MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department received $1,397,697 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue addressing contamination at an extensive Superfund site. The funding is the first the DNR has received as part of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The DNR will use the funds…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library Board has adopted a formal “book challenge” policy in the event that someone asks to have a book removed from the library’s collection as an act of censorship. Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, said at the Colfax Public Library Board’s May 17…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — Under clear skies and the temperature in the low 70s, eight girls’ and boys’ teams competed in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference track and field meet held in Glenwood City last Tuesday, May 17. Team points were scored by placing in the top eight places in each event.…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — All eight teams in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference were represented at the conference track and field meet held in Glenwood City last Tuesday, May 19. The Elk Mound boys placed second with 121 points with Mondovi winning it with 140 points. The Mounder girls finished third with…
Read MoreCONFERENCE SHOOT — Lane Unruh (left) and Beau Zelm, represented the Colfax Scholastic Trap Team at the Conference Shoot in Cadott on May 14. Organized by the Colfax Sportsmen’s Club, the Colfax team is the only one in the conference not affiliated with a school district. Besides family members and supporters, the two athletes were…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Both the Elk Mound and Colfax softball teams completed Dunn-St. Croix Conference play with the Mounders taking a pair of games from the Vikings May 16 and 17. The wins gave the Mounders a tie for the conference championship with Mondovi as both teams finished with a record of 13-1.…
Read MoreThe Colfax/Elk Mound boys’ golf team capped the Dunn-St. Croix season with a third-place finish in the 18-hole conference tournament held Monday, May 16 at the Spring Valley Golf Course. It was the eighth time in ten conference meets this year that the local linksmen finished third among the five-school D-SC grouping. The squad then…
Read MoreBLOOMER — Runs were at a premium when Elk Mound visited Bloomer last Tuesday, May 17 for a non-conference baseball tilt. The only scoring came in the third and fifth frames. The Mounders scored a run in the top of the third with the host Blackhawks answering for one of their own in the bottom…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Elk Mound baseball team kept a two game lead in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference with a 10-5 defeat of the Colfax Vikings last Monday, May 16 on the Colfax diamond. The Mounders used solid pitching while banging out 13 hits against the Vikings to earn the win.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — In a response to increased prices for milk and bread, the Colfax Board of Education has increased the price by 10 cents for an extra milk and by 25 cents for an extra lunch entree. The price for an extra carton of milk has been 35 cents for a…
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