Topper golfers place third at D-SC meet in Spring Valley
SPRING VALLEY — Mother Nature continued wreck havoc on the spring sports schedule last week as Thursday’s day-long rain shower postponed a conference meet at Whitetail. That left the Glenwood City golf team with one lone competition – a Dunn-St. Croix Conference match in Spring Valley. The Hilltoppers finished third in the Tuesday, April 30,…
Read MoreTopper softball goes 1-2 in conference games
The Glenwood City softball team dropped its fifth straight contest when it opened last week’s play with a 12-1 home loss to the defending Dunn-St. Croix champs from Mondovi on Monday, April 29. The following day, Tuesday, April 30, the Hilltoppers traveled to Plum City for a game against the Elmwood-Plum City Wolves. Both teams…
Read MoreGlenwood City boys drop pair of baseball games to Mondovi and Elk Mound
Glenwood City’s three-game winning streak on the baseball diamond came to an end with a pair of losses to conference foes last week. In a Monday, April 29 home contest versus Mondovi, last season’s conference champions, Glenwood City had a couple of bad innings and lost 11-2 to the Buffaloes. Four days later they played…
Read MoreHelp keep emergency rooms ready by giving blood and platelets
EAU CLAIRE — When every second counts, blood products can provide lifesaving care. The American Red Cross asks the public to give blood or platelets during Trauma Awareness Month in May to keep hospitals prepared for all transfusion needs, including emergencies. Type O blood donors and donors giving platelets are especially needed right now: Type…
Read MoreGlenwood City HS/MS lists 3rd quarter honor roll
The following Glenwood City High School and Middle School students have been named to the 2023-24 3rd quarter A and B Honor Rolls. Students on the A honor roll have a grade point average of 3.5 and higher. Students with grade point averages of 3.00-3.49 are on the B honor roll. A HONOR ROLL GRADE…
Read MoreGC music students perform at state solo & ensemble
Thousands of students headed to various locations across the state in the past few weeks for their opportunity to perform in a Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Music Festival – one of the largest student events of its kind in the nation. More than 32,000 student musicians took part in WSMA State Music Festivals.…
Read MoreSCC Deputy Sheriff Kaitie Leising remembered with a prayer gathering
GLENWOOD CITY – About 50 people gathered at the intersection of highway 128 and county road G on Monday evening to observe a moment of silence for Deputy Sheriff Kaitie Leising marking the one year anniversary of her death. Deputy Sheriff Leising, 29, was shot and killed in the line of duty on May 6,…
Read MoreGlenwood City’s Meijer to be part of next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the members of the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. These students will be high school seniors during the 2024 – 2025 school year. The council members and their hometowns are: • Jordan Berg, Neillsville • Rylee Brattlie, Cambridge • Ashton…
Read MoreBoyceville survey shows less than half would support referendum to improve infrastructure
BOYCEVILLE – A year ago the Village of Boyceville engaged Dr. Tina Lee with the University of Wisconsin, Stout to do a Community Needs Survey. “The survey was aimed to better understand community needs as well as support for changes in the community and for a referendum to increase revenue.” The survey was distributed in…
Read MoreMilitary funeral for Jesse N. Dicks
The American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax held a military funeral for Jesse N. Dicks on April 27 at the Colfax Fairgrounds. Legionnaires serving on the firing squad were Dale Bergeson, Derold Tuschl, Gust Fehr, “Happy” Silva, Ken Dierich, Nick Kressin and Roger Knutson. Legionnaires serving as the color guard were Alan Johnson and…
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