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18 Mile Creek polluted with sediment from frac sand mine

By Melissa | September 15, 2014

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  Perhaps you have noticed the color of 18 Mile Creek in Colfax lately — a sort of a thick, chalky, caramel color. The sediment in the creek became visible September 5 and was still visible more than a week later following torrential rain that fell on the area September…

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Feather Communications owner earns Ph.D. in organization and management

By Melissa | September 11, 2014

COLFAX – Feather Communications owner, Heather Rothbauer-Wanish, has earned her Ph.D. in Organization and Management with an Emphasis in Leadership from Capella University.

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Colfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 9-10-2014

By Melissa | September 8, 2014

Colfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 9-10-2014

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Colfax Twister Run has plenty of competitors this year

By Melissa | September 8, 2014

COLFAX — It was a near perfect morning weather wise for the Colfax Twister Run Sept. 6 with temperatures in the mid sixties and very low humidity for the 100 or so racers. Results of the three races are as follows:

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Colfax Health and Rehab – 9-10-2014

By Melissa | September 8, 2014

September arrived on Monday. Labor Day tagged along like it has every year on the first Monday in September since 1860. Residents had a special Labor Day meal. Many residents were able to accompany their family and friends for picnics and cookouts.

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Colfax Commercial Club considers way-finding signs

By Melissa | September 5, 2014

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  Have you ever noticed that Colfax does not have any signs directing people to the Colfax Fairgrounds? Or Evergreen Cemetery? Or to Colfax High School? Or the public library? Or the Colfax Railroad Museum? Or Tom Prince Memorial Park? Of course, if you are from Colfax, you know where…

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Women’s Club extends banner contest until Halloween

By Melissa | September 5, 2014

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Although the original deadline for the Colfax Women’s Club Minda Burling Banner Contest was set for September 6, the contest deadline has now been extended until Halloween. The contest involves identifying the photographs printed on the new banners along Main Street that were installed shortly before for the Colfax…

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Colfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 9-3-2014

By Melissa | September 1, 2014

Colfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 9-3-2014

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Cress-Berge wed July 12, 2014

By Melissa | September 1, 2014

Jeanna Cress of Glenwood City and Shane Berge of Colfax were married on July 12, 2014 at Emerald Ridge by Pastor Schoenknecht.

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Colfax Health and Rehab – 9-3-2014

By Melissa | September 1, 2014

First-rate cuisine, oodles of activities, and magnificent meteorological conditions, what more can you ask for? You may want a private room with adjoining private bath, laundry service, and housekeeping and beautifully constructed building surrounded by courtyards teeming with lush flowers and greenery. We have it all right here in beautiful downtown Colfax. The Square is…

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