Yarn Yak Award new at this year’s St. Croix County Fair
GLENWOOD CITY — There is a new award at the St. Croix County Fair this year, July 19-23, 2023. The “Yarn Yak Award” will be presented to the Best of Show in the Open Class Knitting and Crocheting Department (127). The Best of Show ribbon will be presented to an exhibit judged to be the…
Read MoreArea students receive degrees from UW-River Falls
RIVER FALLS — The following local residents were among 722 students receiving degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls following commencement in May. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 645 undergraduates, while 77 students received graduate degrees. Boyceville: Chyann Nowland, Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Emily Sies-Mandel, Master of Science – Education, Counseling Glenwood City: Rachael…
Read MoreArea students graduate from UW-Stout
MENOMONIE — The following students from the area graduated in May 2023 from University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wis. The university graduated 1,173 students, with 946 undergraduate and 227 Graduate School students this spring. Colfax: Billie Jo Burgraff, MS Applied Psychology Downing: Corey Klatt, BS Packaging Elk Mound: Madisen Hullander, BS Psychology; Marcus Kinblom, BS…
Read MoreUW-Stout Dean’s List for spring 2023
MENOMONIE — The following students from the area have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Stout Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. The award is presented to students who have a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Boyceville: Trevor Hollister, BS Construction Downing: Corey Klatt, BS Packaging Emerald: Payten Knops, BS Art Education…
Read MoreCompensation for new GC superintendent nears 200K
GLENWOOD CITY — Patrick Olson, Glenwood City School District’s newly hired superintendent, will receive nearly $200,000 in annual compensation. According to financial information requested by the Tribune Press Reporter, the Glenwood City Board of Education approved a salary of $145,000 per year for Olson with an additional $53,200 in benefits which will bring his first-year’s…
Read MoreGrant to improve broadband access in northern Dunn County
CLEAR LAKE — An additional 500 residences and businesses in northern Dunn County will have access to high-speed broadband services from Nextgen Broadband next year after the company’s grant application was approved recently by the state Public Service Commission. The PSC’s Wisconsin Broadband Office announced that Nextgen Broadband, a subsidiary of Clear Lake Telephone Co.,…
Read MoreBoyceville school board accepts elementary principal’s resignation
BOYCEVILLE — From CESA 11 she came and to CESA 11 she will return. The resignation of Tiffany Creek Elementary principal DeeAnn (Thompson) Sol was accepted by the Boyceville Community School District’s Board of Education at its Wednesday evening, June 21 regular meeting held in the TCE Media Center. Sol served as an educational consultant…
Read MoreColfax Sportsmen’s Scholastic Action Shooting Team competes in state shoot
Colfax Sportsmen’s Club’s Scholastic Action Shooting Team came home with medals from it’s Father’s Day weekend trip to Ozaukee County. The team competed in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program’s (SASP) Wisconsin State Shoot, located at the Saukville Gun Club. Jason Weller was the team’s top shooter during the three day event. He took second place…
Read More$40,000 in meat animal sales at Colfax FFA Alumni Auction
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The sale of meat animals raised for 4-H and FFA projects sold at the Colfax FFA Alumni Auction at the Colfax Free Fair on Sunday, June 18, totaled a little over $40,000. All together, 22 animals were sold, including 13 pigs (seven market barrows and six market gilts), seven…
Read MoreBrice, Ebert earn all-state academic golf honors
Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ golfers Zane Brice and Christian Ebert were selected as 2023 Academic All-State honorees by Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin (GCAW). “Zane Brice and Christian Ebert are student-athletes who have served as great examples to others, proving that athletic and academic successes are not mutually exclusive,” stated the GCAW in its news release…
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