By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board — or rather, the audit and finance committee, which is a committee of the whole board — has reviewed a revenue and expense budget of $1,323,242 for 2024. While the general revenue and expense will likely stay the same, the budget has to be adjusted…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Tax Increment Finance Districts 3, 4 and 5 in Colfax are doing well, and the next big project will be Balsam Street in TID 3 at an estimated cost of over $600,000. Josh Low of Ehlers, Inc., the village’s financial consultant, reported on the TIF districts at a meeting…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — What started out as a normal, hectic, busy day on November 29 turned into something of a nightmare for Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, when she opened an e-mail that afternoon. Niggemann told the village board at a meeting that evening to review the 2024 budget that she had been…
Read MoreSheep farmer and weaver Melissa Todd, of Colfax-based Wool & Feather Farm, will be featured on the upcoming PBS Wisconsin special, Around the Farm Table Celebrates Small Farms. In the all-new special, host Inga Witscher takes a journey around the state to visit small farms and specialty makers who are finding new ways to preserve…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Have you ever wanted to test your water? Or maybe you want to try using a metal detector. Or perhaps your children or grandchildren are curious about playing a keyboard. The Colfax Public Library is pleased to announce the addition of The Library of Things, which includes a variety…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board’s public property committee is planning to develop a capital improvement plan. The public property committee met before the village board meeting November 13 to receive a report on the condition and history of the municipal building basement, said Gary Stene, village trustee and chair of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved a license for the sale of liquor and beer to be consumed off premises as well as a cigarette license for Synergy Cooperative. The sale will not close this week, but the goal is to close on the sale by December…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a developer’s agreement with Colfax Senior Living LLC as a condition of the sale of the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center. The Colfax Village Board met in closed session on November 13 to discuss and approve the developer’s agreement. The developer’s agreement includes…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Sometimes help arrives at the most opportune of times. Since the October Colfax Board of Education meeting, the school district has received several donations for the student assistance fund, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, at the Colfax school board’s November 13 meeting. The student assistance fund provides…
Read MoreBy Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt COLFAX — In order to understand why the basement of the Colfax Municipal Building has been closed for so long and what must be done to make it usable again, Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, researched and found information on past studies pertaining to the building. In addition to…
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