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2025 valedictorians and salutatorian named by Glenwood City School Board
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY — Glenwood City middle/high school principal Marcy Burch introduced a pair of valedictorians, a salutatorian and the technical excellence scholarship recipient for the class of 2025 at the school board meeting held on Monday evening. Alayna LaValley and Ilan Anderson have been named as co-valedictorians, Kyra Dahl is salutatorian and…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board moves ahead with airport improvement plan
By Missy Klatt The Boyceville Village Board held a Public Hearing and board meeting on Monday, March 24. The purpose of the hearing was to hear a resolution petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid. After presenting the resolution there was time for public comments, which there were none. Joel Timblin they went…
Read MoreBoyceville fire board approved placing public comments on agendas
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has approved adding public comments to the agenda for fire board meetings. Lee Kegan, representative for the Town of Tiffany and chair of the Boyceville fire board, noted at a special meeting March 19 that public comments had not been part of the…
Read MoreStatewide referendum question asks April 1 whether voter ID should be part of state constitution
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Voters in Wisconsin will be asked on April 1 to vote on whether a requirement for photographic identification of voters should be added to the Wisconsin Constitution. Wisconsin already has a state law requiring photographic identification in order to vote that is described as one of the strictest laws…
Read MoreWisconsin Supreme Court election: Schimel vs. Crawford
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Voters in Wisconsin will have a chance April 1 to cast their ballot for a justice to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a 10-year term. The two candidates on the ballot are Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford, which is the order their names will appear on the…
Read MoreElk Mound school board candidate: Holly Sweeney
ELK MOUND — Three candidates are on the ballot April 1 for two positions on the Elk Mound Board of Education. Incumbents Jen Plemon and Holly Sweeney are on the ballot along with candidate Jon Voight. The Colfax Messenger sent out questionnaires to the candidates. Here are the answers to the questionnaire from Holly Sweeney. …
Read MoreColfax Board of Education tables proposed changes to music program until April meeting
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — In order to increase the number of students participating in band and choir, the Colfax school district is proposing changes for grades 5 to 8 and for high school band and choir. The changes would include making band and choir mandatory for 5th and 6th grade students, putting students…
Read MoreColfax school board approves student trip to Ecuador
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved an educational trip to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands in the summer of 2026. The 11-day international trip to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands is planned for June of 2026, said Jesselyn Julson, Spanish teacher at Colfax High School and Colfax Middle…
Read MoreColfax FD responds to fire in Otter Creek
Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter Creek and as chair of the Colfax Community Fire District board. By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire Department, along with firefighters from Boyceville and Sand Creek, responded to a fire in the Town of Otter Creek the evening…
Read MoreJudge denies motion to prohibit law enforcement from attending court in Sokolowski court case
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — An Eau Claire County judge has denied a motion seeking to prohibit law enforcement officers from attending court hearings for a man charged with homicide in connection with a crash in Dunn County on December 24, 2024. Judge Jon M. Theisen issued the order March 13 in connection with…
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