Colfax graduate Lewis Mau ended his second year as a member of the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team by being named to the Honorable Mention All Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) team.
Read MoreAfter splitting a pair of conference games against the Boyceville Bulldogs this year, the Elk Mound girls stayed home and won the rubber game in the second round of regional play 53-41 March 1. Their chance to win a regional crown came to an abrupt halt however with a 63-41 loss to state ranked Cameron…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — So now what? Although the Colfax Village Board was all set to move forward with pollutant trading for phosphorus, representatives for the state Department of Natural Resources now say pollutant trading is not an option for Colfax. Jeremiah Wendt, a project manager with the engineering and consulting firm of…
Read MoreCOLFAX — After taking care of business in the regional semi-final game with a 59-37 over the Stanley-Boyd Orioles March 1 in their home gym, the Colfax girls made sure the string of tournament losses to the Eau Claire Regis Ramblers was over as they steam rolled them 54-31 just 24 hours later in the…
Read MoreOSCEOLA — Colfax boys’ basketball coach Andy Meade may want to put in a request to the WIAA to set the sectional tournament brackets up a little different in the future. Two of the past three years, a team from the West Lakeland Conference ended the Vikings’ season including Grantsburg in a sectional final in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BLOOMER — A five-year groundwater study commissioned by Chippewa County includes a study area that extends to the east side of Colfax and includes the Red Cedar River. The $400,000 study will determine the effects of non-metallic mining and agricultural irrigation wells on the water supply, wells and streams, rivers and…
Read MoreA story this past fall in the Colfax Messenger informed readers on Colfax sixth grade student Brooklynn Dresel and her opportunity to compete in the International Presentation of Performers (iPOP) talent competition Jan. 3-6 in Los Angeles,CA. After receiving many donations through family, friends and businesses for the trip, Brooklynn made her way to sunny…
Read MoreCOLFAX – In the most recent Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) exam by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Bremer Bank Wisconsin received a rating of ‘Outstanding’ for its Community Reinvestment efforts. This rating – the highest regulatory rating possible – recognizes Bremer’s efforts to meet or exceed community needs in the areas…
Read MoreMADISON – Lancaster’s arrows pierced Glenwood City’s hearts. The march to three consecutive state wrestling championships for Glenwood City seniors Riley Knops and Austin Moe were halted by a pair of Flying Arrows. Cole Martin and Trenton Cornell, both from Lancaster, avenged the championship losses they suffered against the Hilltoppers’ two-time state titlists in last…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The city council heard about a request to annex some 400 acres of land in the Town of Glenwood into the city. The land is the site of a proposed frac sand mine on property owned by Scott Teigen and Robert Crosby Jr., located off County Highway G just south of the…
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