 20,…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 9-13-2017
All School Reunion! What a great weekend it was with all those people that came to attended the all school reunion. I got reacquainted with some of those graduates from Glenwood City High School that I had not seen in many years, a couple of them several decades had passed. I have trouble putting faces to names…
Read MoreOff The Publisher’s Desk – 9-13-2017
I hope everyone had a great time at the Colfax Firefighter’s annual event this past weekend. I was confined to Glenwood City with its annual Rustic Lore Days and the All School Reunion. I was very happy to see the Colfax High School Band and the Elk Mound High School Band in the Glenwood City…
Read MoreCHRC offers to donate former nursing home building to village
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center has offered to donate the former nursing home building on High Street to the Village of Colfax. CHRC would donate the building, and the village would pay the costs associated with transferring the title, said Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Plan…
Read MoreMilitary funeral for Raymond L. Johnson
The veterans of Russell Toycen American Legion Post 131 of Colfax held a military funeral for Raymond L. Johnson September 7, 2017, at Colfax Evergreen Cemetery.
Read MoreElk Mound Village Board and local snowmobile club to work on adjusting ordinance
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Judging from the hubbub on Facebook relating to a local snowmobile club’s reaction to Elk Mound’s village board meeting agenda last Wednesday night, it could have been a contentious evening. Instead, the village board, interim police chief Mike Tietz, and members of the Elk Lake Blizzard Breakers came…
Read MoreColfax Health and Rehab – 9-13-2017
Colfax Health and Rehab – 9-13-2017 News for the week of Sept. 3rd to the 9th: Labor Day found many family and visitors sharing the day with our residents. Many came for the delicious holiday lunch that the dietary staff prepared. Many also enjoyed going out to the courtyards to visit and enjoy the beautiful flowers…
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