By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  — After meeting in closed session for about 30 minutes during the August 14 Colfax Village Board meeting, no information was available about the village’s intention of purchasing property. The notice indicated the closed session was for “the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase or acquisition of public properties,…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  —  Although it may seem like a small distinction, mowing prairie plantings at the wrong time of year is not especially helpful. When Eighteen Mile Creek was restored in the late 1990s, the state Department of Natural Resources paid to have two one-acre prairie plantings installed, said Mark Mosey, Colfax…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  —  If it’s a matter of “he said, she said, he said, she said,” then how do you really know who said what? The answer is — you don’t. To avoid complaints coming by hearsay, the Village of Colfax is not going to operate on the basis of second-hand or…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  — Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, is pleased with the success of the Summer Reading program. Four events held during July drew 314 children and 149 adults. “We had such a good summer program. I was very excited about how things turned out and what we can…