by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent FALL CREEK — After winning their first regional championship since 1982 a week earlier, the Colfax softball team traveled to Fall Creek to take on the Fall Creek Crickets in a sectional semifinal contest Tuesday, May 30. The teams were familiar with each other, having faced each other in a…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent MARATHON — After winning their first-round regional game at Spencer a week earlier, the Colfax baseball team knew they had their work cut out for them when they had to go on the road again to face Marathon Tuesday, May 30. Although the Red Raiders had just a 16-7 record,…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent LA CROSSE — Just as they have all season, Jeanette Hydukovich and Molly Heidorn have led the Colfax girls in scoring team points at every meet. The two of them accounted for all 13 points scored at the final meet of the season, the WIAA State Track and Field Championships…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Boyceville man and a former Boyceville man have been found guilty in Dunn County Circuit Court of charges related to the sexual assault of a mentally ill victim. Allen E. Baker II of Boyceville appeared with his attorney, Francis Xavier Rivard, before Judge Christina Mayer for a plea…
Read MoreAre we a nation of drug users? That question has been on my mind for some time and just recently Minnesota governor Tim Walz signed into law allowing for the recreational use of cannabis (Marijuana) in that state. According to information that I could get, Minnesota is the 37th state allowing for recreational use of…
Read MoreCOLFAX — This year’s winner of the essay contest sponsored by the American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax is Colfax High School student Elizabeth Schmitt. The theme for the contest is “What Memorial Day Means to Me.” As the first-place winner, Elizabeth received a check for $100 and was asked to read her essay…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Three ball fields at the Elk Mound Lions Club Park that have been named in memory of Lions Club members who worked tirelessly to build the ball fields have new matching signs. Lions Club president Scott Johnson presented the signs to Terry Stamm, Elk Mound village president, last…
Read MoreMADISON – Michael Christensen, a fifth-grade student from Colfax, is the state winner of the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom 5th Grade Essay Contest. Wisconsin fifth graders were asked to write a 500-word essay with the theme, ‘You’re Gonna Need Milk for That – Wisconsin Dairy support our bodies, communities and economy.’ Michael’s teacher is…
Read MoreWe are sad to announce the passing of Alan Palmer Carlsrud, age 75 of Wheeler WI. Alan passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Menomonie, WI. Alan was born on November 4, 1946, in Boyceville, WI to Palmer and Lucelle (Johnson) Carlsrud. He grew up on the family farm by…
Read MoreCAMERON — For a second consecutive year, senior Haylie Rasmussen and junior Caden Wold will be the Boyceville Bulldogs representatives at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships this Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3 at the Veterans Memorial Complex on the UW-La Crosse campus. Both Bulldog athletes won a first place at the…
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