Judge Protasiewicz wins election for state Supreme Court justice
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Judge Janet Protasiewicz has won the April 4 statewide election for Supreme Court justice. Protasiewicz appeared on the ballot with candidate Daniel Kelly, and according to unofficial election results, received 1,021,330 votes, or 56 percent, to Kelly’s 818,182 votes or 44 percent. Governor Scott Walker appointed Kelly to the…
Read MoreElk Mound will display historical items at village hall and library
by LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Plans are in the works to display historical items donated to the Village of Elk Mound at the village hall and at the library. Marv and Charlotte Cartwright gathered many historical items related to Elk Mound, said Terry Stamm, village trustee, at the Elk Mound Village Board’s April…
Read MoreElectric cooperatives partner to expand affordable solar energy for members
MADISON – Nine Wisconsin electric cooperatives announced the week of March 20 they are working together to get the best volume pricing on solar energy for their members. They have formed a partnership with OneEnergy Renewables of Madison to develop and construct 12 utility-scale solar arrays across Wisconsin. Over the next two years, the partnership…
Read MoreBoyceville Science Olympiad teams place at challenging state tournament
MILWAUKEE – The Boyceville Science Olympiad teams competed at the Wisconsin Science Olympiad state tournament at UW-Milwaukee this past weekend, with the high school earning the fourth place team finish out of 56 teams and the middle school team placing third out of 47 teams with no division based on school size. This marks the…
Read MoreBoyceville sends six to WWF Kids Folkstyle State youth wrestling
MADISON — Boyceville had a half dozen of its youth wrestlers qualify for the 2023 Wisconsin Wrestling Federation’s Kids Folkstyle State Championships which were held Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25 at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum in Madison. Competing at this year’s youth state championships for Boyceville were four-time state qualifiers Owen Tuttle…
Read MoreBulldog track competes at Dunn County Invite
MENOMONIE — With snow still blanketing outdoor tracks, the Boyceville boys’ and girls’ track and field teams took their talents indoors for a second straight week competing in the Dunn County Invite at Menomonie High School last Tuesday, March 28. The Bulldog thinclads found success against host Menomonie and fellow participants from Elmwood-Plum City and…
Read MoreFour GC youth wrestlers earn trophies at WWF Kids Folkstyle State
MADISON — Glenwood City sent ten youth wrestlers to the 2023 Wisconsin Wrestling Federation’s Kids Folkstyle State Championships, which were held Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25 at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum in Madison, and four returned home with trophies in tow. Monti Fry led the Glenwood City contingent with a fourth-place finish,…
Read MoreWilliams wins mile, Hilltopper boys finish third at Stout Elite track and field meet
MENOMONIE — Based on their top performances a week earlier in the Northern Badger Classic, several Glenwood City track and field athletes were invited back to UW-Stout’s Sports and Fitness Center last Friday, March 31 to compete in the Stout Elite meet. It proved to be a banner day for the Glenwood City boys as…
Read MoreToppers hope to climb baseball standings in 2023
GLENWOOD CITY — After spending the past four seasons at or near the bottom of the Dunn-St. Croix standings, the Glenwood City baseball team is looking to climb the conference ranks in 2023. While the Hilltoppers’ third-year head coach Dean Fayerweather, who is 3-28, lost Brady McCarthy, the team’s most versatile player from a season…
Read MoreTopper softball team looks to continue rebuild and improve on diamond
GLENWOOD CITY — After winning back-to-back Dunn-St. Croix Conference championships in the 2019 and 2021 seasons (there was no season in 2020 due to COVID) and finishing with 21 wins in each of those years, the Glenwood City softball program suffered its first winless season in over two decades when it went 0-16 a year…
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