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Colfax Messenger 2019 – A Year in Review: A look back the top news stories in October, November and December
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — For more than 120 years, since April of 1897, the Colfax Messenger has published local news, local feature stories and local sports. Here is a look back at the top news stories from October, November and December of 2019: October 2, 2019 • At 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, September 24,…
Read MoreApplication period open for Specialty Crop Block Grants from Department of Agriculture
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for the 2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program. Applications are due to DATCP by March 30, 2020. Non-profits, producer organizations, government agencies, universities and other agricultural organizations are encouraged to apply. Applications may involve collaborations or partnerships between entities.…
Read MoreColfax resident asks DC Board for non-binding referendum on tech college funding
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — It’s not the first time Town of Colfax resident Terry Nichols has asked the Dunn County Board to put forward a referendum question on technical college funding. Nichols addressed the Dunn County Board about a non-binding referendum during the public comments portion of the county board’s January 15 meeting.…
Read MoreLandmark Conservancy receives Knowles-Nelson funding for Ferry pit, no closing date set yet
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The acquisition of the 146-acre Ferry Pit site by the Town of Colfax as a recreation area has taken one step closer to becoming a reality. Rick Remington of Landmark Conservancy applied for and received funding in the second round of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funding to put toward purchasing…
Read MoreDunn County Board holds first meeting in Community Services Building
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Now that the Dunn County Board has held its first meeting in the newly remodeled Community Services Building, the move from the Dunn County Government Center on Wilson Avenue is complete. Dunn County Board members gathered in the basement conference room of the Community Services Building on Highway 12/29…
Read MoreColfax Health and Rehab – 1-22-2020
News for the week of January 12th to the 18th: The week kicked off with the Monday morning Craft group getting busy on their sewing projects in the Square. After craft group, we set up the Square for the much-loved Green Leaf Café! Before long, the room looked just like a small town pub. As…
Read MoreVillage of Colfax sets aside $3,400 health insurance refund for next year
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Instead of reducing village employees’ health insurance premiums by $2 to $5 per month this year, the Colfax Village Board has decided to put $3,400 from a health insurance refund toward next year’s premiums. When the village started providing health insurance for employees through WEA Trust three years ago,…
Read MoreBail set at $250,000 cash for Colfax man accused in death of father
MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $250,000 cash for a 51-year-old Colfax man accused in the death of his father. Gary E. Styer appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court for a bail hearing on Friday, January 17, on one count of first degree intentional homicide. According to a news release from the Dunn County…
Read MoreDC once again supports public ownership of Tyrone nuclear power plant property
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has once again approved a resolution supporting public ownership of a portion of the Tyrone nuclear power plant property along the Lower Chippewa River in the Town of Peru. The situation is a “political knot,” said Tom Quinn, county board supervisor from Downing and chair…
Read MoreAttorneys file motion to suppress statements made by Seehaver in homicide case
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Attorneys representing former Colfax resident Richard Seehaver have filed a motion in Dunn County Circuit Court to suppress statements Seehaver made to investigators following the death of John Likeness in December of 2018. Seehaver, age 53, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with one of his attorneys, Shelly Tomtschik,…
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