By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Eduction has renewed the cooperative agreement with the Bloomer school district for gymnastics, which includes adding the Cadott school district to the agreement. Colfax has had a cooperative agreement with Bloomer for gymnastics for a couple of years, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The value increment in Tax Increment Finance District 5 in Colfax, created in 2021, has increased from $1.99 million to $6.9 million. The increase in the value increment in TID 5 is particularly notable, said Josh Low, a municipal advisor with Ehlers, Inc., at the annual meeting of the…
Read MoreThe Bloomer-Colfax gymnastics squad opened its 2024-25 season with a pair of meets last week. Bloomer-Colfax opened its season Tuesday, December 10 in La Crosse at the Performance Elite Gymnastics (PEG) Center where it placed second as a team with a score of 111.075. Four days later, on Saturday, December 14, Bloomer-Colfax finished ninth with…
Read MoreThe Chippewa Falls McDonell Central Catholic-Elk Mound wrestling cooperative got the season underway at the Board Hyland Cardinal Invitational held Saturday, December 7 at Coon Rapids, MN High School. Just three grapplers – Haiden Hay, Anthony Hay and Ford Hay – competed for the cooperative. Haiden Hay wrestled at 139 pounds, Anthony Hay competed at…
Read MoreBy Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — The Colfax boys’ basketball team traveled to Spring Valley Dec. 17 to take on the Cardinals, one of the favorites to finish near the top of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference this season. All five starters for the Cardinals are seniors and all of them have plenty of…
Read MoreThe Wisconsin State Patrol is joined by law enforcement agencies throughout the state stepping up patrols to stop impaired driving during the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The national effort begins December 13 and runs through New Year’s Day. With the holiday season approaching and celebrations in the works, drivers are urged to…
Read MoreOn top of Christmas bills, its tax time! It’s the end of December and with that are the bills to pay for the Christmas gifts that you purchased and by now you also have received your property tax statements. Did that tax statement shock you? On top of those taxes, Congress is trying to pass…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved a revenue and expense budget of $804,926 for 2025. No members of the public were present at the December 18 village board meeting to speak about the budget during the public hearing. Village Board president Terry Stamm opened the public hearing…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County is planning to repave and widen county Highway D/G from just north of the Tainter Town Hall at 816th Avenue to state Highway 25 in 2025. The plan is to complete the road project in 2025, said Dustin Binder, Dunn County highway commissioner, at a meeting of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 57-year-old Chetek woman charged with homicide after a head-on collision on state Highway 25 near county Highway BB February 25 has pleaded not guilty and a five-day trial has been scheduled for December of 2025. Barbara Jean McLennan appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court by video with her…
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