Hilltopper boys wrangle Wolves, snap three game losing streak
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent PLUM CITY — Heading into their January 25 contest against Elmwood-Plum City, Glenwood City boys’ basketball team had lost three straight and six of their last eight games and were looking for any way to notch a win. While the Hilltoppers struggled from the field on the night (17-46) they…
Read MoreHilltopper girls fall to Spring Valley, Mondovi
The Glenwood City girls’ basketball team lost a pair of Dunn-St. Croix contests last week. In both games, the opposing teams used full-court pressure to build large halftime leads before cruising to victory in the second half. The Lady Toppers hosted Parents’ Night last Tuesday, January 23 against Spring Valley. The Cardinals flew to a…
Read MoreBoyceville finishes fourth in Beaver Dam Slam
CUMBERLAND — In recent years, Boyceville wrestling teams have opened their seasons at the Island City Duals in Cumberland. The tournament used to be held on the first Friday of December, but this season the event transformed from a dual to an individual tournament and was moved to Tuesday, January 23. That gave the Bulldogs…
Read MoreBoyceville boys split with Cardinal squads; win at Eleva-Strum, fall in Spring Valley
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent The new year has treated the Bulldog boys’ basketball team well. Winners of four of six since the calendar flipped, Boyceville has managed to claw themselves out of a hole to sit at 8-8 on the year and hoping to notch a couple of victories to improve their standing come…
Read MoreBoyceville girls snap skid with win over E-S Cardinals only to fall to Vikes and Mounders
With a five-game losing streak at their backs and consecutive games versus the conference’s top two basketball squads coming head-on, the Boyceville girls were in desperate need of a win when they began last week’s three-game road trip in Eleva-Strum Monday, January 22. The long trip to Eleva-Strum High School proved well worth it as…
Read MoreGlenwood City Public Library News 1-31-24
Please join us for our Winter Reading Challenges. The first one is for the adults and it is “Reading Around the World” and the second Reading Challenge is for the High schoolers called “Readopoly”. Both Winter Reading Challenges will run from Jan. 1-March 31. Reading Around the World: • Stop in the Glenwood City Public…
Read MoreEmbezzeling from Chippewa Indians earns woman year in jail
MADISON WI—A 55-year old Cumberland woman was sentenced on January 4th to one year and one day in prison. Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin announced. Karen Johnson pleaded guilty on September 1, 2023 for wire fraud. The account states that between 2014 and 2019, Johnson stole over $200,000…
Read MoreWebster Man Sentenced To Prison For Embezzling Funds From St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Duane Emery, 65, Webster, Wisconsin, was sentenced January 23, 2024 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to one year and one day in federal prison for wire fraud. Emery pleaded guilty to this charge on October 17,…
Read More2023: A Year in Review: 2023 top headlines from October, November, and December
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Another year has come and gone, and as the Colfax Messenger enters its 128th year of publication, here is a look back at the top news stories of 2023. October 4, 2023 The Colfax Village Board has approved sponsoring the Colfantastic Halloween Spooktastic event on October 29 with a…
Read MoreMcDonell/EM wrestlers have busy final week
The Chippewa Falls McDonell/Elk Mound wrestling cooperative ended its regular season with a flurry of duals. Wrestling in seven duals in just over a 24-hour span, McDonell/Elk Mound finished 1-6. At a Cloverbelt Conference quad held at Stanly-Boyd High School Thursday, January 25, McDonell/Elk Mound finished 1-2 in its competitions. The local cooperative downed Thorp/Owen-Withee…
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