By Kelsie Hoitomt On Sunday, November 9 there was a CBS 60 Minutes segment that had reporter Scott Pelley interviewing Robert McDonald, who just three short months ago took over as Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs. McDonald became Secretary after Eric Shinseki resigned upon word getting out that tens of thousands of veterans had been placed…
Read MoreRod and Ellen Maukstad of Colfax, WI, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Robin Maukstad, to Jordan Peshaw, son of Ron and Lee Peshaw of Boyceville, WI.
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Read MoreMENOMONIE — Dani Tuschl received the Classified Employee Appreciation Award for October at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Tuschl, of Colfax, works in University Dining Services.
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Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 23-year-old Colfax man has been sentenced to one year in jail for third degree sexual assault in Dunn County and in Chippewa County. Max D. Whinnery was sentenced to an additional 60 days in jail in Dunn County by Judge William Stewart during a court hearing November 6…
Read MoreI am writing this letter to the citizens of Colfax to help keep topics and decisions made by the Committees and Village Board as transparent as possible for our Village residents. In recent months we have advertised and proceeded to buy land for residential development. This purchase was not taken lightly, and the Planning Commission…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The attorney representing the Village of Colfax and a Dunn County circuit court judge agreed it was a unique situation that neither of them would probably ever see again. Judge James Peterson approved a new plat for the second addition to Evergreen Cemetery in Colfax during a hearing in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The congregation at Colfax Lutheran has exceeded the goal set for fund-raising for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Malaria Campaign in the half the time. Church members set a goal of $2,000, and as of August of this year, after nine months of fund-raising, the church had already…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — It is a story of starvation and neglect. Of patience and skill and courage. And ultimately, it is a story of success. McKayla Hohmann, 13, of Colfax, and Humble Hazel, a champagne-colored mare owned by Karen Lee of Boyceville, were part of a three-horse first-place team at the U.S.…
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