Listed below are the results from the 2014 Dunn County Fair:
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph DUNN COUNTY — Two Democratic candidates will be on the ballot for the August 12 primary in Dunn County for sheriff. Challenger Chris Kruse of Boyceville will face off against Incumbent Sheriff Dennis Smith of Colfax.
Read MoreTo the Village of Colfax & Residents: I would like to congratulate the Village of Colfax and all of its volunteers for a most wonderfully planned sesquicentennial.
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 8-4-2014
Read MoreSHELL LAKE, WI — Colfax area native Tate Russell performed at the Shell Lake Arts Center’s “Monster Jam,” on Friday, July 18, 2014.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Terry Nichols of Colfax has been before the Dunn County Board so many times to request a non-binding referendum on technical school funding that even he is not sure how many times it has been. “I’m back for the fifth or sixth time to ask for a non-binding referendum…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — There’s good news and bad news concerning the 2015 budget for Dunn County. The good news, said Gene Smith, county manager, at the Dunn County Board’s July 30 meeting, is that the beginning shortfall is smaller than in years past.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — To enforce or not to enforce — that is the question regarding the village’s swimming pool ordinance. The Colfax Village Board once again discussed enforcing the swimming pool ordinance at the July 28 meeting but did not make a decision beyond asking Jackie Ponto, administrator-clerk-treasurer, to seek an opinion…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — In the opinion of the village’s attorney, the ordinances that Colfax has on the books do not support condemning the Felland house located at the corner of First Avenue and Pine Street. The Colfax Village Board discussed the situation at the July 28 meeting, and board members concluded that…
Read MoreBy Marlys Kruger COLFAX — It was a sparse crowd as usual when Colfax District Administrator Bill Yingst, in his fourth year leading the district, gave his report at the annual meeting held July 28 in the high school cafeteria. Three administrators, John Dachel, Trevor Hovde and Polly Rudi along with yours truly were the…
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