Hello friends, I am about to write to you about five hunts that I took part in for whitetail deer with my bow and arrow, while staying at my hunting camp in the northern part of Juneau County. The local deer population does not appreciate me, so after each hunt I will write a short…
Read MoreOut of the Past – 11-28-2012
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — After spending about eight hours all together reviewing numbers, the Colfax Village Board has finally agreed to move forward with the proposed $1.1 million budget for 2013. The Colfax Village Board held a special meeting November 15 for the latest round of budget discussions.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Dunn County Economic Development Corporation is planning to hire a full-time director soon. Chris Smith, director of the Stout Technology and Business Park, reported on DCEDC’s plans at the Elk Mound Village Board’s November 20 meeting.
Read MoreColfax graduate Nicole Bradford, a sophomore on the UW-Stout volleyball team, completed the 2012 season by playing in 98 games for the Blue Devils.
Read MoreAmanda Rothbauer, a Colfax graduate running in her third cross country season for the UW-River Falls Falcons, continues to be successful at the college level as she drops her times from year to year.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — As is true of prices in general — and more specifically for running a municipality — the cost of auditing the books has been increasing steadily for Elk Mound over recent years. Pat Hahn, village clerk treasurer, reported at the Elk Mound Village Board’s November 20 meeting…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — When school starts next year, Elk Mound High School students will have more opportunities to take math and science classes. The Elk Mound Board of Education approved staffing recommendations at the November 19 meeting that will add one and a half teaching positions and will offer four sections…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It all started with some friends from Florida and lunch at the Farmhouse Cafe in Colfax. And it ended with a surprise visit and the Juel Olson Maytag sign going home to Sheboygan.
Read MoreIn a game in which neither team had more than a five point lead the entire way until the last minute of play, the Colfax boys basketball team hung on for a 52-46 tough win over the Cochrane-Fountain City Pirates in a non-conference battle at home Nov. 20.
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