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Thinking of Sharing Your Senior Photo on Facebook? Think Twice!
Milwaukee, Wis. – It seems harmless and fun! A bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing their senior portraits, including the high school name and graduation year, to support the graduating class of 2020 (most of whom are at home because of the coronavirus pandemic). Watch out, scammers or hackers who…
Read MoreColfax FFA and FFA Alumni donating Swiss Miss pudding for distribution
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Colfax FFA and Colfax FFA Alumni have purchased 250 six-packs of Swiss Miss pudding for distribution with school lunches and for the public. “We are donating this as a way to give back to the community,” said Steve Ackerlund, president of the Colfax FFA Alumni. Of…
Read MoreCHS seniors receive support through yard signs
By Amber Hayden COLFAX — While driving through Colfax, it is hard not to see the signs that are placed in the yards supporting the Class of 2020. In early April, Sherri Bennett Scholfield reached out to the families of the high school seniors and asked if they would want to purchase the signs for…
Read MoreWIAA to review options to determine fate of Spring Sports
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control will discuss the membership’s options for the remainder of the spring sports seasons and for summertime regulations at its scheduled meeting on April 21 via video conferencing. Gov. Tony Evers extended the state’s Safer-at-Home order until May 26, 2020, and ordered all public…
Read MoreTrey Hovde of Colfax named 2020 DAR Good Citizen
EAU CLAIRE – Trey Hovde, son of Nancy and Trevor Hovde of Colfax, has received the Good Citizen Award from the Eau Claire Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). This award is given to a high school senior who excels academically, participates in extracurricular activities, and is active in the community.…
Read MoreColfax school board: school closed, all activities cancelled
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The most pressing topic of discussion for the Colfax Board of Education at the March 16 meeting was the closure of school as of 5 p.m. March 18 and the cancellation of all activities due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. “I want to commend our staff and the administrative team,”…
Read MoreElk Mound Drama Club play postponed
Elk Mound High School Drama Club has postponed until further notice their scheduled March 20 and 21, 2020 performances of A High-Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy, written by Bryan Starchman and produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Publishing Co. Inc. More information about rescheduled performances will be provided once those details have been determined.
Read MoreGov. Evers directs DHS to mandate statewide closure of all K-12 Wisconsin schools
MADISON — On Friday, March 13, Gov. Tony Evers directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the statewide closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, as part of the state’s efforts to respond to and contain the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The mandated closure will…
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Mounders boys’ basketball beats Adams-Friendship, falls to number two Altoona
By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team, which was seeded seventh, opened the week and regional tournament play with a home win over #10 Adams-Friendship on Tuesday, March 3, but fell 11 points shy of beating the number two-seeded Altoona Railroaders on Friday evening, March 6. Patience and energy were key factors for…
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