Dianne Lynn Seehaver (nee Oleson), 76, of Colfax, Wisconsin, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on March 1, 2023, at 10:45 p.m. She was born on December 22, 1946, to LeRoy “Huck” and Evelyn (Peterson) Oleson in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Following WWII, Huck and Evelyn purchased land near Sand Creek, Wisconsin, and built a dairy farm.…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Nine members of the Colfax powerlifting team qualified to compete at the state meet in Appleton March 5 and 6. Kennedy Shane placed fifth at the state meet. The Colfax powerlifting team has a roster of 24 members. The powerlifting team competed in four meets this year at River…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Colfax village president candidate Jeff Prince will be one of two candidates on the ballot in the April 4 election for the position of village president. In addition to Prince, who is currently serving as a village trustee on the Colfax Village Board and who also is a candidate for a village trustee…
Read MoreSolo/ensemble was held at Colfax High School on Wednesday, March 15. Students performed for WSMA judges and were given comments and ratings. Results: I* (qualifying for state May 6): Jazz Band – Rosie Sonnentag, Rachel Rose, Audry Ackerlund, Matthew Dachel, Olivia Runowski, Dylan Hiitola, Zach Hiitola, Kaysen Goodell, Aydren Beebe, Skylar Maves, Mark Sonnentag, Leila…
Read MoreBy Anna Mewis Wisconsin has been a leader when it comes to conservation and education. Hugh Hammond Bennett and Aldo Leopold are some of the founding members of the great conservation movement in Wisconsin who set a standard for overseeing our natural resources still used to this day. These great Wisconsinites blazed a path to…
Read MoreThe youth of Dunn County are the focus of the Menomonie Optimist Club, and in March they named Ella Peterson of Colfax High School, as an outstanding Youth of the Month. Optimists have been honoring such talented youth for over 30 years. Ella Peterson is a senior at Colfax High School, where she has taken…
Read MoreNot sufficient funds! A year does not go by that officials of government bodies wrestle with money problems and they have more projects than the local property tax base can handle. State law caps property tax levy in Wisconsin. The only other way to increase that revenue is to get approval from the voters. So,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County will be participating in the lawsuit settlement with opioid distributors and is expected to receive about $1 million over 10 to 15 years. In November of 2017, the Dunn County Board authorized the county to join thousands of other cities, towns and counties in multiple states in…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A June trial has been scheduled in Dunn County for one of the suspects from Missouri allegedly involved in a burglary in Menomonie and a high-speed chase with law enforcement last September. Miltiano T. Johnson, age 42 , appeared with his attorney, Michelle M. Erdman, before Judge James Peterson…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Richard Skramstad, 60, Prescott, Wisconsin, was sentenced March 9 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 60 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This prison term will be followed by a…
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