Glenwood City, WI – Glenhaven, in partnership with Adoray Home Health & Hospice, is proud to announce the creation of a designated Hospice Suite, ensuring that community members in need of a serene, supportive environment for end-of-life care can remain close to home. This new space will provide individuals and their families a peaceful setting…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — The Boyceville Science Olympiad teams competed at the Wisconsin Science Olympiad state tournament at UW-Stout this past weekend, with a second division based on school size being introduced for the first time. The BHS team won the state championship over Baldwin-Woodville, while the team from BMS won the state championship in a competitive…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — The building at 1002 Main Street in Boyceville has housed many different enterprises over the years including a mercantile, a market, several different taverns and a food pantry. New owners Nathan and Nikki Clark will be taking the property in a whole new direction. The Clarks, who acquired the property…
Read MoreOn April 6, 2025, at approximately 2:48 p.m. the Wisconsin State Patrol along with the Hudson Police Department respond to a car vs motorcycle crash with injuries on I-94 at milepost 1 westbound in St. Croix County. Preliminary investigation indicates the car was in the right lane and attempted to overtake traffic by using the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has authorized the community development director to apply for a $286,000 stewardship grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for Homestead Park. St. Croix County has been pursuing a DNR stewardship grant for the past few years for Homestead Park, said Jason Kjeseth,…
Read MoreKenneth “Ken” Tape, 83, Colfax, passed away on Apr 3, 2025, surrounded by family. Ken was born on January 12, 1942 to Harold and Hilda (Williams) Tape. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1960 and from Wisconsin State University-Eau Claire (now UWEC) in 1967. He married the love of his life Kathy (Hainstock) in…
Read MoreWendy Sue Knutson, 67, of Eau Claire, Wis., passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in the comfort of her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 11, 1957, to Donald and Marge Seehaver, the second oldest of four children. She graduated from Colfax High School in 1975. She married…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — By a margin of nearly 63 percent, Wisconsin voters have agreed to add voter identification to the state constitution. According to unofficial vote totals, 1,435,948 people voted for the ballot measure to add voter identification to the Wisconsin Constitution, representing 62.8 percent of the vote, while 852,186 people voted…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Susan Crawford won the April 1 election for Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, and Jill Underly was re-elected as the superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Crawford received 1,301,128 votes, and her opponent, Brad Schimel received 1,063,244 votes, according to unofficial election results. Out of the total votes…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Two of the people in this story from the Colfax Messenger archives, Larry Edwards and Duane Schindler, received quilts from the Northwoods Quits of Valor at a presentation March 29 at the Viking Bowl. Jim Irwin received a Quilt of Valor during a Veterans Day presentation November 11, 2024. From the November 20,…
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