by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — As they say — when it rains, it pours. Channel 18 (WQOW television) out of Eau Claire approached the Village of Colfax about doing a segment on the East View lots, and there was no time to have a plan commission meeting before the segment was filmed, said Lynn…
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by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has denied a request from Nick and Jess Anderson, owners of the Blind Tiger, to help fund the mural that has been painted on the south wall of the building. Jeff Prince, village president, said at the June 12 village board meeting he liked the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Zoning Board of Appeals has denied a request to divide the two four-plex units on University Avenue into two separate properties. James Russell, of Russell Rentals, spoke to the Zoning Board of Appeals during a public hearing held June 12. Russell said he had gotten involved with…
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by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Although there was some doubt initially whether there was going to be a chicken dinner on Sunday, June 18, at the Colfax Free Fair, the chicken dinner is on the schedule again. The Colfax FFA Alumni will be sponsoring the chicken dinner on Sunday, said Steve Ackerlund, president of…
Read MoreCOLFAX— Helen Reed, co-owner of the Colfax Messenger, wrote a weekly column for the newspaper at the time of the June 4, 1958, tornado. Here is Helen’s column the week after the tornado in the June 12 edition of the Messenger: White-faced and weary, after a whole night of wakefulness, and with a numbness that…
Read MoreCompiled by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Sixty five years ago, on June 4, 1958, a tornado — later determined to be an EF5, the most destructive of tornadoes — descended on Colfax at 7 p.m. All together, the tornado left a path of destruction 33 miles long and killed 28 people, 12 of them…
Read MoreCOLFAX — This year’s winner of the essay contest sponsored by the American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax is Colfax High School student Elizabeth Schmitt. The theme for the contest is “What Memorial Day Means to Me.” As the first-place winner, Elizabeth received a check for $100 and was asked to read her essay…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Elevator Commission COLFAX — Through pledges, donations, memorials for loved ones, the $22 for 22 Steps campaign, thrift sales, bake sales and other fund raisers, the Colfax Elevator Commission has raised $123,000. The money is intended to go toward installing an elevator…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Although milk will cost the Colfax school district less in the 2023-2024 school year, bread prices have increased, and the cost of lunch and breakfast will increase too. With bulk purchasing through the Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs), school districts are able to get a better pricing on milk…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — On a beautiful, sunny, warm spring day, the Colfax school district, with an all-school assembly and other guests present, dedicated the Dee Clark Pavilion and Outdoor Classroom at Colfax Elementary. Dolores (Dee) Clark taught at Colfax Elementary from 1970 until she retired in 1991. In 2019, the Colfax school…
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