Fetzer named Optimist Club Youth of the Month
The Menomonie Optimist Club honored Emily Fetzer of Boyceville High School as the February Youth of the Month. Optimists have recognized outstanding students from Dunn County’s four high schools for over 30 years. Emily Fetzer is described as hard-working, sincere, honest and kind by her teachers. She ranks first in her senior class, which she…
Read MoreBoyceville Science Olympiad earns medals at University of Michigan Invitational
ANN ARBOR, MI – The Boyceville Science Olympiad team participated in the challenging University of Michigan Invitational this past weekend against some of the strongest teams in the nation from many states including Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Nevada and placed in several events, with the high school team finishing in 33rd place out…
Read MoreMeat raffle fundraiser to benefit local Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Connorsville, WI – The Glen Hills Lions Club is excited to announce a special fundraising event during the month of March, a Meat Raffle, to benefit Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing beds for children in need. The kick-off to this month long event will take place at The Blind Spot,…
Read MoreGlenwood City School Board takes action on past compensation discrepancies
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY-After an hour long discussion at their meeting held on Monday evening the Glenwood City school board took action on matters concerning past compensation, process and procedure deficiencies, which has been a topic of discussion for them since November. District administrator Patrick Olson presented the board with a four part agenda…
Read MoreKilde retires from WestCAP after 30 years at the helm
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY- After working for 30 years and two weeks as the executive director of West CAP, Peter Kilde retired on February 7. Kilde, who was born in Eau Claire and spent 25 years working for another organization based in St. Paul, ended up in Glenwood City and at West CAP in…
Read MoreBoyceville fire district administrator: “I’d hate to see this going south again.”
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Although it seemed as if the Boyceville Community Fire District Board was making progress on calming down tensions in the fire department — but now maybe not. The Boyceville fire board appointed Lee Kegan, representative for the Town of Tiffany, as chair of the fire board at the February…
Read MoreElk Mound girls dominate Bloomer and Mondovi to close regular season
ELK MOUND — Since suffering its only loss of the season, a 35-38 non-conference setback at Baldwin-Woodville back on January 6, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball squad has embarked on an impressive and dominate 12-game win streak that has seen it win by an average margin of just over 39 points per game. That trend…
Read MoreElk Mound boys score trio of victories including pair against conference foes
The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team came away with a trio of wins last week including a pair against Dunn-St. Croix squads. Hitting the road last Monday, February 17, Elk Mound played at Baldwin-Woodville and returned home with a 68-52 win in the non-conference contest. The following evening, Elk Mound returned home to host Elmwood-Plum…
Read MoreColfax girls’ basketball team ends regular season with pair of losses
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent As they head into the WIAA regional tournament this week, the Colfax girls played two very strong teams, hoping the good competition would help them prepare for it. After dropping a home game to Fall Creek February 17 by a score of 60-42, they traveled south to finish off their…
Read MoreEvers vows to contain property taxes
By WisPolitics.com To Republicans, he’s Tony the Taxer. To Dems, he’s Tony the Tax Cutter. Which is it? Maybe a little bit of both. It looks like Dem Gov. Tony Evers is emphasizing past and newly proposed tax cuts as he enters what could be the year before another run for governor. Evers hasn’t declared…
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