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Colfax Health and Rehab – 1-16-2019
News for the week of January 6th – 12th With the holidays behind us, we spent Monday morning “undecorating” the Big Yellow House. With everyone lending a hand, it made for a quick work. As always, it is sad to see the beautiful decorations be boxed up and put away. The afternoon found another visit…
Read MoreVisit to Cadaver Lab gives Colfax High School students impactful experiences
Biology class members studied human anatomy, blood cells in Jarvis Hall MENOMONIE, WI — For 27 students from Colfax High School, it was a day in class unlike any other. Recently, the Advanced Biology class at Colfax High School took a field trip to nearby University of Wisconsin-Stout. At Colfax they are studying human anatomy…
Read MoreColfax Messenger 2018: A year in review … July, August and September
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Week in and week out, since April of 1897, the Colfax Messenger has delivered local news, local features and local sports. And, as an added benefit, the newspaper archives will be around one hundred years from now when your future family members are working on their genealogy projects. Here…
Read MoreFormer Colfax man makes initial court appearance for first degree intentional homicide
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A former Colfax man has made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court on a single charge of first degree intentional homicide in the death of another former Colfax man at his home in Menomonie. Richard W. Seehaver, 52, appeared before Judge Rod Smeltzer January 8. Seehaver is…
Read MorePotentially suicidal man cause for Dunn County and Eau Claire County vehicle pursuit
COLFAX — What started out as a welfare check for a potentially suicidal man on Tuesday afternoon ended in a vehicle pursuit through Colfax and Elk Mound, into Eau Claire County and back into Dunn County. The Dunn County Communications Center received “an attempt to locate” request January 8 from the Altoona Police Department regarding…
Read MoreColfax Messenger 2018 – A Year in Review: A look back the top news stories in April, May, and June
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Week in and week out, since April of 1897, the Colfax Messenger has delivered local news, local features and local sports. And, as an added benefit, the newspaper archives will be around one hundred years from now when your future family members are working on their genealogy projects. Here…
Read MoreOttinger wins Colfax Messenger Bowl Bash Contest
The winners of the Colfax Messenger’s 11th annual College Bowl Bash contest have been announced. Scott Ottinger of Colfax took first place after winning the tie breaker against runner-up Kathy Halpin, also of Colfax. Both correctly picked 13 of the 22 bowl winners. Scott will receive $25 for first and Kathy was awarded $15 for…
Read MoreTravel Edition of Truth Be Told – Krista Ottinger: From Colfax to Purgatory Flats
COLFAX — Five storytellers shared their experiences during the “Travel Edition of Truth Be Told” at the Colfax Municipal Building Auditorium December 30. The storytellers — “real stories told by real people” — included Gary Stene, longtime Colfax resident and currently serving as village president; Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library; Tate Russell,…
Read MoreFormer Colfax man arrested in connection with Menomonie homicide
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A former Colfax man, Richard W. Seehaver, has been arrested in connection with the death in Menomonie of another former Colfax man, John M. Likeness, on Sunday, December 30. According to a news release, at around 3:15 p.m. December 30, the Menomonie Police Department responded to a 911 call…
Read More“Made From Scratch” and “Fool on a Stool” musician to perform at Cozy Theatre Jan. 13
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Jim Nelson, a musician who plays a mix of country, folk, Americana and classic rock, will be performing at the Colfax Municipal Building’s Cozy Theatre Sunday, January 13. Nelson, who has produced two CDs of original music, “Made From Scratch” and “Fool on a Stool,” is the latest in…
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