By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Northwoods Quilts of Valor awarded 12 quilts at the Viking Bowl the evening of March 29 to area veterans who served during the Vietnam War era from 1955 to 1975. Northwoods Quilts of Valor began stitching quilts in 2022. Quilts of Valor was started in 2003…
Read MoreThe Elk Mound softball team was involved in a trio of shutout contests to open its 2025 campaign last week. Unfortunately, the Lady Mounders found themselves on the wrong side of two of those outcomes as they began the new season with a 1-2 record. The lone win came in its season, home and Dunn-St.…
Read MoreThe Elk Mound baseball team got off to a quick start last week with a pair of weekend wins over non-conference competition. After cold weather and snow canceled their scheduled April 1 season opening clash of conference champions in Hammond versus St. Croix Central (champs of the Middle Border), Elk Mound had to wait a…
Read MoreCOLFAX — After competing as a cooperative with Elk Mound the past several seasons, Colfax will once again have its own boys’ golf team. With Elk Mound moving to the Cloverbelt West Conference at the conclusion of the current school year, the cooperative agreement, which ended last season, could not be renewed. Last year’s cooperative…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax elevator commission. By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — An anonymous donor has pledged $40,000 in matching funds for the Colfax Municipal Building elevator project. The donor is an alumnus of Colfax High School, said Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, and a member of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — State Representative Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) and state Senator Jesse James (R-Thorp) will hold a budget listening session in Colfax on Friday, April 11. The listening session will begin at 4 p.m. in the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium. When the listening session was announced, several people raised concerns that…
Read MoreThe little sign is no more! A week ago Monday as I was clearing the small amount of snow and ice from my front walk, I heard a grinding noise coming from down the street. As I turned and looked to my west, there was a St. Croix County Highway Department truck with a couple…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The 2024 J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award has been presented to Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, and Jolene Albricht, youth services librarian. The Colfax Commercial Club presented the awards at the Colfax Public Library on March 27. The 2024 J.D. Simons Award marks the ninth presentation…
Read MoreELK MOUND — For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth groups. More than 600,000 entries are submitted worldwide in the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Elliot Munsinger, a 7th grade student at Elk Mound Middle School placed 3rd at the…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $100,000 cash for a 17-year-old Menomonie girl charged in the hit and run death of Ann Seidl on March 29 in the Town of Dunn. Addison Bowell made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court April 2, along with her attorney Michael R.Cohen,…
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