By Kelsie Hoitomt According to the American Red Cross, widespread flu activity is being reported throughout much of the country, in at least 41 states including Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Centers for Disease Control says this is one of the worst influenza outbreaks in several years in the United States. The Red Cross is urging…
Read MoreBig sister Arianny welcomed Ryker John Flores into the world on December 20, 2012 at 2:20 a.m.
Read MoreBy Kelsie Hoitomt BOYCEVILLE — For the first time in seven years, the Glenwood City girls’ basketball team defeated the Lady Bulldogs in a 42-36 victory. It was an all-out battle between the two teams with elbows and bodies flailing around and fouls being called left and right, which made for an intense but entertaining…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Former Wheeler Police Chief Gary Wayerski has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and 16 years of probation for his conviction on 16 felonies related to sex crimes involving teenaged boys. Wayerski, 57, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court for a sentencing hearing before the Honorable William Stewart…
Read MoreThe family of Bernice Klatt would like to thank family and friends for the condolences, food brought to the house, the cards with words of comfort and remembrances of our mom and grandma, the flowers in her favorite color – red, and most of all, the hugs reminding us that we are not alone.
Read MoreCOLFAX — It was everything fans, players and coaches expected when the Elk Mound boys invaded the Colfax gym for the first of their two conference matchups last Friday night. Elk Mound entered the game sitting on top of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference with a 6-0 record while the Vikings, after dropping a game to…
Read MoreJerry C. Gove, age 75, a resident of Trego died January 9, 2013 at the Spooner Hospital. Jerry was born on April 23, 1937 in Star Prairie, Wisconsin, the son of Clarence and Bernice Gove. On December 26, 1959 he married Virginia Niehoff in River Falls. To this union, nine children were born.
Read MoreDavid J. Berends, age 67, of New Richmond, WI died Monday January 7, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN surrounded by his family.
Read MoreThe BCS National Championship game last Monday, January 7, brought an end to the 2012-13 College Bowl season and the Colfax Messenger’s fifth annual College Bowl Bash contest.
Read MoreBANKRUPTCY. If there is one thing our leaders in Washington demonstrated in the last two months, its that they aren’t up to the job of addressing their overspending problem.
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