By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Talk about making a change in your life. Four years ago, Portia Kistner Maves was minding her own business, raising her three children with her husband, James, working as an aide at an assisted living facility in Hudson and just generally enjoying her life and her Harley Davidson motorcycle.…
Read MoreThe American Legion Auxiliary of Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax will meet Wednesday, October 13, at 1:30 p.m. at Cafe II Coffee Shop and Bakery on Main Street in Colfax.
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By LeAnn R. Ralph SAUK COUNTY — A 59-year-old LaCrosse man found guilty of causing a traffic crash on I-94/I-90 near Lake Delton in October of 2018 that killed two Dunn County men has been sentenced to 66 years in prison and 38 years of extended supervision. Albart B. Shores, who was convicted following a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Joint Review Board for the Village of Colfax has given final approval for creating Tax Increment Finance District 5. The Joint Review Board’s approval of TID-5 at a meeting held September 28 was the final step in the process of creating a new tax increment finance district for…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has agreed to keep the “masks optional” policy in the Back-to-School Plan for dealing with COVID-19 — at least for now. In the first month of school, has the masks optional policy worked? asked Ken Neuburg, school board member, at the Board of Education’s…
Read MoreNote: This story has been updated to reflect the correct percentage of Town of Colfax wells testing above 10 mg/L for nitrate. By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF COLFAX — Although agriculture is the primary land use in Dunn County, and agriculture is associated with nitrate contamination of water wells, whether an individual well is…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — After being on the waiting list for six years, Colfax resident Gust Fehr was finally able to go on the Freedom Honor Flight out of La Crosse to Washington D.C. Saturday, September 11. “I wouldn’t trade (the Freedom Honor Flight) for any vacations I’ve ever had. It was one…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX – The Village of Colfax was $92,889 under-budget for 2020, although public works was $2,032 over-budget. The only expenditure that was over the 2020 budgeted amount was public works at $2,000, but general government expenditures were under-budget by $10,000, noted Joe Harrison of Bauman Associates during the audit report given…
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