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Drive with caution as school buses return this fall
After an unprecedented pandemic school year, students across Wisconsin are going back to the classroom, which will bring out more traffic near schools. September’s Law of the Month reminds drivers of the rules involving school buses and ways to protect young passengers. “School bus law violations pose serious risks for children, but the threat can…
Read MoreColfax school district reviews $9.48 million budget for 2021-2022 at annual meeting
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Review of the proposed budget for the 2021-2022 school year of $9.48 million in expenditures was part of the business at the Colfax school district’s annual meeting on August 16. About a dozen people attended the annual meeting. The expenditure budget represents an increase of $28,000 over the 2020-2021…
Read MoreColfax school board approves Back-to-School plan with masks optional
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved the Back-to-School plan with masks optional for the 2021-2022 school year. The school board approved making masks optional in June after the students and staff were finished for the school year, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, at the Colfax Board…
Read MoreHerb Kohl Foundation Scholarship application forms now available
MILWAUKEE — Online applications for the 2022 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholarship can now be submitted at www.kohleducation.org. A total of 100 students will be selected to receive $10,000 scholarships from among all applicants throughout the state. Applicants must be residents of Wisconsin who will graduate from high school in 2022, and plan to…
Read MoreCMBRG to meet Aug. 15
The Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group will meet Sunday, August 15, at 4:30 p.m. in Tower Park on Main Street in Colfax. The upcoming thrift sale on August 19 to 21 will be discussed with “sign up to work” schedules for sale week. Anyone who is interested in the preservation of the Colfax Municipal Building…
Read MoreElk Mound School Board approves virus mitigation plans for upcoming school year
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND – On July 26 the Elk Mound School Board approved starting the school year with several measures in place intended to mitigate the spread of the virus known as COVID – 19. Students and families should be aware masks or facial coverings will be optional on school property, but…
Read MoreColfax Scholastic Trap Team competes at Nationals
Four members of the Colfax Scholastic Trap Team made the 660 mile trip to Marengo, Ohio to take part in the 2021 Scholastic Clay Target Program’s (SCTP) national trap shoot. Once there, they found themselves competing against 1,115 other athletes. Unfortunately for the Colfax team, competitive squads are composed of five athletes. Dummy or ghost…
Read MoreColfax school board transfers $537,225 to capital improvements fund
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has transferred $537,225 to Fund 46, the capital improvements fund. During the audit meeting held prior to the regular school board meeting July 12, the Board of Education learned that the school district had $539,225 more in revenue than expenditures as of June 30,…
Read MoreColfax Board of Education receives comments on public comments policy
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education changed the public comment policy at the June meeting from five minutes per person to three minutes per person. Reducing the time for public comment to three minutes per person “is an attempt to silence the people who employ everyone at the school district,”…
Read MoreEM High School Alumni Scholarship Fund awards three students
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound High School Alumni Scholarship Fund awarded scholarships to three spring graduates this year. To be considered for the scholarship, the students were required to write an essay and also participated in a virtual interview. Wensel Sydney Wensel, daughter of Travis and Cindy Wensel, received a $1,000 scholarship. Sydney plans…
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