COLFAX — Feather Communications owner, Dr. Heather Rothbauer-Wanish, has been chosen as a breakout speaker for the 2015 National Resume Writers’ Association (NRWA) Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. The NRWA Conference is designed to provide advanced training and education about the latest trends, issues, and technologies impacting the career industry. The conference, held annually, caters…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph NEW AUBURN — By all accounts, families with autistic children and other people with disabilities say the IRIS program is effective, saves money and allows them to make decisions about their own long-term care. Governor Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-2017 budget eliminates IRIS, which stands for “Include, Respect, I Self Direct.” About…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph NEW AUBURN — Governor Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-2017 budget would eliminate between 60 and 70 scientists from the state Department of Natural Resources. And that has constituents wondering who would be left to conduct the strategic analysis of frac sand mining. State Senator Terry Moulton (R-Chippewa Falls) (Senate District 23) and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The legislative listening session in New Auburn was packed, so Christina Schindler of Colfax only had a brief opportunity to say how the governor’s proposal to eliminate the IRIS program would affect her family. IRIS stands for “Include, Respect, I Self Direct” and is a program designed to allow…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A report of a domestic disturbance involving a man with a knife in Colfax turned out not to be true. At least the part about the knife did not appear to be true. There was a domestic disturbance. According to Colfax Police Chief William Anderson, Dunn County received a…
Read MoreCOLFAX — The April 7 ballot for the Colfax Village Board will include four candidates for village trustee for three open positions. Colfax Village President Scott Gunnufson is running un-opposed in the April election. The candidates for the village board trustee positions are Susan Olson (incumbent); Beverly Schauer (incumbent); Annie Schieber (incumbent); and David Wolff.…
Read MoreCOLFAX — The April 7 ballot for the Colfax Village Board will include four candidates for village trustee for three open positions. Colfax Village President Scott Gunnufson is running un-opposed in the April election. The candidates for the village board trustee positions are Susan Olson (incumbent); Beverly Schauer (incumbent); Annie Schieber (incumbent); and David Wolff.…
Read MoreCOLFAX — The April 7 ballot for the Colfax Village Board will include four candidates for village trustee for three open positions. Colfax Village President Scott Gunnufson is running un-opposed in the April election. The candidates for the village board trustee positions are Susan Olson (incumbent); Beverly Schauer (incumbent); Annie Schieber (incumbent); and David Wolff.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Until a Dumpster is overturned and emptied on a lawn, it’s hard to imagine just how much garbage it will hold. For those who saw the pile of garbage at 702 Pine Street in Colfax the afternoon of Wednesday, March 11, or the morning of Thursday, March 12 —…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It must have been some kind of a record for the Colfax Village Board. During a regular village board meeting that lasted seven minutes March 9, the Colfax Village Board approved minutes from previous meetings, approved annual refresher training for full-time employees and paid the village’s bills.
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