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Colfax approves $33,500 change in Balsam Street project at First Avenue
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a $33,500 change in the Balsam Street project to replace six-inch water main about 150 feet farther west on First Avenue than originally planned. If the water main is not replaced now, it will not get replaced, said Mitch Nicols of Ayres Associates.…
Read MoreDunn County Sheriff’s Department needs your help
A felony arrest warrant has been issued for Alex Shearer for theft of an UTV after the Ridgeland Tractor Pull that occurred on Memorial Day weekend. The UTV has been recovered. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with any information related to this incident or the whereabouts of Alex Shearer. …
Read More2024 Colfax Free Fair champion and blue-ribbon winners announced
Championship and blue ribbon results for exhibitors at the 2024 Colfax Free Fair are listed below. Dairy Cattle Lyla Bjork: Dairy Showmanship, Senior (14 and older); Dairy Heifer Holstein – Winter Yearling; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Intermediate heifer calf; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Senior Yearling; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Junior heifer calf; Dairy Heifer Holstein…
Read MoreColfax FFA Alumni auction generates $48,000 in 2024 meat animal sales
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Meat animals raised for 4-H and FFA projects sold at the Colfax FFA Alumni Auction at the Colfax Free Fair on Saturday evening, June 15, for a little over $48,000. The 2024 meat animal auction brought in about $30,000 more in sales than the auction five years ago in…
Read MoreColfax school district pays off 2 loans with payments totaling $71,723 annually
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The School District of Colfax has paid off two loans that amounted to annual payments of $71,723. William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, reported at the Colfax Board of Education’s June 17 meeting that the two loans were officially paid off this month. “The total amount (for the loan…
Read MoreElk Mound Police Department has busy month
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Police Department had a busy month in May with 142 calls for service. The calls for service resulted in 136 cases, most of which were traffic, with the next highest number for records checks mostly for bartender operators’ licenses, along with public relations calls, said…
Read MoreColfax school district loses $415,000 in state aid to open enrollment and private school vouchers
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The School District of Colfax was supposed to receive nearly $2 million in state aid but actually received only $1.6 million for the June state aid payment. Right off the top, before Colfax even received any state equalization money, $414,911 was taken out for open enrollment expense and private…
Read MoreColfax “out of compliance” with DNR phosphorus limits
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It’s one of those kinds of mistakes that could happen to anyone. And while Rand Bates, Colfax director of public works, readily admits he accidentally used the wrong numbers to calculate phosphorus discharge to the Red Cedar River from the village’s wastewater treatment lagoons, he also wonders why it…
Read MoreCMBRG booth at the Colfax Free Fair will focus on Dr. Felland
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The theme for this year’s Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group booth in the Commercial Building at the Colfax Free Fair will be Dr. O.M. Felland. Dr. Felland, who practiced family medicine in Colfax for 45 years, died in May of 1974 at his home in Colfax at the age…
Read MoreHelp in planning of Colfax Athletic Booster Club
ATTENTION all past, present, and future COLFAX residents, as well as family and friends of Colfax residents! Students, families, alumni, community members, and more! We invite you to join us on Wednesday, June 26, at 6 p.m. at the Viking Bowl & Catering to help establish the Colfax School Athletic Booster Club! Since January 2023,…
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