ARCADIA — Elk Mound junior Grandt Mueller qualified for this week’s WIAA State Track and Field Championships in three events while sophomore teammate Keinin Miller earned berths in a pair of sprints. Miller was also a member of the Mounder boys’ state qualifying 4×100 m relay team, along with seniors AJ Miller and Alex Woodford…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent CAMERON — Competing in the WIAA Division 3 track and field sectional meet held in Cameron May 25, Colfax qualified two girls and a boy, along with a relay team for the girls for the WIAA state track and field championships June 2-3 at UW-La Crosse. The top four places…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter Creek MENOMONIE — All-terrain vehicles will now be able to travel any of the county highways in Dunn County with the exception of Highway B. On a vote of 20 “yes” to five “no” and one abstention, the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Although milk will cost the Colfax school district less in the 2023-2024 school year, bread prices have increased, and the cost of lunch and breakfast will increase too. With bulk purchasing through the Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs), school districts are able to get a better pricing on milk…
Read MoreReparation! If you don’t know what is happening in the United States, with the government spending, then you should get on board with this program that will pay every American whose ancestors were slaves. Several states, including California have already put together a program to see that money is funded to those who have relatives…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved spending $1.57 million in remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to fund $3.26 million in capital improvements for 2024. Kelly McCullough, county board supervisor from Menomonie and chair of the Dunn County Board, noted at the May 17 meeting that the county…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — On a beautiful, sunny, warm spring day, the Colfax school district, with an all-school assembly and other guests present, dedicated the Dee Clark Pavilion and Outdoor Classroom at Colfax Elementary. Dolores (Dee) Clark taught at Colfax Elementary from 1970 until she retired in 1991. In 2019, the Colfax school…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Otter Creek Town Board and as chair of the Colfax fire board. COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board has approved purchasing a new Pierce fire engine from Fire Apparatus and Equipment, Appleton, at a cost of $565,624. The Colfax…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax has denied renewing a permit for a natural lawn because the area where the natural lawn is located has invasive species growing there. Northwest LLC, which applied for a natural lawn permit previously for the parcel behind the apartments on the south side of University…
Read MoreNorman D. Knutson, age 88, was welcomed home into the loving arms of his Savior Jesus Christ on May 25, 2023, after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Norman was born in Colfax, Wisconsin, to Alfred and Hilda Knutson on August 12, 1934, and graduated from Colfax High School in 1952. Shortly after graduation,…
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