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Local resident receives trip from Make-A-Wish Foundation

By Melissa | July 13, 2015

by Marlys Kruger Jordan Aaron, a soon to be junior at Colfax High School, was diagnosed his freshman year of high school with Hodgkins Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph system.

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Cress-Logslett wed June 6

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

Tanner Paul Logslett and Heather Marie Cress were married June 6, 2015, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bloomer, WI.

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Grapevine senior nutrition menu – 7-8-2015

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

Grapevine senior nutrition menu – 7-8-2015

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Local Girls Explore Firefighting, EMS Careers at Girls on Fire Camp at CVTC

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

EAU CLAIRE – Elizabeth Dachel, an eighth grader from Colfax, couldn’t wait for her chance to attend Girls on Fire, the firefighting and emergency medical services career exploration camp at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) June 22-26.

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Colfax Health and Rehab – 7-8-2015

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

The Good Old Summer Time is in full “Swing” here at the Big Yellow House. With the fair closing on Sunday we were open for merriment and frivolity all week long.

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Colfax girl graduates from Challenge Academy

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

by Marlys Kruger After struggling to motivate herself during her high school years in the Colfax School District, Kelcy Arvold found herself short on credits in her senior year, meaning she was not going to graduate with her classmates this past spring. Knowing she needed an education and some self discipline to be successful in…

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Larson Bill signed into law

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

On July 1st Governor Scott Walker signed into law Assembly Bill 99 (now Act 32), a bill that was introduced by Rep. Tom Larson, Colfax and Sen. Terry Moulton that adds the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Chippewa Falls to the statutory list of veterans-related sites included on the official state highway map.

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Judge says ‘no’ to new attorney for Beth Mittelstadt

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has denied a request for a new attorney from a 44-year-old Colfax woman found guilty of criminal damage to property and recklessly endangering safety. Beth M. Mittelstadt, who was found guilty in connection with a fire at a Colfax residence and threatening the Colfax police…

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Colfax Railroad Museum thief sentenced to jail and restitution

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  —  A 26-year-old Colfax man convicted of a felony for stealing iron from the Colfax Railroad Museum has been sentenced to eight months in jail and ordered to pay nearly $7,000 in restitution.

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Cafe II opens on Main Street in Colfax

By Melissa | July 7, 2015

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  —  Cafe II is the second time around for Mark Johnson in more ways than one. In the middle of June, Johnson opened the Cafe II Coffee Shop and Bakery in the Colfax Arts and Antique Mall. The coffee shop occupies the space previously occupied by Lynn’s Brewed Awakenings.

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