David Popko, Glenwood City High School English teacher has received the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award. An Outstanding Educator shapes young minds in meaningful ways—thoughtfully approaching instruction, sharing an infectious love for learning, and caring for students both inside and outside of the classroom. Each year, newly admitted UChicago students have the opportunity to…
Read MoreSPRING VALLEY, WI –The Spring Valley Stagehands’ 2022 theatre season will conclude with the perennial favorite A Christmas Story. This play is based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, © 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark; and based on the book In God…
Read MoreSt John the Baptist Catholic Church in Glenwood City will be honoring the memory and work of one of its own. Deacon Wes Tuttle left us on January 21, 2021. Wes had served as the only Deacon that the parish of St John the Baptist has had. He guided the congregation for more than 27…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — A pair of long-serving Boyceville Community School District employees, with over 60 years of combined service, submitted their official letters of retirement during the Board of Education’s November 16 meeting held in the high school/middle school IMC. Vivian Hanestad, Viv as she has been known by generations of students and parents, and Judy…
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – On National Rural Health Care Day, November 17, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $13 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across Wisconsin. The grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan, which Senator Baldwin supported. These grants will…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax school district has received a $30,000 rebate from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School bus program for the purchase of one liquid propane (LP) bus. The rebates were available for LP buses, and to qualify, the school district must have one older diesel bus…
Read MoreMADISON — Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development is excited to announce the 2022 Hall of Fame Laureates including five volunteers, supporters, and staff who have impacted Wisconsin 4-H. “We are incredibly grateful to this year’s laureates and the countless hours of service they have provided to the youth of Wisconsin,” says Jessica Jens, Wisconsin 4-H Program…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Three members of the Colfax FFA who attended the 95th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana, in October say it was the experience of a lifetime. Allison Schmitt, a senior at Colfax High School who is the vice-president of the Colfax FFA chapter, Rosie Sonnentag, a sophomore,…
Read MoreThe Boyceville Board reviewed a proposal to lease land around the water tower that now also houses cell phone antennas. The proposed offer was made by Octagon Towers to acquire a 50-year easement under and around the communication tower located on Nordveien Drive in Boyceville and all related AT&T assets and improvements, including interest in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — The November 8 general election included a variety of races for state-wide offices, United States Senate and congressional offices as well as St. Croix County and Dunn County offices. Below are the results of the election, which are considered unofficial until the election is certified. In Wisconsin,…
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