By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The theme for this year’s Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group booth in the Commercial Building at the Colfax Free Fair will be Dr. O.M. Felland. Dr. Felland, who practiced family medicine in Colfax for 45 years, died in May of 1974 at his home in Colfax at the age…
Read MoreATTENTION all past, present, and future COLFAX residents, as well as family and friends of Colfax residents! Students, families, alumni, community members, and more! We invite you to join us on Wednesday, June 26, at 6 p.m. at the Viking Bowl & Catering to help establish the Colfax School Athletic Booster Club! Since January 2023,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax currently has an unassigned fund balance of $420,020. Lynn Niggemann, administrator-clerk-treasurer, told the Colfax Village Board at the May 28 meeting that she had received the numbers from the auditors for the unassigned fund balance, the assigned fund balance and the restricted fund balance. The…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Elevator Commission By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Now that the Colfax Village Board has selected Ayres Associates to write the application for the Flexible Facilities grant, the Colfax Elevator Commission has come up with a “wish list” for the building. The Flexible Facilities Program would…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Elevator Commission By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has selected Ayres Associates to write the application for the $4.25 million Flexible Facilities Program grant to install an elevator in the Colfax Municipal Building and to renovate the basement. The village received three…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — For the first time in decades – or perhaps even since carnivals became part of the fair – the Colfax Free Fair will not have a carnival on Sunday this year. The fair opens Thursday, June 13, and closes Sunday, June 16. On Sunday at 10:30 a.m. there will…
Read MoreBy Lexie Aspen [Lexie Aspen just finished eighth grade at Colfax Middle School.] Memorial Day is a very important holiday. It is celebrated on May 27, 2024, this year. This holiday is observed on the last Monday of May every year. Memorial Day is a holiday that celebrates the men and women who fought for…
Read MoreCOLFAX, – The Colfax Public Library, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is participating in a program to make state park and forest vehicle admission day passes available to library card holders at Colfax Public Library. The “Check Out Wisconsin State Parks At Your Library” program began in 2022 and has grown…
Read MoreEight musical groups have been scheduled for the summer Music in the Park in Colfax this year. Concerts take place from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays in Tower Park in downtown Colfax. Rain location is the Colfax Fairgrounds on Railroad Avenue. Members of the public should bring lawn chairs. There is no charge to…
Read MoreMany local Colfax residents heard the sad news that Trash, a young Australian cattle dog, had run away from his home here in town. A door was accidentally left open, and he was nowhere to be found. An immediate search was instituted as well as posters and numerous online postings set up. Two weeks went…
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