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Colfax supports upcoming Colfantastic events for Halloween and Christmas

By LeAnn R. Ralph  COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved sponsoring the Colfantastic Halloween Spooktastic event with a $100 donation. Sheila Riemer, deputy clerk-treasurer, received an e-mail message dated September 6 that outlines the various levels of sponsorship, said Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Village Board’s September 25 meeting. The Colfantastic…

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Municipalities will pay $3 to $4 less for solid waste and recycling

Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling Committee as the representative for the Town of Otter Creek. By LeAnn R. Ralph  COLFAX — Municipalities that participate in Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling will pay $3 to $4 less per person for 2024. The Colfax Village Board approved a budget…

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Bulldogs have busy week on volleyball court

The Lady Bulldog volleyball  team barely had time to catch their collective breath between matches as it played eight matches in five days including a pair of tournaments. And although Boyceville finished just 3-5 in those competitions, the young squad gained some valuable experience. The Bulldogs opened the week playing a conference match in Elk…

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Hilltoppers still searching for first volleyball victory

Victory continued to elude the Glenwood City volleyball team. The Hilltoppers lost three matches, all in straight sets, last week to remain winless this season. Glenwood City hosted Mondovi last Tuesday, September 19 and fell in three sets to the Lady Buffaloes. Two days later, the Hilltoppers trekked north to Shell Lake for a triangular…

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Boyceville harriers run in Cadott Invitational and Durand-Arkansaw Invite

The Boyceville cross country teams had an opportunity to compete last week on two courses that will host championship races in October. The Bulldogs ran in the Cadott Invitational on Tuesday, September 19 which was held at the Whispering Pines Golf Course which will host the WIAA Division 3 sectional meet for a second consecutive…

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Bulldogs use aerial attack, turnovers to blank Toppers in Dunn-St. Croix showdown

by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — The 2023 edition of the Glenwood City-Boyceville rivalry pitted two contrasting teams. The Hilltoppers feature a quick-hit aerial attack, while the Bulldogs prefer a physical ground game. The contest on September 22 didn’t follow that script. The Bulldogs outgained the Hilltoppers through the air by 107 yards and…

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Baldwin home health and hospice organization wins AARP WI grant to give robotic pets to dementia patients

BALDWIN, WI – A proposal submitted by Adoray Home Health and Hospice in Baldwin to provide robotic pets for patients with dementia has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. The $1,000 grant will help the organization to continue purchasing these robotic pets, which cost about $150 each. AARP…

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Glenwood City school board approves many items

GLENWOOD CITY — Although Monday evening’s meeting lasted just over an hour, the Glenwood City school board approved several items including expenditures for repairs and maintenance to the district’s boilers and tunnels as well as overhead equipment and  bleachers in the high school gymnasium, the purchase of software, a trip to the National FFA convention,…

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