By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board — or rather, the audit and finance committee, which is a committee of the whole board — has reviewed a revenue and expense budget of $1,323,242 for 2024. While the general revenue and expense will likely stay the same, the budget has to be adjusted…
Read MoreThe 2023-24 Bloomer-Colfax wrestling roster of 11 features seven returning letter winners. Among those seven letter winners is Ayden Anderson, Colfax’s lone competitor. Anderson returns for his senior season seeking to improve on a 31-20 record from last season. Second-year head coach Braydon Johnson will need to rely on his returning letter winners which also…
Read MoreELK MOUND — For the first time in many seasons, wrestling is once again an official sport at Elk Mound High School. Several years ago, Elk Mound joined with Colfax to offer wrestling but after little interest, the cooperative was dissolved and Colfax went with Bloomer. Elk Mound will once again be working with another…
Read MoreAdding a pair of convincing non-conference wins to its tally last week, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team saw its early season record improve to a perfect 5-0. Hosting Baldwin-Woodville last Thursday, November 30, the Mounders were able to pull away from the Blackhawks in the second half to post a 51-39 victory. Two days…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent It hasn’t been a good start to the basketball season for the Colfax boys as they dropped two non-conference games to Division 3 schools last week. They hosted the Amery Warriors on Tuesday, November 28 and were defeated 71-59, then two days later traveled to Bloomer to take on the …
Read MoreThe Elk Mound boys’ basketball team tipped off its 2023-24 season last week with a pair of non-conference victories. The Mounder boys welcomed Cloverbelt member Stanley-Boyd for their season and home opener last Tuesday, November 28. Trailing by a dozen points at intermission, Elk Mound was able to rally in the second half and force…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — It was an up and down week for the Colfax girl’s basketball team as they bombed the Bloomer Blackhawks in a home contest, 52-30, November 30, and two days later struggled against the Chippewa Falls McDonell Macks and lost 54-42. The game was one of six games played…
Read MoreJust when I thought I was getting a handle on “Bidenomics”, it’s being abandoned In last week’s column I tried to figure out what was “Bidenomics” that President Biden has been pushing and telling us about how great it is. Two days after we published the paper, I now read that because he is unable…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Tax Increment Finance Districts 3, 4 and 5 in Colfax are doing well, and the next big project will be Balsam Street in TID 3 at an estimated cost of over $600,000. Josh Low of Ehlers, Inc., the village’s financial consultant, reported on the TIF districts at a meeting…
Read MoreWHEATON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Chippewa County, Wis. that occurred on the morning of Friday, December 1, 2023. At approximately 1:23 a.m., a Dunn County Sheriff’s deputy began a pursuit in Dunn County of a vehicle. The pursuit…
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