Colfax
Bail set at $500,000 cash each for 3 suspects in Town of Dunn homicide
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $500,000 cash for each of three suspects charged in connection with a homicide in the Town of Dunn. Ryan L. Steinhoff, age 37, Chad D. Turgeson, age 37 and Ashley A. Gunder, age 24, made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before…
Read MoreColfax library board reviews $149,803 budget for 2021
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library Board has reviewed a proposed budget of $149,803 for 2021, representing an increase of $7,246 over the 2020 budget. Revenues for the 2021 budget include a subsidy of $82,500 from Dunn County, representing an increase of $13,954.54 over the 2020 subsidy. Dunn County subsidizes the…
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Colfax Lutheran “Wells for Malawi” campaign closes with $8,680 raised to dig new wells
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Since March of 2018, the Colfax Lutheran “Wells for Malawi” campaign has raised $8,680. Colfax Lutheran member Marge Hernandez, who has served as the fund-raising chairperson, said the campaign officially ended this month. The fund-raising campaign was originally scheduled to conclude April 1, but after the COVID-19 pandemic closed…
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Joint Review Board: Colfax’s TID 3 and 4 “in very good shape”
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax’s Tax Increment Finance Districts 3 and 4 “are in very good shape” and are fulfilling their intended purpose of supporting development in the village. TID 3 is able to repay three different debts, with $120,000 payments per year, by receiving revenue from TID 4, and…
Read MoreColfax Village Board transfers East View land title to Homes by Croix Creek
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved transferring the title to Lot 5 in the East View residential development to Homes by Croix Creek for a model house. John Fraley of Homes by Croix Creek met with the Colfax Plan Commission in September to talk about the project, said Lynn…
Read MoreColfax signs MOU for Rescue Squad to help Dunn County with COVID-19 contact tracing
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Due to the exploding numbers of COVID-19 cases in Dunn County, the Colfax Village Board has approved a memorandum of understanding for the Colfax Rescue Squad to help Dunn County with contract tracing. The number of COVID-19 cases is spiking, and the Dunn County health department is overwhelmed and…
Read MoreColfax rezones 107 Dunn Street for proposed affordable housing complex
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved rezoning 107 Dunn Street from agriculture to Residential-5 for a proposed affordable housing apartment complex. The Colfax Plan Commission recommended the rezone at a meeting last week for the 32-unit apartment complex that would be operational in 2023 if all goes according to…
Read MoreColfax woman charged with six drug-related felonies pleads “not guilty”
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A 25-year-old Colfax woman charged with six drug-related felonies has pleaded not guilty in Dunn County Circuit Court. Cassandra P. Davis appeared with her attorney, Roger Hillestad, before Judge Rod Smeltzer for an arraignment hearing November 2. Davis is charged with felony counts of possessing methamphetamine with intent to…
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