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Gunnufson files non-candidacy for Colfax Village Board, two file for village president
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Scott Gunnufson, the incumbent village president on the Colfax Village Board, has filed a non-candidacy form with the Colfax administrator-clerk-treasurer’s office for the April 4 election. Gunnufson told the village board several months ago that he did not plan to run for re-election on the April ballot. Two candidates…
Read MoreBoyceville woman bound over for trial in forgery/counterfeiting case
By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — A Dunn County woman charged with forgery, possession of an illegally obtained prescription, and felony bail jumping has been bound over for trial. Lori N. Klund, age 43 of Boyceville, appeared in front of Dunn County Circuit Court Judge James Peterson on December 27, for a preliminary hearing. She…
Read MoreSecond person charged in Boyceville forgery/counterfeiting case
By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — A second person has been charged in an alleged forgery and counterfeiting case in Boyceville. Zachary D. Morgan, age 31 of Boyceville, was charged October 5 in Dunn County Circuit Court with one count of uttering a forgery after law enforcement found a suspicious check in the home he…
Read MoreOne injured in Town of Glenwood crash
By Cara L. Dempski TOWN OF GLENWOOD — A Glenwood City woman was injured after her vehicle struck another on County Highway G in the Town of Glenwood. Glenwood City EMS and fire personnel and St. Croix County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident that happened at 7:55 a.m. on December 21. On arrival, responders…
Read MoreTown of Colfax home destroyed by fire Dec. 26
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A Town of Colfax home located on 810th Avenue was destroyed by fire Monday evening, December 26. The Colfax Community Fire Department was dispatched at shortly after 10 p.m. last Monday to the home of Pamela Graffice at E9781 810th Avenue, according to Marshall Multhauf, chief deputy with the…
Read MoreColfax approves five percent sewer rate increase
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a 5 percent increase to the village’s sewer utility rate. The current rate is $4.29 per 1,000 gallons with an average quarterly residential bill of $152.58, said Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Village Board’s December 27 meeting.
Read MoreColfax Police Dept. reports 48 calls for service in November
COLFAX — The Colfax Police Department’s November report included 48 calls for service and nine traffic stops.
Read MoreColfax moves forward with RFPs for rail spur
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved proceeding with Requests For Proposals for a new rail spur in Colfax. The RFPs would not focus on the actual design and installation of a rail spur, but rather, would focus on costs for engineering services and for grant writing, said Scott Gunnufson,…
Read MoreColfax approves $7,000 toward Marshfield Clinic remodel
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If Marshfield Clinic decides to open in Colfax at the location on High Street, the Colfax Village Board is prepared to donate $7,000 toward remodeling the facility. Scott Polenz of Marshfield Clinic, along with other Marshfield Clinic staff, held a public forum in Colfax at the Viking Bowl in…
Read More“Bear Day for the Homeless” raises $1,625 for Sojourner House
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — “Bear Day for the Homeless” on December 17 raised $1,625 for Sojourner House, a homeless shelter in Eau Claire. The event was sponsored by Gerald (Bear) Eder of Colfax, Eder Rock Products, S&H Custom Farming, and Stacy Newman, RE/MAX Advantage.
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