By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Educational materials will be available soon for residents in the Colfax school district regarding the $7.2 million referendum in November. Bill Yingst, district administrator, reported on the progress of handouts, posters and mailers at the Colfax Board of Education’s September 19 meeting. Yingst said he would be reviewing the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Now that juniors also are required to take the ACT college readiness test, the average scores of juniors and seniors at Colfax High School — and statewide — were lower in 2016 than in 2015. The Colfax Board of Education learned at the September 19 meeting that in addition…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library has officially launched a backpack program to provide emergency supplies for people in need. “After your article in the newspaper, talking about the need and the idea, people immediately responded. I want everybody to know that. The very next day,” said Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — Graduates of Elk Mound and Colfax could probably tell some dramatic stories about the football games between the Mounders and Vikings over the years. The September 16 game between the two teams is one Elk Mound fans will likely be talking about for a long time, while Colfax fans…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski RICE LAKE — The Colfax girls’ cross country team ran to a first-place finish out of 16 teams with a score of 67 points in the small school division of the Rice Lake Invitational held September 13 on the UW-Barron County campus. The Lady Vikings, with a score of 269, came…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — The Viking girls’ golf team played in matches hosted by Amery and Baldwin-Woodville last week.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax High School Senior Megan Schleusner already knows what she wants to be: a trauma surgeon and an emergency room physician. As part of her progress toward that goal, Megan attended the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, sponsored by the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, in…
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Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The Hilltoppers’ speed and turnovers proved to be a lethal combination for the Colfax football team in last Friday’s conference contest in Glenwood City. That quickness was evident especially on the defensive side of the ball as Glenwood City picked off three Treyton Teige passes and returned them for touchdowns and recovered…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — The Viking girls were back in action the week after Labor Day, beating Somerset at home Thursday in five sets and splitting four games in the Hudson Invitational Saturday.
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