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Menomonie Optimist Club honors Caden Erickson, Abigail Irwin, and Drew Gibson
Despite the coronavirus limiting many activities, Dunn County youth continue to do amazing things, and the Menomonie Optimist Club continues to honor those achievements through its Youth of the Month program. Three students from Colfax High School have earned this distinction. Caden Erickson is one honoree from Colfax High School. Caden is a two-sport athlete…
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DPI seeking additional Wisconsinites to test internet speed
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is seeking additional Wisconsin residents to take part in its initiative to collect information on internet connection speeds to improve access around the state. In partnership with Measurement Lab, the DPI invites residents to test their home internet speeds using M-Lab’s speed test. Data produced by the…
Read MoreWater main break at Colfax Elementary
Three veteran teachers retiring from Colfax school district
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Three veteran teachers, each with more than 30 years of service, will be retiring from the Colfax school district at the end of the school year: Linda Bilodeau, Deb Larson and Mark Mosey. The Colfax Board of Education approved their requests to retire at the February 15 meeting. Bilodeau,…
Read MoreMounders contemplate change to Cloverbelt Conference for all athletics
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — On February 15, the Board of Education for the Elk Mound Area School District started discussing the possibility of the school switching from the Dunn-St. Croix Conference to the Cloverbelt. District Administrator Eric Wright explained he and Athletic Director Mike Schiszik had been contacted by other members of…
Read MoreWisconsin FFA is unstoppable during unique year
By Ben Styer, 2020-21 Wisconsin State FFA Vice President In a year when COVID has stopped so many of our traditional experiences, FFA members across Wisconsin are continuing to break down barriers and be unstoppable in the classroom and their communities as they celebrate National FFA Week, February 20-27, 2021. FFA is an agricultural-based leadership…
Read MoreColfax 2020 Spelling Bee Winners – 2-17-2021
Three-Peat: Colfax girls earn third straight conference championship with win over Durand
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After a decisive win over Spring Valley February 1, the Colfax girls’ basketball team knew it had at least a tie for the Dunn-St. Croix Conference Championship. With a final conference game at Durand scheduled, the team that was one game behind them in the loss column, they knew a…
Read MoreColfax, Menomonie, and Chippewa Falls school districts hold community conversation
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you are a student with a disability, how are you going to get to school or work, especially in a rural area? This was the topic of discussion during a “community conversation” on increasing opportunities for employment for youth with disabilities held virtually by participants from the Colfax,…
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