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Caring Ministries receives $1,056 donation from Bremer; food pantry serves more families in 2012

By Melissa | January 14, 2013

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Caring Ministries Food Pantry in Colfax has received a check for $1,056 from the employees of Bremer Bank. The money was designated for the backpack fund and was raised at Bremer Bank’s Christmas open house in December. RheAnna Jensen received the check from Bremer employees on January 10.

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Colfax boys bounce back with pounding of Plum City

By Melissa | January 14, 2013

PLUM CITY — After their tough loss to Elk Mound two days earlier, the Viking boys came back quite nicely with a 55-26 Saturday matinee win over the Plum City Blue Devils Jan. 12.

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Vikings halt Mounders’ winning streak

By Melissa | January 14, 2013

COLFAX — The Elk Mound girls traveled the short distance to Colfax last Friday night riding a seven game win streak while playing some pretty good ball in the process. But the Colfax girls have been playing some pretty decent ball themselves, and despite having their two top scorers held to just one basket each,…

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University of Wisconsin students turning to “Sugar Baby Lifestyle”

By Melissa | January 14, 2013

MILWAUKEE, WI — According to SeekingArrangement.com’s annual list of the “Fastest Growing Sugar Baby Schools,” an increasing number of female students from the University of Wisconsin, as well as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, are turning to the “Sugar Baby Lifestyle” to fund their education.

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Jon-De Farm has November’s top producing holstein

By Melissa | January 14, 2013

The top producing cow in St. Croix County is a three-year-old Holstein owned by Jon-De Farm Inc. The Area Center of the Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative reported the top producing cows that completed lactations in November.

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Weinzirls have November’s top holstein

By Melissa | January 14, 2013

The top producing cow in Dunn County is a four-year-old Holstein owned by Weinzirls Val-O-Mo Farm. The Area Center of the Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative reported the top producing cows that completed lactations in November.

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Two candidates nominated for Wheeler village board

By Melissa | January 11, 2013

By LeAnn R. Ralph WHEELER — Two candidates have been nominated for two positions on the Wheeler Village Board. Linda Crosby, the village trustee who is not up for election this year, chaired the caucus held at the Wheeler Village Hall January 9.

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St. Croix County approves land sale; resolution moves forward on a 10-8 vote

By Melissa | January 11, 2013

By Jon Echternacht from the New Richmond News The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors stepped up to the plate again to address the question of selling county land for a capital projects fund Tuesday, Jan. 8, and passed the resolution by a narrow margin. Shortly before the clock struck noon Supervisor Fred Horne mercifully…

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Card of Thanks – Red Cross Donation – 1-16-13

By Melissa | January 11, 2013

The Red Cross Blood Services Division would like to thank all who gave of their time and donated on January 9th. We were pleased to have received 55 pints, in spite of all the sickness in our area. You have helped many people.

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A review of the top news headlines for 2012 – 3rd Quarter

By Melissa | January 11, 2013

A review of the top news headlines for 2012 – 3rd Quarter

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