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April 1 St. Croix County area election results
Glenwood City School Board There will be three new faces on the Glenwood City School board following the April 1st election. The three are Derrick Oberle, Jordon Bartz and Scott Lingerfelt. They defeated incumbent Tony Mielzarek. The vote count for the school district gave Oberle 840 votes, Bartz 833 votes, Lingerfelt collected 774 and Mielzarek…
Read MoreGlenhaven and Adoray Home Health & Hospice partner to bring compassionate end-of-life care to Glenwood City
Glenwood City, WI – Glenhaven, in partnership with Adoray Home Health & Hospice, is proud to announce the creation of a designated Hospice Suite, ensuring that community members in need of a serene, supportive environment for end-of-life care can remain close to home. This new space will provide individuals and their families a peaceful setting…
Read MoreClarks to open Christian hunting and fishing club, Cross Trail Outfitters, in downtown Boyceville
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — The building at 1002 Main Street in Boyceville has housed many different enterprises over the years including a mercantile, a market, several different taverns and a food pantry. New owners Nathan and Nikki Clark will be taking the property in a whole new direction. The Clarks, who acquired the property…
Read MoreFatal crash on I-94, car vs motorcycle
On April 6, 2025, at approximately 2:48 p.m. the Wisconsin State Patrol along with the Hudson Police Department respond to a car vs motorcycle crash with injuries on I-94 at milepost 1 westbound in St. Croix County. Preliminary investigation indicates the car was in the right lane and attempted to overtake traffic by using the…
Read MoreSt. Croix County Board authorizes DNR stewardship grant application for Homestead Park
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has authorized the community development director to apply for a $286,000 stewardship grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for Homestead Park. St. Croix County has been pursuing a DNR stewardship grant for the past few years for Homestead Park, said Jason Kjeseth,…
Read MoreVoter ID requirement added to state constitution
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — By a margin of nearly 63 percent, Wisconsin voters have agreed to add voter identification to the state constitution. According to unofficial vote totals, 1,435,948 people voted for the ballot measure to add voter identification to the Wisconsin Constitution, representing 62.8 percent of the vote, while 852,186 people voted…
Read MoreCrawford elected to Wisconsin Supreme Court, Underly as state school superintendent
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Susan Crawford won the April 1 election for Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, and Jill Underly was re-elected as the superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Crawford received 1,301,128 votes, and her opponent, Brad Schimel received 1,063,244 votes, according to unofficial election results. Out of the total votes…
Read MoreNovember 20, 1969, Colfax Messenger: “Three Localites Meet By Chance in Vietnam”
COLFAX — Two of the people in this story from the Colfax Messenger archives, Larry Edwards and Duane Schindler, received quilts from the Northwoods Quits of Valor at a presentation March 29 at the Viking Bowl. Jim Irwin received a Quilt of Valor during a Veterans Day presentation November 11, 2024. From the November 20,…
Read MoreNorthwoods Quilts of Valor awards 12 quilts to Vietnam War veterans
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Northwoods Quilts of Valor awarded 12 quilts at the Viking Bowl the evening of March 29 to area veterans who served during the Vietnam War era from 1955 to 1975. Northwoods Quilts of Valor began stitching quilts in 2022. Quilts of Valor was started in 2003…
Read MoreDonor pledges $40,000 in matching funds for elevator project
Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax elevator commission. By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — An anonymous donor has pledged $40,000 in matching funds for the Colfax Municipal Building elevator project. The donor is an alumnus of Colfax High School, said Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, and a member of…
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