Colfax
Boy Scout Troop 243 attends winter campout
With west-central Wisconsin covered under the heaviest blanket of snow that it’s had in several years, many people have tired of winter. Yet members of Boy Scout Troop 243 who attended the group’s Feb. 22-23 campout found much about the weather to enjoy. Temperatures were above zero, the snow was deep enough for snow caves…
Read MoreColfax Girl’s Basketball Team wins Division 4 Regional Championship
THE COLFAX GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM was all smiles after winning its third straight WIAA Division 4 regional championship at home Saturday afternoon, February 23 with an 84-59 win over Cameron. Colfax has won the regional title five out of the past seven seasons. The Vikings will advance to play St. Croix Falls in this Thursday…
Read MoreColfax 7th grader advances to state competition in conservation awareness poster contest
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A Colfax seventh grader has won first place in the Dunn County division of the conservation awareness poster contest sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts, first place in the regional contest and is now advancing to state competition. Amy Wenzel took top honors with her poster for…
Read MoreColfax schools working on plan for making up snow days
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — So far, students in the Colfax school district have had eight snow days off from school for winter storms and below-zero temperatures caused by a polar vortex. At the time of the February 18 Colfax Board of Education meeting, there were seven snow days, but another winter storm on…
Read MoreColfax man sentenced to 15 months in jail for child enticement and sexual assault
By LeAnn R. Ralph CHIPPEWA FALLS — A 52-year-old Colfax man has been sentenced to 15 months in jail and five years of probation on one felony count of child enticement with sexual contact and one misdemeanor count of fourth degree sexual assault. Joseph V. Schindler appeared in Chippewa County Circuit Court on February 4…
Read MoreBaredFeet. Co., Duelly Noted perform at Colfax Municipal Building
Colfax High School Student Council donates $500 to the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group
THE COLFAX HIGH SCHOOL student council donated $500 to the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group. The money was earned during the school’s annual winter carnival coin drive.
Read MoreColfax approves snowmobile alley access to Express Mart
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved an updated snowmobile ordinance and resolution for the village that includes allowing access through the alley from Railroad Avenue by Synergy Cooperative to Express Mart. Mike Buchner, president of the Colfax Sno-drifters, attended the Colfax Village Board’s February 11 meeting to give an…
Read MoreRoosevelt Street project ready to go out for bids at an estimated cost of $259,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Roosevelt Street project from Third Avenue to Fifth Avenue on the south side of Colfax is ready to go out for bids and will cost an estimated $259,000. The $259,000 price tag was generated by a computer program, but the village has already paid the engineering fees on…
Read MoreColfax Village Board approves fund-raising letter for elevator project
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The committee authorized by the village board to begin locating funds for the $700,000 Colfax Municipal Building elevator project has completed the task of writing a fund-raising letter. The Colfax Village Board approved the letter and also approved $200 in start-up funding for postage and other administrative costs, such…
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