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Colfax Board of Education approves open enrollment spaces
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved 343 open enrollment spaces for regular education with no open enrollment spaces available for special education or contracted services. The Colfax Board of Education approved 30 students per section as the maximum capacity of seats available for regular education at the January…
Read MoreColfax Health and Rehabilitation Center is now Colfax Senior Living LLC
COLFAX — Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center is now Colfax Senior Living LLC, which is managed by Frontida Management Group, a family-owned, Wisconsin-based company. Frontida manages 10 other long-term care communities throughout Wisconsin. “My team and I are excited to continue to serve the community of Colfax and Dunn County and support Executive Director, Amber…
Read MoreBarbershopper of the year award and installation of officers banquet
On January 15, the Dunn County Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society gathered at the Viking Bowl in Colfax to present the “Barbershopper of the Year Award” and Install Officers and Board Members for 2024. Receiving the award of Barbershopper of the Year for 2023 was Neil Segerstrom of Mondovi. Neil’s dedication and passion show…
Read MoreVillage of Colfax accepts Woods Run proposal to thin 17.5 acres of Red Pine planation
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has accepted a proposal from Woods Run Forest Products to thin 17.5 acres of red pine plantation north of the Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Site. The recommendation is to remove 30 to 40 percent of the volume of standing timber, according to…
Read MoreColfax man accused of possessing 4 pounds of methamphetamine pleads not guilty
By LeAnn R. Ralph EAU CLAIRE — A 31-year-old Colfax man who allegedly possessed 4.23 pounds of methamphetamine and for whom bail was set at $100,000 cash has pleaded not guilty. Dalton D. Clayton of County Highway N, Colfax, appeared in Eau Claire County Circuit court via Zoom from the Jackson Correctional Facility on January…
Read MoreColfax Railroad Museum receives support from village board for programming grant application
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — In an effort to create an after-school program around model railroads as well as develop other programming, the Colfax Railroad Museum is applying for a $497,000 Wisconsin Department of Administration grant. The Colfax Village Board approved a resolution at the January 8 meeting in support of the Colfax Railroad…
Read MoreElk Mound police department faced with increasing number of calls
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Over the past 20 years, the Elk Mound Police Department has been receiving an ever-increasing number of calls. When Randy Bartelt was the police chief, there were 701 calls per year, and last year, the Elk Mound Police Department had 1,106 total calls, said Chad Weinberger, Elk Mound…
Read MoreSt. Croix County Fair earns award at Wisconsin Association of Fairs annual convention
WIS. DELLS — Several members of the St. Croix County Fair Board of Directors recently attended the annual Wisconsin Association of Fairs Convention, “Celebrating the First Century – Cultivating the Next Century”, January 7-10, 2024 at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. St. Croix County Fair Board members took advantage of workshops designed to help…
Read More“Rockin’ with the Coldies” at the Hot Air Affair
Hudson Hot Air Affair will be here soon and things are shaping up for another amazing year for this popular balloon rally and winter festival. The weekend of February 2-4 is packed full of hot air balloons and events, all with a theme of “Rockin’ with the Coldies.” This annual event is truly a community…
Read MoreFatal crash in Town of Hammond marks first for 2024
TOWN OF HAMMOND — On January 17, 2024, at about 9:26 p.m., the St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call reporting a two-vehicle collision in the 1600 block of County Road TT, in the Town of Hammond. Upon arrival, deputies found a 2013 Volkswagen Passat in the roadway with significant front-end damage, and…
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