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BaredFeet. 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…
Read MoreColfax Health and Rehab News – 2-20-2019
News for the week of February 10th – 16th We started out the snowy Monday with story time. To take everyone’s mind off the weather, Barb shared some knock, knock jokes much to everyone’s enjoyment. Later that morning we readied the Square for our Green Leaf Café. With checkered table cloths and menus in place the…
Read MoreCMBRG to meet Feb. 24
The February meeting of the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group will be Sunday, February 24, at 6 p.m. at the Grapevine Senior Center on Main Street in Colfax. Anyone interested in the work being done at the municipal building, or anyone interested in the events scheduled in the auditorium, is welcome to attend.
Read MoreColfax PD reports 82 calls for service in January
COLFAX — The Colfax Police Department is reporting 82 calls for service in January, including 36 traffic stops and 14 parking citations. Here are the calls for service: • Assist other agency— 3 (male with a gun at the Menomonie Middle School; traffic accident; car vs. deer crash). • Disorderly — 3 (noise complaints x…
Read MoreLTE – United States Postal Service – 2-20-2019
Dear Editor, Now that Polar Vortex Jayden has moved on and we are headed for a brief warm up, we need our customers’ help. Postal carriers have suffered serious injuries related to slips, trips and falls due to icy and snow covered walkways and porch steps. Preventing a slip or bad fall can be as…
Read MoreJake’s Supper Club waitress accused of changing credit card slips to increase her tips
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 22-year-old Menomonie woman who was a waitress at Jake’s Supper Club has been accused of credit card fraud to increase the amount of her tips. Kaylee L. Sutliff made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Rod Smeltzer January 29 on four misdemeanor counts of…
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