By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a flood elevation easement for a snowmobile trail bridge on 18 Mile Creek. The bridge, which will be near Colfax Evergreen Cemetery, will be in the floodplain, and there could be an increase in the depth of flood water because of the bridge,…
Read MoreCOLFAX — The theme for the School District of Colfax’s Veterans Day program on Thursday will be “Honoring All Who Served.” The Veterans Day program begins at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 11, in the Colfax High School gymnasium. Veterans and members of the general public are invited to attend, and the program will be live-streamed…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Mark Halpin, who served on the Colfax Village Board for 25 years all together, died on Monday, November 1. Halpin was 60 years old. Over the years, he served on a variety of village board committees and most recently was chair of the audit and finance committee (a committee…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax will now be considered a second amendment sanctuary village. The resolution approved by the Colfax Village Board at the October 25 meeting is, however, different from the original resolution presented by a group of village residents and references lawful gun ownership, lawful gun legislation or executive orders and…
Read MoreThe Merry Mixers senior citizens group will hold their regular meeting on Thursday, November 4, at 2 p.m. at the Grapevine Senior Center on Main Street in Colfax. The program will be presented by the music department at Colfax High School. Lunch will be furnished by Marie Swartz and Vickie Hendricks. Everyone is welcome!
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax school district has come close to being closed this fall due to shortages of food service staff, custodians and bus drivers. The school district has been operating “bare bones” in several of the last three or four weeks because bus drivers have been out ill as have…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved a property tax levy of $3,345,616 for 2021-2022, representing an increase of $210,062 over last year’s tax levy. The mill rate on the tax levy will be $7.98 per $1,000 of property value, which is the same mill rate as last year,…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Maybe you have noticed the new flower bed in Tom Prince Memorial Park around the park sign and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Troy Knutson and Rod Larson donated their time to build the flower bed, and Woods Run Forest Products in Colfax donated the timbers and the spikes used…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as a supervisor on the Otter Creek Town Board, and in the absence of Mark Warner, chair of the Otter Creek Town Board, represented the township at the fire board meeting. COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board has approved a budget of $112,700…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — After serving as the Colfax fire chief for 13 years, Don Logslett says it’s time for some “new blood” at the helm of the Colfax Community Fire Department. Logslett told the Colfax Community Fire District Board at the October 14 meeting that he planned to step down as fire…
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