By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has found probable cause in a drug case involving felony charges for two former Colfax residents and has scheduled arraignment hearings in December. Jacob H. Foslid, 21, and Samantha R. Osterberg, 17, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court October 26 for a preliminary hearing. Foslid…
Read MoreCarol Gustum and Swanee Rasmussen accompanied Tom and Sue Gustum, Abigail, Melvin and Lisa to Eau Claire on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 21 to attend “Fiddler on the Roof” held at the State Theater where Tom and Sue’s other 3 children, including: Hannah, who played the part of Fruma-Sarah, Samuel, playing the part of the Russian…
Read MoreBy Kelsie Hoitomt On Wednesday, October 24 the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website hosted a chat session with Tom Woletz. Woletz has worked at the DNR for 38 years in almost all of the environmental programs. He has conducted many inspections of mines as a field engineer. He has an engineering degree from the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Many people are aware that we have bears, coyotes, bobcats and wolves in the area. But cougars? Stephanie Dusek and Stephanie Frogner, who live south of Colfax in the county Highway N area, both believe that their horses were attacked by a cougar within the past several weeks.
Read MoreNovember sixth is just days away and it is a time when all Americans need to participate in their right to vote. The nation’s general election is all set and the choices that the voters make will determine how our country, state and community will appear in the future. Not only are we being asked…
Read MoreJohn and Teresa McCue of Hayward are proud to announce the arrival of their son, Jace John McCue.
Read MoreThe Merry Mixers Senior Citizens group will hold their regular meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, at the Grapevine Senior Center on Main Street in Colfax.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a one-year contract for a little over $9,000 with Hydro-Designs for cross connection surveys of residential and commercial water systems. The Colfax Village Board approved the contract for $226 per month for the residential program and $539 per month for the commercial program…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — How to pay for it all? That’s the question Brian Reilly of Ehlers and Associates, the village’s financial advisor, attempted to answer at the Colfax Village Board’s October 22 meeting.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The village’s financial advisor, Brian Reilly of Ehlers and Associates, says the Colfax sewer utility could not afford to pay $50,000 a year for pollutant trading to mitigate phosphorus discharge levels.
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