By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Borrowing up to $2 million for the Colfax school district’s energy efficiency project could be an option. But Bill Yingst, district administrator, says it is unlikely the Colfax Board of Education will have to borrow that much money.
Read MoreLee and Charlotte Anderson picked up Inez Schrader on Friday, May 24, and went to Barron where they picked up Mary Halverson. They delivered flowers to Dunn, Barron, Rusk, and Price counties. They spent some time in Hawkins first because Mary wanted to see where Inez grew up and also where Inez’s grandmother lived. Their…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — No decision has been made yet in an appeal filed by former Colfax resident Greg LaPean, the former owner of LaPean Implement. LaPean originally was charged with four counts of transferring encumbered property with the intent to defraud.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — When you turn on the tap in your home and fill a glass with water, do you know what you’re drinking? You really might not know what you are drinking, says Neil Koch, a retired geologist and hydrologist who presented a community forum on water quality at the Grapevine…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The fifth jury trial for former Colfax resident Michael Fodness has been scheduled for September in Rusk County. Fodness, 45, is charged with 16 counts of sex crimes against young girls, bail jumping and intimidating a witness. Fodness’s new attorney, Tom Starr, who is the fifth attorney in the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Nine properties included within the Eighteen Mile Creek floodplain will be able to file for a Letter of Map Amendment to come out of the floodplain. The Colfax Village Board approved a contract with Ayres Associates in the amount of $2,000 at the May 28 meeting to submit the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has authorized borrowing $1.17 million through the sale of water and sewer revenue bonds. The bonds that were approved at the May 28 Colfax Village Board meeting will refinance existing debt and will add new money for water and sewer improvements to the Park Drive…
Read MoreCOLFAX – The election of school board officers was just the start of the Colfax school board meeting held May 20 in the high school library. Don Berge will remain as president, Joel Hilson vice president, Ken Neuburg treasurer and Mike Lee, clerk. The Colfax Messenger will serve as the official school paper and board…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Although the Colfax Village Board would like to reconstruct all of the village’s streets that are in need of repair, the issue is how to pay for the work. In an effort to put the village on a path that will allow for the reconstruction of streets when necessary,…
Read MoreThe Merry Mixers Senior Citizens will hold their regular monthly meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, at the Grapevine Senior Center on Main Street in Colfax.
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