GLENWOOD CITY — After its home conference meet last Tuesday had to be postponed due to rain, the Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ golf team finished in a second-place tie with host Glenwood City in a nine-hole Dunn-St. Croix Conference meet held Thursday, April 18 at Glen Hills Golf Course. Despite blustering winds and bone-chilling temperatures, Colfax-Elk…
Read MoreThe Elk Mound softball team got off to a bit of a slow start as it went just 2-3 to open the season including a 1-2 mark in Dunn-St. Croix play. But, that changed last week when it won back-to-back contests, both in conference play, for the first time this season to move above the…
Read MoreThe Elk Mound baseball team picked up a pair of key conference victories last week including a win over defending Dunn-St. Croix champion Mondovi to remain unbeaten in league and season play. The Mounders defeated Mondovi 8-1 on their home field at Village Park Monday, April 15 and then followed it up with a resounding…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax baseball team came up with their first win on the ball diamond with 7-0 win on the road against the Elmwood-Plum City Wolves April 15. They continued in their winning ways taking a 5-2 win on their home field three days later over the Glenwood City Hilltoppers. The…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent What was supposed to be a busy week for the Colfax girls’ softball team with five games on their slate, turned out to be a little quieter due to some cold and windy weather conditions. The Vikings picked up a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference wins, starting with a 13-0…
Read MoreWill there ever be peace on earth? Last week with all the protest on going at places of higher education, the thought I had was about the Nobel Peace Prize and the work done by those people trying to strive for a world free of wars. But, those students who shout “death to Israel, death…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — On April 20, 2024, at approximately 11:54 p.m., the Dunn County Communication Center was notified of a single vehicle crash near the intersection of County Road K and 670th Avenue in the Township of Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, the Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Menomonie Fire Department responded…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — With the closing of the Prevea Health Centers, Dunn County officials wondered who they could find to provide services for the Birth to 3 Program. The problem was solved when the Dunn County Board approved hiring a part-time occupational therapist and a part-time physical therapist as county employees…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved the purchase of another new radio for the Elk Mound Police Department at a price not to exceed $4,500. These radios are software based, so they are easy to update, said Elk Mound Police Chief Chad Weinberger at the Elk Mound…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Lynn Niggemann, who currently serves as the administrator-clerk-treasurer in Colfax, has been appointed by the Dunn County Board as Dunn County treasurer. The treasurer is one of the elected positions, along with the county clerk and the register of deeds, noted Vaughn Hedlund, county board supervisor from Boyceville and…
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