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Colfax school district dedicates Dee Clark Pavilion and Outdoor Classroom
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — On a beautiful, sunny, warm spring day, the Colfax school district, with an all-school assembly and other guests present, dedicated the Dee Clark Pavilion and Outdoor Classroom at Colfax Elementary. Dolores (Dee) Clark taught at Colfax Elementary from 1970 until she retired in 1991. In 2019, the Colfax school…
Read MoreColfax Community Fire District approves buying new fire engine for $565,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Otter Creek Town Board and as chair of the Colfax fire board. COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board has approved purchasing a new Pierce fire engine from Fire Apparatus and Equipment, Appleton, at a cost of $565,624. The Colfax…
Read MoreColfax denies renewing permit for a natural lawn
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax has denied renewing a permit for a natural lawn because the area where the natural lawn is located has invasive species growing there. Northwest LLC, which applied for a natural lawn permit previously for the parcel behind the apartments on the south side of University…
Read MoreDunn County opens all county highways to ATV/UTV traffic
by LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter Creek MENOMONIE — All-terrain vehicles will now be able to travel any of the county highways in Dunn County with the exception of Highway B. On a vote of 20 “yes” to five “no” and one abstention, the…
Read MoreGlenwood City’s 2023 graduates awarded over $342,400 in scholarships and grants
GLENWOOD CITY — For the past several years graduating classes at Glenwood City High School have been the recipients of six figure scholarship totals before eclipsing the one million dollar mark in 2021. While this year’s graduating class at Glenwood City High School did not surpass the record-setting tally of $1,028,782, the Class of 2023…
Read MoreWisconsin women in conservation kicks off field day series at Blue Ox Farm in Wheeler on June 1
Chippewa Falls, WI – Wisconsin Women in Conservation (WiWiC) is kicking off a series of five summer field days with a Pasture Walk and Talk at Blue Ox Farm in Wheeler on June 1 from 3-6pm. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided and children are welcome to attend. Attendance is free but registration is…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board ponders site for new library
The Boyceville Village Board spent a few minutes during its work session Monday night to discuss a location for the communities proposed new library. Village Board member Jonathan Farrell updated other members of the board about a Main Street site that is being looked at for the location of the new facility. The site is…
Read MoreBoyceville school board acts on 2023-2024 open enrollment requests, accepts donations
BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville board of education acted upon the open enrollment requests and accepted several donations at its Wednesday, May 17 board meeting that was held in the high school/middle school IMC. The board approved ten requests to open enroll out of the district for the 2023-2024 academic year. Seven of those request were…
Read MoreGC school board reluctantly accepts superintendent Johnson’s resignation
GLENWOOD CITY — After an initial motion to accept the resignation of longtime Glenwood City school district superintendent Tim Johnson failed to receive a second during the board of education’s Monday, May 22 meeting, a lenghty, and at times emotional, discussion ensued in which most members and the remaining administrative team expressed their desire for…
Read MoreTrinity UMC permanent community collection site
With mounting humanitarian needs resulting from a growing number of disasters worldwide, Trinity United Methodist Church (105 S. Holly Avenue, Elk Mound) is striving to help the region get relief to those in need. Trinity UMC is now an official “permanent community collection site” of donations for world-wide disaster relief. Donations will be given toward…
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