Colfax
Colfax Village Board passes on possibility of purchasing 619 Main for village use
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has taken a pass on the possibility of purchasing 619 Main Street, the former Dental Wellness Clinic, to use as the location for the police department or village offices. Dr. Larry Phillips, who has retired from his profession as a dentist, spoke to the Colfax…
Read MoreFire destroys Morgen’s Auto Body in Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A fire that started sometime after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 10, at Morgen’s Auto Body in Colfax destroyed the building’s roof and resulted in heavy smoke and water damage to the rest of the building. Morgen’s Auto Body is located at 409 Cedar Street south of the railroad…
Read MoreColfax resident and CHRC residents respond to call for birthday cards for special needs man
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — When Colfax resident Michelle van Vulpen saw the Facebook post asking for birthday cards for a special needs man who would be turning 40 in July, she knew what she had to do. After all, Michelle understood how much receiving birthday cards in the mail would have meant to…
Read MoreColfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area receives $26,000 DNR grant for accessible fishing pier
by LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area Management Committee COLFAX — By this time next year, people with mobility challenges may be able to go fishing on Ferry Pond. The Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area has been awarded a $25,900 grant…
Read MoreColfax elevator fund tops $125,0000
By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as member of the Colfax Elevator Commission COLFAX — The Colfax Municipal Building Elevator Fund has topped $125,000. New donations to the elevator fund, including a donation from Ray’s Metal Works in memory of Ray and Marlene Johnson and their 67th wedding anniversary on July…
Read MoreColfax village board approves amendments to East View lots
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Instead of two multi-family lots in Phase 2 of the East View residential development on Dunn Street there are now plans for three. GRIP Development will have the corner lot where the street will be located when it is time to extend the street from the other side of…
Read More2023 Colfax Free Fair champion and blue-ribbon winners announced
Championship and blue ribbon results for exhibitors at the 2023 Colfax Free Fair are listed below. Dairy Cattle Dept. 1 Anya Lange, Heifer Jersey, Intermediate heifer calf (Blue), Grand Champion-Colored Breed; Lyla Bjork, Heifer Holstein, Junior Yearling (Blue), Grand Champion-Holstein; Lyla Bjork, Heifer Holstein, Summer Yearling (Blue), Reserve Champion Holstein; Marlies Lange, Heifer Jersey, Senior…
Read More$40,000 in meat animal sales at Colfax FFA Alumni Auction
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The sale of meat animals raised for 4-H and FFA projects sold at the Colfax FFA Alumni Auction at the Colfax Free Fair on Sunday, June 18, totaled a little over $40,000. All together, 22 animals were sold, including 13 pigs (seven market barrows and six market gilts), seven…
Read MoreColfax school district reaches end of unfunded pension liability payments
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — For the past 34 years — since 1989 — the Colfax school district has been making payments on the unfunded pension liability. The invoice register for the June 19 meeting of the Colfax Board of Education includes a payment of $30,419 for the unfunded pension liability. William C. Yingst…
Read MoreColfax school district expecting increase in state equalization aid
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If the proposed increases for education in the state budget become a reality, the Colfax school district would see an increase in state aid of $1,000 per pupil. School districts asked for a $1,500 increase per pupil, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, at the Colfax Board of…
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