by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After finishing the past two seasons with a record of 1-8, the Colfax football team hopes having plenty of players in the skilled positions returning will help the Vikings improve on their record in the 2024 season. The Vikings will have to replace several lineman through graduation including…
Read MoreBernadette J. Anderson, 95, of Cooks Valley, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024, at Our House Senior Living in Chippewa Falls with her family near her. She was born February 4, 1929, in Chippewa Falls, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Pecha) Zwiefelhofer. Bernadette married LeRoy C. Anderson on August 30, 1947, at St.…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Tractor Fest, sponsored by the Colfax FFA Alumni, will be held at the Colfax fairgrounds on Railroad Avenue in Colfax this Saturday, August 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a tractor of any year, make or size. All tractors, old, new, big or small, are appreciated and welcomed. You do not…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Cucumber Festival — A Tropickle Paradise — will be held this weekend Friday, August 16, to Sunday, August 18. Festival-long events will include the 22nd Annual Tractor Show on Main Street; a softball tournament; food vendors; a Vendors-R-Us vendor fair on Main Street; the Golden Pickle…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Mechanical weed harvesting may be the best solution for controlling weeds in Tainter Lake, although it would not necessarily be the only method used. Nick Johnson of Aquatic Plant Management out of Minocqua spoke to the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District Board of Commissioners at the July 18 meeting…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONI — A 38-year-old man who has lived in Colfax and Boyceville and is serving a prison sentence for third degree sexual assault has now been found guilty by a jury on four felony counts related to the sexual assault of a child. Following a two-day trial in Dunn County Circuit…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has determined that a Minnesota man accused of being a party to the crime of hiding four corpses in northern Dunn County is competent to proceed. Darren L. Osborne, age 59, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorney, Shirlene Perrin, before Judge…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — With 10 years of data available, statistics show that hospitals serving rural areas, such as Sacred Heart Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital, are 60 percent less likely to close in states that have implemented Medicaid expansion. Dr. Alexandra Hall, a member of the Dunn County Health and Human Services…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has unanimously approved the zoning ordinance amendment on a second reading that allows Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Nearly 20 people spoke in favor of ADUs during the public comments portion of the July 31 meeting of the county board. The Dunn County Board has…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn Energy Cooperative has secured an $18 million loan from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to build and to upgrade power lines and equipment. Dr. Basil Gooden, under secretary for Rural Development, along with Julie Lassa, state director for Rural Development, and Robyn Jensen, field representative for…
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