By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district is planning to have a high school wrestling team next year. To prepare for a high school wrestling team, the Elk Mound Board of Education at the February 17 meeting approved hiring Sam Melton as the high school wrestling coach. The numbers are…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Community Resources and Tourism Committee has approved providing $5,000 in additional funding for the Colfax Public Library from the county’s contingency fund. All four of Dunn County’s libraries received less funding from the county for this year, but for the Colfax Public Library, the reduction in…
Read MoreAMERY — The 2024-25 season came to an end for the Bloomer/Colfax boys’ wrestling team last Saturday when its three representatives in the WIAA Division 2 boys’ individual sectional tournament held at Amery High School were unable to qualify for the state championships. Neither of Colfax’s sectional participants, junior Blake Sparrgrove and freshman Jacob Wahl,…
Read MoreLADYSMITH — A pair of Chippewa Falls McDonell Central/Elk Mound girl wrestlers will be competing in the state championships later this week. Isabella Giza and Hailey Pelkey both earned state berths at the WIAA girls’ individual sectional meet held Friday, February 21 at Ladysmith High School. Giza finished first in the 165-pound weight class while…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Playing a pair of teams in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference, the Viking boys’ basketball team picked up two wins, starting with a 65-45 win at Glenwood City February 18, then ending their week with another road win against Mondovi 51-47 three days later. With those victories, Colfax improved to 9-5…
Read MoreRecent Activities It has been a busy month. Besides their regular club meetings, multiple Dunn County 4-H Clubs have been holding food drives for their communities trying to see which club could gather the most non- perishable food items per member. The winners will get to have an ice cream party! Dunn County 4-H was…
Read MoreDunn County school districts recently received a boost in educational innovation through the distribution of teacher mini grants, aimed at enhancing classroom learning and student engagement. Funded by The Community Foundation of Dunn County’s General Teacher Mini Grant Fund, along with multiple designated funds, donor-advised funds, scholarship funds, and public crowdsourcing, these grants support creative…
Read MoreI thought the election was over! By the looks of the information and mail pieces I am receiving daily it looks like the election is just a few days away. I have been over loaded with political advertising each day whenever I look at my emails or go to the post office. First it’s several…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Colfax Board of Education report that they had positive experiences at this year’s Wisconsin State Education Convention in Milwaukee January 22-24. There are 421 school districts in the state, and there were a majority in attendance at the delegate assembly for a quorum, said Ken Neuburg,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Jon K. Miller, the suspect accused of killing Mary Schlais in the Town of Spring Brook in February of 1974, is scheduled for a plea and sentencing hearing in Dunn County Circuit Court on March 27. Miller, along with his attorneys Shelly Tomtschik and Travis Satorius, appeared in court…
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