By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The prices for students in Colfax for school breakfast, lunch, extra milk and extra entrees will increase by 5 cents for the 2024-2025 school year. The Colfax Board of Education approved the price increases for every category at the May 20 meeting. Lunch prices for the 2023-2024 school year…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax Manor on University Avenue has received a natural lawn permit from the Village of Colfax for the area along Eighteen Mile Creek. Letters to 25 property owners, located within 300 feet of the proposed natural lawn, were mailed out, said Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Village…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling will be holding a Clean-Sweep event for hazardous waste at the Colfax Fairgrounds on June 4 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. All residents who live in the municipalities that are part of the Colfax Responsible Unit are eligible to participate in the Clean…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The spaghetti dinner at the Colfax Rescue Squad on Sunday, May 5, raised $1,849. The Colfax Village Board approved at the May 13 meeting using the money raised to purchase a medic bag for the Colfax Rescue Squad and two binder lifts. According to a report from Chrystal Smith,…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Members of the American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax, will meet at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 27, in the Colfax High School parking lot to travel to Sand Creek for that community’s Memorial Day ceremonies. At 10:30 a.m., a parade will begin from Colfax High School to Evergreen Cemetery for an…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — While two sets of twin homes (four units) in the East View residential development along Dunn Street would be prohibited from being sold as rentals, two other twin homes apparently would not be prohibited as rentals. John Fraley of Homes by Croix Creek has committed to building five houses…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as a member of the Colfax Elevator Commission. COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved moving forward with a grant application for the Flexible Facilities Grant in the amount of $4.25 million for the Colfax Municipal Building. The Colfax Elevator Commission, which was authorized…
Read MoreColfax Public Library is hosting “The Bubbler”, Steve Russell, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 23rd in a free show at the park outside the library. Families are invited to come watch, pop bubbles, and enjoy a community “welcome to spring”. The Bubbler brings whimsy to the world. With a lot of water and just…
Read MoreThe American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax held a military funeral for Jesse N. Dicks on April 27 at the Colfax Fairgrounds. Legionnaires serving on the firing squad were Dale Bergeson, Derold Tuschl, Gust Fehr, “Happy” Silva, Ken Dierich, Nick Kressin and Roger Knutson. Legionnaires serving as the color guard were Alan Johnson and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It all started when Colfax Police Chief William Anderson became aware of a village resident who had four or five cats that had not been licensed by the village. Police Chief Anderson told the Colfax Village Board at the April 22 meeting that he had told the woman she…
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