Colfax
Colfax has $740,000 In restricted fund balance and $556,000 in assigned fund balance
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX – The Village of Colfax has balances of $739,483 in restricted funds and $555,860 in assigned funds, with an unassigned fund balance of $233,948. The Colfax Village Board reviewed the balances in the funds at the May 9 meeting and decided not to make any changes to the assigned fund…
Read MoreColfax rescinds swimming pool fence ordinance
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has rescinded the ordinance requiring village residents to build a fence around in-ground and above-ground swimming pools. An ordinance for fences around swimming pools is not needed, said William Anderson, Colfax Police Chief, at the Colfax Village Board’s May 9 meeting. If people have a…
Read More388 tons of recyclables collected by Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling in 2021
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — In the first year of operation, Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling collected 388.28 tons of state-mandated recyclable material. The per capita collection amounted to 71.93 pounds per person in the Colfax Responsible Unit, according to the report submitted to the state Department of Natural Resources that was included in…
Read MoreFormer Colfax man sentenced to 25 years in prison for child sexual assault
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 45-year-old former Colfax man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision after a jury found him guilty of five felony counts related to the sexual assault of a child. Jeffrey M. McCulloch appeared with his attorney, Matthew Krische, before Judge Christina…
Read MoreCRCPRA receives $3,500 Dunn Energy Operation Round Up grant for fishing pier
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area Management Committee has been notified of a $3,500 grant award from the Dunn Energy Cooperative Operation Round Up Program for a handicapped-accessible fishing pier. The CRCPRA Management Committee “has been thrilled with the extensive public use of the Preserve. We have…
Read MoreVillage of Elk Mound starts discussion with developer on 2nd phase of Settlers Ridge
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Elk Mound is poised to become a much larger community in the not-too-distant future with continued construction in the Settlers Ridge development. Jim Rooney, representing Settlers Ridge, spoke to the Elk Mound Village Board at the May 2 meeting about the next phase of development. All together, Settlers…
Read MoreVillage of Colfax discusses Stuart Park campground plans, approves cutting trees
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If all goes according to plan, the Village of Colfax may have a new campground within the next several years. The parks committee has met and has discussed turning Stuart Park into a campground, said Jeff Prince, village trustee and chair of the parks committee, at the Colfax Village…
Read MoreColfax school district policy: “If we don’t know about it, we can’t fix it.”
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It seems like it should be intuitive — if someone does not know there is a problem, that person cannot fix the problem — but the Colfax school district would like to clarify the policy. If a parent has a question or a concern about their child at school…
Read MoreColfax school board elects Kragness as president, De Moe as clerk
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has re-elected Todd Kragness as president and Andrew De Moe as clerk. Ken Neuburg, who is vice-president of the school board and was not up for election this year, administered the oath of office to Kragness and De Moe at the school board’s organizational…
Read MoreFull schedule planned for Colfax music in the park
COLFAX — Nine musical groups have been scheduled for the summer Music in the Park in Colfax this year. Concerts take place from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays in Tower Park in downtown Colfax. Rain location is the Colfax Fairgrounds on Railroad Avenue. Members of the public should bring lawn chairs or blankets to…
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