Julie Ann (neé West) Schwegman, 62, passed away peacefully at her home in Colfax with family by her side on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Julie was born in Rice Lake, WI to Howard and Marie (neé Kavanaugh) West. Julie grew up in Chippewa Falls, WI along with her two older brothers and younger sister. She…
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The Elk Mound High School Athletic Department is proud to announce the selection of Kennedy Pritchard and Ethan Levra as this year’s Dunn-St Croix Conference Scholar Athletes. Each member school district within the Dunn-St Croix Conference is invited to nominate one boy and one girl for scholar athlete honors. Criteria for selection include grade point,…
Read MoreThe Colfax/Elk Mound boys’ golf team has shown solid improvement in just its second week of competition. Team members have been able to shave several strokes off their scores which means better team scores and finishes. Last Monday, April 26 at the Valley Golf Course in Mondovi, Colfax/Elk Mound posted its best team score of…
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by Marlys Kruger Sport Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — In the first track and field meet of the 2021 season, Elk Mound, Colfax, Spring Valley, and Boyceville competed in the Dunn-St. Croix Quad held in Boyceville Thursday, April 29. Elk Mound dominated in the girls’ and boys’ divisions, with the girls scoring 119 points, followed by Colfax…
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by Marlys Kruger Sport Correspondent In what may be one one of the most bizarre baseball games Elk Mound has been involved with in many years, the Mounders came back from a 7-0 deficit to pound the Mondovi Buffaloes 19-8 in Mondovi last Thursday, April 29. 24 hours later, they earned a narrow victory over…
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by Marlys Kruger Sport Correspondent COLFAX — The Elk Mound baseball team scored early and often, resulting in an 11-0 win over Colfax on the Viking’s home field April 27. It was the first game since the 2019 season for both teams. The Mounders jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, and…
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by Marlys Kruger Sport Correspondent On the strength of 16 strikeouts by Elk Mound pitcher McKenna Diermeier, the Elk Mound softball team won the first game of the season for both teams by an 8-3 score over Colfax on the Viking’s home field Tuesday, April 27. In back-to-back home contests, the Mounders lost to Mondovi…
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on May 2, 2021 that fire danger remains high and moderate across the state. Warm temperatures, low humidity, breezy southwest winds and dry vegetation make it easy for a fire to start and spread quickly. This a critical period for fire potential and DNR fire control officials…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved Security Health Plan as the health insurance provider for the 2021-2022 school year with rates representing a 3 percent increase. Security Health Plan was the bid recommended by the Northwest Public Entities Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperative, said William C. Yingst Jr., district…
Read MoreBy Niels Reimers It’s no surprise that most of the companies behind the most effective Covid-19 vaccines are American. Over the last four decades, the United States has provided uniquely fertile ground for trailblazing biotech companies like Pfizer and Moderna. In less than a year, the two companies produced Covid-19 vaccines with an extraordinary efficacy…
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