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Colfax School District WIP intern: Hayden Goodman
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Hayden Goodman says one of his goals is to help students find out they can do something that they did not think they could do — math. Goodman is employed in a teaching internship at Colfax High School and introduced himself to the Board of Education at the March…
Read MoreColfax Public Library awarded $10,000 American Library Association grant
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association to install a handicapped accessible door on the west end of the ramp going into the Colfax Municipal Building. Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, informed the Colfax Village Board that the library had been awarded…
Read MoreSerious injury crash on Highway 29
On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at approximately 8:37 p.m., the Dunn County Communications Center received multiple reports of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 29 and 970th Street in the Township of Elk Mound. One of the vehicles was engulfed in flames. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Elk Mound Fire District, Colfax…
Read MoreJudiciary and Law Committee recommends $712,000 in carry-forwards for 2024 budget
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Sometimes it takes a while to complete projects. The Dunn County Judiciary and Law Committee has recommended to the executive committee and to the Dunn County Board that $712,237 be carried forward into the 2024 budget. The committee held a special meeting March 8 to consider the carry-forward request…
Read MoreMake a positive impact: Give blood with the Red Cross
EAU CLAIRE — As spring approaches, the American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to continue to strengthen the national blood supply. People of all blood types – especially those with type O blood – are critical to ensuring hospitals can meet the daily demand for lifesaving transfusions. During Red Cross…
Read MoreShort season, good trees, hard work are core elements of local sapping businesses
By Renee Bettendorf CONNORSVILLE/DOWNING — For the last two years, Wisconsin has ranked fourth in the nation for maple syrup production according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. About 400,000 gallons of everybody’s favorite pancake condiment is produced annually in the state. Last week the Tribune looked in on three local maple operations and…
Read MoreDNR issues WPDES permit for Emerald Sky dairy that allows for expansion
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued a Wisconsin Pollutant Elimination Discharge System permit that will allow Emerald Sky Dairy to expand. The dairy, defined as a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), currently has approximately 1,600 dairy cows, and the new WPDES permit will allow the dairy…
Read MoreDNR Highlights Importance Of Protecting Groundwater Groundwater Awareness Week Is March 10-16
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating Groundwater Awareness Week March 10-16, 2024. Groundwater is a vital resource in Wisconsin, with approximately 70% of Wisconsinites relying on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wisconsin’s groundwater also plays a critical role in supporting the state’s agricultural and tourism economy…
Read MoreWanish Sugar Bush schedules open house for March 23
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Have you ever wondered how maple syrup is made in a commercial operation? If so — now is your chance to find out. Wanish Sugar Bush will be holding an open house on Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. You can watch maple sap turn into…
Read MoreAmerican Pickers: Colfax Railroad Museum episode airing March 20
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The American Pickers episode filmed at the Colfax Railroad Museum will be airing on The History Channel March 20. Herb Sakalaucks, the curator of the Colfax Railroad Museum, had been working for quite a long time to convince the crew which produces the television show that it would be…
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