Bail set at $10,000 for arson By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 44-year-old woman shot by Colfax Police Chief William Anderson during the execution of a felony warrant for arson December 18 has now been charged with attempted homicide and recklessly endangering safety. The Dunn County district attorney’s office filed the charges in Dunn…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Jenny Almquist never thought she would be a public speaker. She never thought she would go to Thailand, either, to see firsthand the brothels where eight-year-old girls are kept as prostitutes. But the Colfax resident now finds herself doing both. Almquist, along with eight other Fierce Freedom team members,…
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The first movie shown in the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium after a decades-long hiatus was a success. The holiday classic, “Elf,” shown by the Colfax Commercial Club on December 20, played to a full house.
Read MoreComplied by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Another year has come and gone. Here is the Year in Review from the Colfax Messenger archives for January, February and March of 2014.
Read MoreThe glow of the Christmas lights and the smiles on everyone is the result of all the caring and wonderful people who have made our Christmas so special. It makes a person wish it were Christmas all year long. The week was a time for the ladies to get dressed up, have their hair done…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It’s something you do not even want to think about — an active shooter in one of the school buildings in Colfax or Elk Mound. Unfortunately, in the two years since the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, that left 26 students and staff members dead,…
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A woman was shot by a policer officer in an apartment above 601-603 Main Street in Colfax during the execution of an arrest warrant for arson. Colfax Police Chief William Anderson executed a felony warrant for the arrest of Beth Mittelstadt, 44, at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, December 18,…
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