By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Otter Creek Town Board and as chair of the Colfax fire board. COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board has approved purchasing a new Pierce fire engine from Fire Apparatus and Equipment, Appleton, at a cost of $565,624. The Colfax…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax has denied renewing a permit for a natural lawn because the area where the natural lawn is located has invasive species growing there. Northwest LLC, which applied for a natural lawn permit previously for the parcel behind the apartments on the south side of University…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you live in the villages of Elk Mound or Colfax or the Towns of Colfax, Grant, Elk Mound, Otter Creek, Spring Brook, Tainter or Wilson, you are eligible to participate in a Clean Sweep event June 6. The Clean Sweep will be held at the Colfax Fairgrounds from…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Wisconsin Northwoods Quilts of Valor have presented four more quilts to area veterans. Quilts were presented to Jon Suckow, Roger Hainstock, Alan Johnson and Rodney Johnson during an American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 meeting at the Grapevine Senior Center in Colfax May 16. Rodney Johnson was not…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — From September 1 to June 1 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, people will no longer be able to park on High Street west of Birch Street near the Colfax school district. It is difficult for the school buses to get through when cars are parked on…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has appointed Clinton Best to the open village trustee position. The village board received two letters of interest for filling the vacant trustee position from Clinton Best and Mark Mouledoux. In his letter, Best wrote: “To the Village of Colfax Board: “Hi, my name is…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The United States flag that was dedicated at Norton Lutheran Church last November has been stolen. Church members reported that the flag had been on the flagpole, flying at half mast, on Saturday, May 13, and by Sunday morning — it was gone. Tire tracks could be seen where…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a land transfer for a Minnesota couple planning to build a house on Lot 7 in the East View housing development on Dunn Street at no cost for the lot. Toby and Carita Pudwill of Winnebago, Minnesota, have submitted an application for Lot…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax plans to install a World War II Memorial at Iverson Park in Colfax on Memorial Day. The Colfax Village Board approved the installation of the memorial at the April 24 meeting. The memorial sign will be similar to the Vietnam Veterans…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R.Ralph Editor’s Noter: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter Creek and as chair of the Colfax fire board. COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board is considering the purchase of a new fire engine. Gary Hill, Colfax fire chief, presented information about new fire engines at the…
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