Russell “Rusty” Anderson, age 84, passed away at Mayo Clinic in Bloomer on October 20, 2012. He was born on April 19, 1928 in Ladysmith. Rusty served his country as a soldier in the US Army. He married Jeanette Clark on September 25, 1954. Rusty worked for Chippewa Motor Freight as a truck driver for…
Read MoreOlive May (Burling) Larson, 73, of Eau Claire, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012, at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehab.
Read MoreEllen Kay Slind passed away October 10th 2012 in Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. after a long illness.
Read MoreBridget D. Quimby, 36, of Appleton, Wisconsin, formerly of the Colfax area, died on Thursday, October 18, 2012, in Appleton.
Read MoreRIVER FALLS — The University of Wisconsin-River Falls women’s cross country team has 25 student-athletes on its 2012 season roster. The Falcons are coached by Scott Sekelsky. The roster includes Kaylee Nelsen of Knapp, WI.
Read MoreThe Merry Mixers Senior Citizens group will hold their regular meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, at the Grapevine Senior Center on Main Street in Colfax.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved a property tax levy of $2.9 million for the 2012-2013 school year for the general fund and for referendum-approved debt service.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a one-year contract for a little over $9,000 with Hydro-Designs for cross connection surveys of residential and commercial water systems. The Colfax Village Board approved the contract for $226 per month for the residential program and $539 per month for the commercial program…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — How to pay for it all? That’s the question Brian Reilly of Ehlers and Associates, the village’s financial advisor, attempted to answer at the Colfax Village Board’s October 22 meeting.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The village’s financial advisor, Brian Reilly of Ehlers and Associates, says the Colfax sewer utility could not afford to pay $50,000 a year for pollutant trading to mitigate phosphorus discharge levels.
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