By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — How many times this year have you driven down River Street in Colfax and encountered a large pile of snow? If the Colfax Village Board agrees to buy a Skid Steer with a snow blower attachment, those piles of snow will be relics of the past. Rand Bates, director…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  What constitutes an eyesore? And what, exactly, can the Village of Colfax do about it? The Colfax Village Board wrestled with those two questions at the February 24 meeting after receiving a complaint from Beth Noer Fierek about the house at 606 Balsam across the street from the house…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Five candidates have filed nomination papers for three positions on the Colfax Village Board for the April 1 election: Mark Halpin (incumbent); Richard Johnson (incumbent); Carey Davis; George Richards; and Jeremy Klukas. The Colfax Messenger sent out candidate questionnaires to all of the candidates, and Klukas returned the fourth…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  In honor of the Colfax Sesquicentennial celebration July 17-20, 2014, the history installment for this edition of the Colfax Messenger is about one particularly unfortunate year in 1905 when the dam went out and plunged Colfax into darkness; when severe thunderstorms caused considerable wide-spread damage; and when the bridge…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —So far this year, the Colfax area has gotten about 60 inches of snow, and village employees have had to deal with 34 frozen water laterals — and counting. When village employees are busy plowing snow or thawing frozen water pipes, that means they do not have time for anything…