WALLACE O. CUTTING
Wallace O. Cutting, age 84, passed away at his home on December 30, 2017.
Read MoreMERTON SWANSON
Merton Swanson, age 69 of Sand Creek, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his home.
Read MoreRural Colfax man perishes in house fire
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A rural Colfax man died in a house fire in the Town of Grant Saturday evening, December 30. Late Monday afternoon, January 1, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 84-year-old Wallace Cutting, owner and occupant of the house. According to a news release from Dunn County…
Read MoreLady Mounders outstrip Raiders on the road
By Cara L. Dempski ARCADIA — The Elk Mound girls gave coach Jordan Kongshaug a nice Christmas gift, even if it was a few days late. Kongshaug and his ladies in orange and black took a trip to Arcadia December 28 to take on the Division 3 Raiders in a holiday week showdown, and returned…
Read MoreColfax girls bash Oakfield, Dodgeland at 2017 Dodgeland Classic
By Cara L. Dempski JUNEAU — The weather may have been unbearably cold, but that did not stop Colfax head coach Joe Doucette and the Lady Vikings from generating their own heat last week. Doucette and the Colfax ladies headed to Juneau, WI for the 2017 Dodgeland Classic holiday tournament, and walked away from their…
Read MoreColfax approves 2 percent pay raises for employees
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved 2 percent pay raises for village employees. The Colfax Village Board and the Colfax Village Board’s personnel committee held a joint meeting December 21, and after coming out of closed session, approved the raises for village employees. The village board’s personnel committee is…
Read MoreColfax school district news items: CHS students learn about human trafficking
COLFAX — Human trafficking is the world’s fastest-growing crime but it does not occur only overseas. Jodi Emerson of Fierce Freedom visited Colfax High School December 13 to do a presentation for students on human trafficking, according to a report by John Dachel, CHS principal. The human trafficking presentation was one of the news items…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 1-3-2018
Colfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 1-3-2018
Read MoreIllinois man sentenced to 20 years for transporting minor across state lines
MADISON — Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Raymond Brown, 34, Rockford, Ill., was sentenced December 21 by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 20 years in federal prison for transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct. This prison term…
Read More20th defendant in methamphetamine conspiracy pleads guilty
MADISON, WIS. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcos Castaneda, 37, of Pomona, Calif., pleaded guilty December 14 in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wis., to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, with the conspiracy involving more than 500 grams. Castaneda faces up to life in prison, with…
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