Editor’s note: Patrick Furey, an enthusiastic geocacher and retired math and science teacher from Colfax High School after 25 years of service, submitted the photograph and the information about the CITO event. COLFAX — Twenty-seven geocachers gathered at the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area for a Cache In Trash Out (CITO) event on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Residents in Colfax and the surrounding area will soon be able to visit the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s Mobile Career Lab when it visits Colfax the first Thursday of each month. Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, spoke to the Colfax Village Board at the April…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It is the largest grant Colfax has ever received for street projects. Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, received a letter from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation dated April 4 informing her that Colfax had been awarded a Municipal Street Improvement Supplemental Program (MSIS) grant, which is a component of the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Rescue Squad will be holding a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, May 5. During the spaghetti dinner, area residents will be able to meet some of the Colfax Rescue Squad crew members as well as the new EMS director, said Chrystal Smith, director of the Colfax Rescue Squad.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Finances for the Colfax school district will now include a Fund 80, also known as a “community program and services” fund. The Colfax school district’s budget for next year will be tight, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, at the Colfax Board of Education’s April 22 meeting. If…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education conducted a perfectly routine organizational meeting at the April 22 meeting. Andrew De Moe, school board clerk, administered the oath of office to incumbents Kyle Knutson and Ken Neuburg, who were the only two candidates on the ballot April 2 for two positions on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as a member of the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area Management Committee. COLFAX — A Science Exploration Day for explorers of all ages will be held at the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area on Saturday, May 18. Three lessons — Rocks…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A meeting to discuss how accessibility for people with disabilities can be improved at the Colfax Public Library is scheduled for May 13 at the Grapevine Senior Center on Main Street in Colfax. The Colfax library has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association to install…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling Management Committee as the representative for the Town of Otter Creek. COLFAX — The Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling Management Committee has asked Lynn Niggemann to stay on as the administrator of the solid waste and recycling program.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — William C. Yingst Jr., Colfax school district administrator, was not expecting to deal with a school safety incident on Friday, April 19. At least, not up until 4:30 that morning he was not expecting to deal with a school safety incident, which turned out to be the threat of…
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