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Colfax resident Wendy Weber battling “Silent Cancer”

By Melissa | October 8, 2012

COLFAX – Although October has been designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wendy Weber of Colfax has been dealing with another type of cancer that only affects women. Wendy, age 49, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer just before her 48th birthday and has gone through surgery and is currently going through chemotherapy treatments.

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Lady Vikings pull out match over Plum City, then slide past St. Croix Central

By Melissa | October 8, 2012

The Colfax and Plum City volleyball teams began their match on the Viking’s home court Oct. 2 in a virtual tie for second place in the conference, both with just one loss, but at the end of the evening it was the Colfax team that remained in second place with a gutsy come from behind…

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Elk Mound Lions Club Park vandalized

By Melissa | October 8, 2012

By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Sometimes you just have to wonder what goes through people’s minds … On the evening of September 29 or in the early-morning hours of September 30, vandals removed light bulbs at the Elk Mound Lions Club Park and then proceeded to break them on the playground equipment.

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Out of the Past – week of 10-10-2012

By Melissa | October 8, 2012

Out of the Past – week of 10-10-2012 10 years ago – October 9, 2002

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Boyceville High School senior Kysa Franseen selected as Menomonie Optimist Club Youth of the Month

By Melissa | October 8, 2012

The Menomonie Optimist Club provides Boyceville High School with the opportunity to recognize the achievements and efforts of an outstanding senior student. The selected student is then recognized as the Youth of the Month.

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DNR seeks additional staff to broaden management of industrial sand sites

By Melissa | October 8, 2012

MADISON – In an effort to expand the state’s management of natural resources in and around industrial sand sites in Wisconsin, the Department of Natural Resources has asked for two additional Air Program staff in its biennial budget request to the Department of Administration.

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Wayerski trial on schedule for this week

By Melissa | October 8, 2012

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — At a motion hearing in Dunn County Circuit Court October 4, it was clear that the Gary Wayerski trial would go forward this week.

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Fire Destroys Large Steel Shed in Emerald

By Melissa | October 8, 2012

  FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED a large steel shed on the Brad Bazille farm on 250th Street in the Town of Emerald. Fire started in the shed from a welding torch being used by Cory Bazille to weld on his mud buggie. All the contents of the 70 ft. by 80 ft. shed were lost in…

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Glenhaven-Havenwood Happenings – 10-10-2012

By Melissa | October 5, 2012

Last week the activities included exercises, manicures, baking club, church with Trinity Lutheran, resident council, decorating for Halloween, the Heutmaker band, bingo, Wii games, Catholic communion, and Mary Faber music entertainment.

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An Outdoorsman’s Column – 10-10-2012

By Melissa | October 5, 2012

by Mark Walters Hello friends, When I was a kid, and to this very day, my deer camp was on public land in northern Juneau County and every fall a group of hunters from Delafield, Lynn Halboth, Tony Wagner and Larry Sowle, had a camp and “campfire” next to ours.

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