By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Dale Bergeson has done it again. Bergeson, of Colfax, and his two daughters, Megan and Tabatha, ran the 39th Army Ten-Miler together in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 8. Bergeson has run in the Army Ten-Miler for nearly 30 years. The Colfax Messenger reported in the November 10, 1994,…
Read MoreMadison – State Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) presented Dunn County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Jacob Blum with the 2023 “First Responder of the Year” award during the Assembly floor session on Tuesday. The state Assembly honored Deputy Sheriff Blum in a public ceremony with other recipients from across the state. “Jacob’s decision to put himself…
Read MoreI was on vacation last week. I flew to Orlando Florida with a group of five for a week of rest, relaxation, taking in the sights, and warm weather, with plans to return on Saturday, October 21. I was quickly made aware of the high cost of entertainment here and found tickets to one of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The serving area in the pavilion at the Elk Mound Village Park will soon have shutters. The Elk Mound Village Board approved purchasing Wayne Dalton shutters at a cost of $8,490 at the October 16 meeting The low bid of $8,490 was $1,610 less than the next bid,…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A house fire reported by a passerby on county Highway S northwest of Colfax last Thursday evening resulted in a total loss of the home. The fire was called in at 5:30 p.m. October 19 by someone who was driving by, said Gary Hill, Colfax fire chief. The cellular…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph EAU CLAIRE — A 30-year-old Colfax man who allegedly possessed 4.23 pounds of methamphetamine and for whom bail was set at $100,000 cash has waived a preliminary hearing and is scheduled for arraignment in January. Dalton D. Clayton of county Highway N, Colfax, appeared in Eau Claire County Circuit court via…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has reviewed a preliminary budget for 2024 of $92.5 million, which compares to the 2023 adopted budget of $92.6 million. Before the executive committee recommended several adjustments, the proposed 2024 budget was $99.4 million with a deficit of $6.9 million of revenue over expenditures, said…
Read MoreDURAND — From the very beginning of the season, members of the Boyceville girls’ cross country team had their sights set on this race – the Dunn-St. Croix Conference meet, with aspirations of winning it. The day for that race finally arrived last Thursday, October 12 when the eight conference schools converged at Durand’s Rolling…
Read MoreThe Bulldogs had to take on a pair of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference’s upper echelon volleyball squads in their final two matches of the regular season last week. That resulted in two more losses for Boyceville who now enters the WIAA tournament series on a four-match losing skid. Hosting Durand-Arkansaw last Tuesday, October 10, Boyceville…
Read MoreThe Glenwood City volleyball team wrapped up its regular season last week with a pair of Dunn-St. Croix conference matches. Aspirations of a second or even third conference victory went unfulfilled as the Hilltoppers dropped both contests in straight sets. Playing on the home court of second-place Elk Mound last Tuesday, October 10, Glenwood City…
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