A pair double headers resulted in three wins and the first loss of the season for the Elk Mound baseball team as they overwhelmed St. Croix Central 17-0 and 13-0 May 13 in Hammond, then split a pair of one run games on their home field against Mondovi, winning the first game 3-2 before falling…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a special exception for an agricultural sand mine in the Town of Wilson. The Dunn County BOA granted the special exception following a public hearing May 13. Brian Wirth of Ridgeland, Wirth Brothers Construction, applied for the special exception to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 74-year-old Prairie Farm woman has been charged with 11 counts of mistreating horses in the Town of Sheridan north of Boyceville. Darleen R. Freiheit made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court May 14. Freiheit is charged with two felony counts of mistreating animals causing death and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved borrowing $17 million to remodel the old health care center, to remodel the Government Center, and to purchase a new accounting system. Remodeling the old health care center for “people services” will cost $12 million, with $10.5 million going for actual construction, said…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — As Colfax Police Chief Pete Gehring puts it, “maybe the third time will be a charm.” The Colfax Village Board authorized Chief Gehring to apply for a $125,000 COPS Hiring Grant at the board’s May 13 meeting. COPS stands for Community Oriented Policing Services, and this will be the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has decided to “keep it local.” The village board authorized Brian Reilly of Ehlers and Associates at the May 13 meeting to proceed with negotiating an agreement with Bremer Bank for refinancing $1.3 million in water and sewer revenue bonds and adding $360,000 to the…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Another slow start by the Colfax softball team had everyone a little anxious when they hosted the Bloomer Blackhawks in the first round of the regional tournament May 16. After falling behind a couple of times, the number three seeded Vikings came up with eight runs in the sixth inning to put the…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Approximately 24 students from Colfax High School will receive more than $240,000 in scholarship money for the next four years by various organizations, colleges and private donors. According to high school guidance counselor Amy Bowe, students are still applying for and receiving scholarships that may not be on the following list:
Read MoreThe long-awaited spring weather has arrived just in time for Mother’s Day. Many friends and family visited their mothers. Leona Ubbelhode visited with the residents before a special Mother’s Day meal was served at dinner time. This week was National Nursing Home Week.
Read MoreHAMMOND — The Colfax boys repeated a third place finish from last year at the Dunn-St. Croix Conference meet while the girls’ team also stayed in the same fifth place spot of last season. Elk Mound won the boys’ division while Mondovi took the girls division at the meet held at the St. Croix Central…
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