Colfax
CMBRG has collected more than 108,000 pounds of aluminum cans over 20 years
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Who knew that there were so many aluminum cans in Colfax? Or maybe a better question is — who knew there were so many people in Colfax willing to collect their aluminum cans and donate them to the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group? In 2002, members of CMBRG struck…
Read MoreColfax resident builds replica to commemorate demolished Running Valley School
By Gary Swartz Editor’s Note: Colfax resident Gary Swartz’s older siblings and cousins went to Running Valley School. Like many people in the area, Gary was deeply saddened to learn that the beautiful old building on county Highway A east of Colfax that had been built out of locally-quarried stone had been torn down. The…
Read MoreColfax man arrested for sixth offense
Steven John Zachman, 45 years of age, from Colfax has been arrested by the Wisconsin StatePatrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 6th offense. On February 27, 2022 at approximately 02:07, a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper conducted a trafficstop on Hwy 312 at Losan Ave. for a speed violation. A…
Read MoreJ.D. Simons Community Volunteer for 2021: Annie Jenson
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Commercial Club has awarded the J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award for 2021 to Annie Jenson. Jenson, who lives in Colfax and owns and operates A Little Slice of Italy on Main Street, was nominated for her willingness to work with community members and for her service on…
Read MoreFFA Alumni Farm Toy & Craft Show returns to Colfax High School
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — After pausing in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Colfax FFA Alumni Farm Toy Show returned to Colfax High School on Sunday, February 27. Steve Ackerlund, president of the Colfax FFA Alumni, said between 950 and 1,000 people had visited the show all together. Early in February, only…
Read MoreColfax school district receives $431,000 in federal ESSER funding with another $780,000 in the works
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax school district has received $431,000 in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER) related to the COVID-19 pandemic and is eligible for another $780,000. When the pandemic started and the schools were closed in March of 2020 for the remainder of the year, the Colfax…
Read MoreColfax school board Back-to-School plan: things might be looking up
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — As of the day of the Colfax Board of Education’s February 14 meeting, there were zero active cases of COVID-19 in the school district. There has been a significant decrease in cases in recent weeks, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator. The numbers are down, and during the…
Read MoreColfax approves resolutions for additional $600,000 toward lagoon bank stabilization project
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved two resolutions that will allow the village to proceed with supplying an additional $600,000 toward the rip-rap project on the Red Cedar River to protect the wastewater treatment lagoons. Both resolutions relate to applying for a low-interest Clean Water Fund loan, said Lynn…
Read MoreColfax school board members say reaction at WASB assembly to Asian American resolution “shameful”
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — “It was shameful,” said Jaclyn Ackerlund. Two Colfax Board of Education members, Ackerlund and Ken Neuburg, who attended the Wisconsin Association of School Board’s delegate assembly in January and reported on the assembly at the February 14 school board meeting, say the reaction of some attendees to the resolution…
Read More“Mound Builders of North America” coming to Cozy Theater March 5
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Wayne May, publisher of “Ancient American” magazine, will be doing a presentation March 5 at the Colfax Municipal Building on “Mound Builders of North America.” May will be talking about the history of Indian burial grounds from New York to Wisconsin. “Ancient American” has been a quarterly publication for…
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