There is a solution to the current and future demand for skilled transportation technicians. The statewide technician talent shortage is real, and dealerships and shops are facing historic technician shortages in automotive, collision, and diesel positions. The Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association (WATDA) Foundation, supported by dealerships and other industry partners, annually awards scholarships…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It was a chilly day last April when Heather Morning found herself being lowered into a septic tank head first. Morning, a firefighter/paramedic with the Eau Claire Fire Department who is a Colfax resident, was on duty when a call came in reporting that a four-year-old child had fallen…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Wisconsin Northwoods Quilts of Valor presented eight quilts to area veterans on Veterans’ Day during the annual Veterans’ Day supper Saturday evening at the Grapevine Senior Center. Vietnam era veterans Jerry Anderson, Mike Boyd, Tom Dunbar, Stan Knudson, Richard Larson, Jon Scott, Julian (Happy) Silva —…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Colfax — Members of the Colfax High School Drama Club have been working on perfecting their performance of “Beauty and the Beast” since early August — and now it’s show time. Performances are scheduled for Friday, November 3, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, November 4, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved a total combined tax levy of $3,124,420 for the 2023-2024 school year. The motion approved at the school board’s October 23 meeting included levying $3,563 for the non-referendum approved land purchase debt service; $10,690 for non-referendum approved unfunded liability; $11,938 for the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — People will still be able to park their snowmobiles behind the Blind Tiger on Main Street in Colfax. After the Colfax Messenger reported on the last village board meeting when the board approved the snowmobile routes resolution, is seemed like there needed to be some clarification, said Lynn Niggemann,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has written off a $30,000 debt owed to the village by the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center for payments in lieu of taxes. The Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center is potentially going through a sale process, said Lynn Niggemann, administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Village Board’s…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Dale Bergeson has done it again. Bergeson, of Colfax, and his two daughters, Megan and Tabatha, ran the 39th Army Ten-Miler together in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 8. Bergeson has run in the Army Ten-Miler for nearly 30 years. The Colfax Messenger reported in the November 10, 1994,…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A house fire reported by a passerby on county Highway S northwest of Colfax last Thursday evening resulted in a total loss of the home. The fire was called in at 5:30 p.m. October 19 by someone who was driving by, said Gary Hill, Colfax fire chief. The cellular…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Cedar Street punchlist has been completed, and the Colfax Village Board has authorized the final pay request of just shy of $100,000. The punchlist had about a dozen items, including sand stockpile areas, the curb and gutter on Cedar Street, the manholes and the sidewalks, said Mitch Nicols…
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