By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area Management Committee. COLFAX — Students from the Chippewa Valley Technical College’s electrical power distribution program got some practical experience when they installed an osprey nesting platform at the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Among the business conducted at the 13-minute-long January 22 Colfax Village Board meeting was the approval of a Bobcat municipal trade-in for $4,500. The village board spent about a minute making the motion and approving the trade-in. The total price of the Bobcat from Bobcat Plus is $60,907.08, along…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved 343 open enrollment spaces for regular education with no open enrollment spaces available for special education or contracted services. The Colfax Board of Education approved 30 students per section as the maximum capacity of seats available for regular education at the January…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center is now Colfax Senior Living LLC, which is managed by Frontida Management Group, a family-owned, Wisconsin-based company. Frontida manages 10 other long-term care communities throughout Wisconsin. “My team and I are excited to continue to serve the community of Colfax and Dunn County and support Executive Director, Amber…
Read MoreOn January 15, the Dunn County Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society gathered at the Viking Bowl in Colfax to present the “Barbershopper of the Year Award” and Install Officers and Board Members for 2024. Receiving the award of Barbershopper of the Year for 2023 was Neil Segerstrom of Mondovi. Neil’s dedication and passion show…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has accepted a proposal from Woods Run Forest Products to thin 17.5 acres of red pine plantation north of the Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Site. The recommendation is to remove 30 to 40 percent of the volume of standing timber, according to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph EAU CLAIRE — A 31-year-old Colfax man who allegedly possessed 4.23 pounds of methamphetamine and for whom bail was set at $100,000 cash has pleaded not guilty. Dalton D. Clayton of County Highway N, Colfax, appeared in Eau Claire County Circuit court via Zoom from the Jackson Correctional Facility on January…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — In an effort to create an after-school program around model railroads as well as develop other programming, the Colfax Railroad Museum is applying for a $497,000 Wisconsin Department of Administration grant. The Colfax Village Board approved a resolution at the January 8 meeting in support of the Colfax Railroad…
Read MoreCOLFAX — A winter fun day of snowshoeing will take place at the Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area on Saturday, February 3. Guided children’s and adult snowshoe hikes will be offered during the event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. You can also explore the Preserve on your own, if you wish. Throughout…
Read MoreCOLFAX — The Northwoods Quilts of Valor recently awarded a Quilt of Valor to Vernon Kressin. Sally Johnson, a Colfax resident and a member of the Northwoods Quilts of Valor, sewed the quilt. Kressin, who is currently a resident of Lakeland, Florida, was a longtime resident of Colfax. In 1969, Kressin became a business partner…
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