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Village of Colfax writes off $30,000 debt owed by Colfax Health & Rehab Center
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has written off a $30,000 debt owed to the village by the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center for payments in lieu of taxes. The Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center is potentially going through a sale process, said Lynn Niggemann, administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Village Board’s…
Read MoreGlenwood City school board finalizes 2023-24 budget, adopts new mill rate
GLENWOOD CITY — At its October 23 regular meeting, the Glenwood City school board approved the final 2023-234 all fund tax levy and this year’s district budget. Since the annual meeting and budget hearing, which was held August 21, the school board has been discussing and contemplating four different budget scenarios for 2023-24 which would…
Read MoreFiery Interstate 94 crash kills two
WILSON — At least two people are dead following a fiery mutli-vehicle crash that occurred late Monday afternoon, October 23 in the westbound lane of Interstate 94 at the Wilson exit (mile marker 28) in St. Croix County. According to a news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol, the crash happened around 5:38 p.m. and…
Read MoreDunn County water testing shows nearly 12 percent of wells at or above 10 mg/L for nitrate
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County’s program to test nearly 1,000 water wells shows that nearly 12 percent of those wells are at or above 10 milligrams per liter for nitrate. The average nitrate contamination in Dunn County is 4.1 mg/L, said Heather Wood, Dunn County water resources specialist, at the October 18…
Read MoreCindy Bourget, Elk Mound Middle School, Elk Mound School District Counselor Named ASCA 2024 School Counselor of the Year Finalist
Madison, WI – Cindy Bourget, school counselor at Elk Mound Middle School, Elk Mound, WI, and 2023 Wisconsin School Counselor of the Year, has been named one of five national finalists for 2024 School Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). “Each year, this School Counselor of the Year program shows…
Read MoreBergesons continue family tradition of running Army Ten-Miler
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Dale Bergeson has done it again. Bergeson, of Colfax, and his two daughters, Megan and Tabatha, ran the 39th Army Ten-Miler together in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 8. Bergeson has run in the Army Ten-Miler for nearly 30 years. The Colfax Messenger reported in the November 10, 1994,…
Read More29th Assembly District First Responder of the Year: Jacob Blum
Madison – State Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) presented Dunn County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Jacob Blum with the 2023 “First Responder of the Year” award during the Assembly floor session on Tuesday. The state Assembly honored Deputy Sheriff Blum in a public ceremony with other recipients from across the state. “Jacob’s decision to put himself…
Read MoreElk Mound Village purchases $8,500 shutters for pavilion at village park
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The serving area in the pavilion at the Elk Mound Village Park will soon have shutters. The Elk Mound Village Board approved purchasing Wayne Dalton shutters at a cost of $8,490 at the October 16 meeting The low bid of $8,490 was $1,610 less than the next bid,…
Read MoreFire on Hwy. S results in total loss of home
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A house fire reported by a passerby on county Highway S northwest of Colfax last Thursday evening resulted in a total loss of the home. The fire was called in at 5:30 p.m. October 19 by someone who was driving by, said Gary Hill, Colfax fire chief. The cellular…
Read MoreColfax man accused of possessing 4 pounds of methamphetamine scheduled for arraignment
By LeAnn R. Ralph EAU CLAIRE — A 30-year-old Colfax man who allegedly possessed 4.23 pounds of methamphetamine and for whom bail was set at $100,000 cash has waived a preliminary hearing and is scheduled for arraignment in January. Dalton D. Clayton of county Highway N, Colfax, appeared in Eau Claire County Circuit court via…
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