A son, Ty Edwin Sikora was born Jan. 9 to Kyle and Tammy Sikora of Boyd at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Chippewa Falls.
Read MoreA daughter, Onalee Ruth Kistner, was born January 20, 2014, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire to Amanda Satter and Adam Kistner of Colfax.
Read MoreBy Marlys Kruger While any fan that attends an athletic event is usually observant enough to notice when a player on either participating team has a medical problem such as a knee, ankle or shoulder injury because of the presence of a brace, foot boot or crutches, there are many athletes who deal with medical…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 22-year-old Colfax man has pleaded no contest and has been found guilty of burglarizing a property owned by state Representative Tom Larson and his wife, Mary. Jesse Thoms of 408 Cedar Street in Colfax waived a preliminary hearing scheduled in Dunn County Circuit Court January 30 and instead…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If there’s one thing that’s noticeable about Italy, it’s the churches. Lots of churches. Large churches. Lovely churches decorated with all kinds of artwork. Or is it really artwork? Not necessarily says Reverend Robert Schoenknecht, the pastor at Colfax Rural Lutheran.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax will be hosting a regional blood-borne pathogen and lockout/tagout training session sometime this year. The Colfax Village Board approved hosting the training session for village employees and employees from other municipalities at the January 27 meeting.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you have driven across the railroad crossing on Dunn Street by the Colfax Rescue Squad in the past week or two, you know what Village Trustee Beverly Schauer is talking about. Schauer brought up the issue of the railroad crossing ruts (county Highway BB on the west side…
Read MoreColfax/Elk Mound Church Directory – 1-29-2014
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A 39-year-old Colfax man died early Saturday morning after his snowmobile hit a tree in the Town of Howard in Chippewa County east of Colfax. Jason (Shorty) Darrell Schauer was traveling with companions on Trail No. 33 north of state Highway 40 when he failed to negotiate a turn…
Read MoreNatalie Peterson and Tanya Miller were Friday evening, January 24th, overnight guests of Gene and Bonnie Peterson. Natalie and Tanya were present at the Heart Blossom Quilt Shop on Saturday, January 25, for the booksigning of Natalie’s newly published book, “I’m Not the Pastor’s Wife, I’m Just Married to Him”.
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