On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 11:05 a.m. the Dunn County E-911 Center received a report of a Cirrus aircraft that had gone down in the Township of Sand Creek. Dunn County Deputies, Sand Creek Fire and Colfax Ambulance were dispatched to the area. A short time later the pilot was reported to have arrived…
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By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team took a loss against the Bloomer Blackhawks last Tuesday evening, November 20 falling 40-31. In what was a low scoring affair all around, Elk Mound scored just eight points in the first half; Bloomer netted only 13 points. The second half of Tuesday…
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COLFAX— With just a week’s worth of practices under its belt, the Colfax girls’ basketball team scrimmaged the Menomonie Mustangs on November 12. And as the Vikings’ long-time head coach Joe Doucette explained, a lot of his players gained some very valuable experience from that scrimmage, and it also showed areas where the squad will…
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by Lucy Grogan-Ripp Last month one Blugold traveled more than 2,000 miles from home to Texcoco, Mexico, to provide medical care to children in need. Ally Heidorn, a sophomore kinesiology major and Spanish minor from Colfax, paired up with Niños de Mexico, a nonprofit that focuses on providing care for orphaned or abandoned children around…
Read MoreTanner & Heather (Cress) Logslett, along with very excited big sister Creslyn and pups Django & Archie are blessed to announce the arrival of son Julian Randolph Logslett. Julian was born on August 13, 2018 at 10:45 a.m. He weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 19.5 inches long. He is a healthy and happy baby…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — The Howard Town Board will be holding a public hearing November 29 on the proposed developer’s agreement with Northern Sands Wisconsin to operate a frac sand mine not far from Colfax. The developer’s agreement is available on the Town of Howard’s website under the ordinances section. Northern…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ordered the mental health medical records of the woman suspected in a Spring Brook homicide be released to mental health experts. Judge James Peterson ordered the mental health records to be released to mental health professionals for an evaluation of Ezra J. McCandless at…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board is considering a balanced general fund budget of $707,860 for 2019. Village board members received the 2019 budget at the November 19 meeting for their review prior to the public hearing on the budget scheduled for December 5. The proposed 2019 budget of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district has “exceeded expectations” with a score of 77.2 on the annual review of school district performance for student achievement in 2017-2018. The score indicates a four point increase and compares to the previous year’s score of 73, said Eric Wright, school district administrator,…
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