by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — After returning virtually their whole team that finished 11-10 overall and 10-4 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play a year ago, the Elk Mound softball team has high hopes of moving up from their second-place finish in the conference this year. Jazmyn Shafer is gone from the team…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — The Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ track and field teams opened their 2025 season with a pair of indoor meets at UW-Stout. The Mounder squads started out their seasons competing in the Blue Devil Invitational held Tuesday, March 25 at UW-Stout’s Johnson Field House. They returned to the Johnson Field House four days…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — The Colfax track and field teams got the 2025 season underway last week when they competed in the Blue Devils Indoor Invitational held Tuesday, March 25 at UW-Stout’s Johnson Field House. The Viking boys scored five points to tie Mondovi for 21st place while the girls finished in a tie with Tomah for…
Read MoreFLORIDA — The Colfax softball team opened their 2025 season in the Sunshine State. Playing three games over a four-day span in Cocoa Beach and Titusville Florida, the Vikings softballers went 1-2. Colfax dropped its season opener 19-3 to Olentangy Liberty, Ohio in a game that was played at Cocoa Beach last Friday, March 28. …
Read MoreThey have no plan, only scare us! I should not have been surprised last week by our friendly Democratic leaders that were out on the campaign trail with more scare tactics and with no substance or a plan to lead the United States into the future. Senator Bernie Sanders I-VT and Congresswoman Alexander Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Jon K. Miller, accused of murdering Mary K. Schlais in 1974 and hiding her body in a snow bank in the Town of Spring Brook, has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Miller, age 84, and his attorneys Shelly Tomtschik and Travis Satorius, appeared before Judge…
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MENOMONIE — On Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at approximately 7:14 a.m., the Dunn County Communication Center received a 911 call reporting a female lying in the ditch that appeared to have been struck by a vehicle on County Highway Y, between 330th Ave and 370th Ave, in the Town of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin. The…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has selected fifth grade teacher Tristan Kittilson as the new principal at Colfax Elementary to replace Trevor Hovde, who plans to retire at the end of the school year. The school board met in closed session the evening of March 27 to consider candidates…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie Fire Department should hire an additional 15 firefighter/paramedics along with two full-time staff members to adequately staff all shifts, according to a study completed by Public Administration Associates, LLC. The Menomonie Fire Department is a combination volunteer and career department that leans more toward the career side…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE-At their meeting on Wednesday evening the Boyceville school board voted to move forward with updating the weight room using referendum money. “It fits the plan and fits within the budget that was in our facilities study,” said district administrator Nick Kaiser. The phy ed teachers spoke to the board about the…
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