By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — By early April, Joan Scharlau’s house was starting to look like a bridal shop, what with all of the wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, flower girl dresses, bouquets and other assorted wedding paraphernalia. Scharlau, president of the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group, has been busy collecting wedding apparel for a…
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A 44-year-old man arrested in Colfax last December after fleeing on foot from a police officer has agreed to testify against several people implicated in multiple thefts and burglaries. Miles J. Gloss, along with his attorney, Melissa Peterson, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court April 7 before Judge Rod…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A woman who came after the Colfax police chief with a machete when he attempted to execute a warrant for arson has fired her attorney and asked for a speedy trial. Judge Rod Smeltzer, under the requirements of state law for a speedy trial, scheduled a trial in June…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 39-year-old woman arrested during a drug raid in Colfax entered a plea of no contest and was found guilty for an earlier case in which she was charged with one felony count of manufacturing and delivering methamphetamine. Alicia L. McMullin appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court April 6…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A 36-year-old Colfax woman whose house was the target of an arson last May has been sentenced to one year in jail and 42 months of probation on drug charges. Judge Rod Smeltzer sentenced Katie E. Bundy April 6 in Dunn County Circuit Court.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Referendum voters and survey respondents agree: “do something” about the Colfax Public Library. The Colfax Public Library Board met April 8 to discuss the referendum results and surveys gathered at the town hall meeting in February and surveys gathered at the library. The advisory referendum in the Village of…
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF SAND CREEK — Voters in the Town of Sand Creek approved two separate licenses for the sale of beer and wine in a referendum election held April 7. The Town of Sand Creek was completely dry prior to the election.
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