TOWN OF COLFAX — Two candidates will be on the ballot April 6 for the position of treasurer in the Town of Colfax. Incumbent treasurer Melissa Morgan will face challenger Deanna Arntson. Morgan and Arntson were nominated as candidates during the town caucus in January. The Colfax Messenger sent out candidate questionnaires to Morgan and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Following the death of Tony Braaten in February, the Colfax Village Board has hired a new caretaker for Evergreen Cemetery in Colfax. The village board approved hiring Ron Brantner at the March 22 meeting. Rand Bates, director of public works, said he had talked to a man from Menomonie…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — When Gary Swartz saw a shelving unit that had been donated for the Colfax Elevator Commission’s thrift sale at the fairgrounds in August of 2019 that did not sell, he took it home. The shelving unit has now been turned into three flags — a United States flag, a…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Sometimes we hear people say, “If I live to be a hundred …” Well — Miller Packer has that beat by seven years. A resident at Ridge Crest Manor Assisted Living in the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center, Millie Packer celebrated her 107th birthday March 25. The Colfax Messenger…
Read MoreColfax Village Board postpones action on Northern Show Circuit request for use of Colfax Fairgrounds
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — After realizing they had more questions than answers, the Colfax Village Board has postponed action until the April 12 meeting on a request from the Northern Show Circuit to use the Colfax Fairgrounds May 22. Members of the Colfax FFA Alumni have concerns about the Northern Show Circuit using…
Read MoreThe following item is reprinted from the Baldwin Bulletin with permission. Lexi Everts was recognized by Prudential Insurance for the Spirit of Community Award. This award recognized high school students that go above and beyond doing volunteer work in their community. Lexi is a junior at the Baldwin-Woodville High School and was in the top…
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The Boyceville Middle and High School Science Olympiad teams competed at the virtual Marquette (WI) Invitational this past weekend with the high school team finishing 3rd overall and the MS team winning the MS Satellite Tournament. Boyceville High School’s varsity team earned medals in 16 out of 30 events, with tournament championship gold medals being…
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Raphael Robert “Bob” Kahler, age 95, passed away at his home from Congestive Heart Failure on Monday, February 8, 2021. Robert was born one of nine children to parents Andrew J. Kahler and Abigail (Hines) Kahler on March 10, 1925. He was born in Castle Rock, MN. The family farmed in the Spring Valley and…
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Karen Ann (Buechler) Wienke, 79, of Baldwin, WI. (formerly of Glenwood City, WI) died on March 17, 2021 at Regions Medical Center in St. Paul, MN, from complications due to a fall. Karen was born to parents Adolph John “AJ” and Eleanor (O’Neil) Buechler on January 13, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN. She was the youngest…
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Patricia Dorwin, age 93, of Baldwin, died March 13, 2021, in Birch Haven Assisted Living. Born on July 16, 1927, Shirley Patricia Irene Booth, was the eighth of ten children to Curtis and Anna Booth in Glenwood City Wisconsin. After graduating from Glenwood City High School, Pat went on for a very short stint at…
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