Bloomer man charged with sexual assault of a child in Colfax pleads guilty
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Bloomer man charged with two felony counts of the repeated sexual assault of the same child in the Village of Colfax has pleaded guilty in Dunn County Circuit Court. Timothy L. Klich, age 40, appeared in court February 21, along with his attorney Laura Megan Coss, for a…
Read MoreMenomonie’s Wilson Park to host “The bEAT” concert and “Let’s Paint the Town” this summer
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — In addition to the Menomonie Farmers Market from May until October, Menomonie’s Wilson Park also will be the site of two events in July, “The bEAT Concert” and “Let’s Paint the Town.” The Menomonie City Council approved special event permits for The bEAT Concert on July 5 and Let’s…
Read MoreHighway 40 Construction to begin spring of 2026
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Construction on the U.S. Highway 12 project in Elk Mound and on state Highway 40 from U.S. Highway 12 to county Highway M is expected to begin in the spring of 2026. The project will resurface 10.3 miles all together from Elk Mound to county Highway M in Colfax,…
Read MoreTopper wrestlers crush Cardinals to secure share of D-SC crown, Unser reaches 150 wins
Another busy week on the wrestling mat saw Glenwood City achieve both team and individual accolades. In yet another dominating performance, the Hilltopper wrestling team secured a share of its fourth straight Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship when it crushed the Cardinals of Spring Valley/Elmwood 65-9 in a dual meet held Thursday, January 23 in the…
Read MoreTopper boys tame Elmwood-Plum City Wolves for D-SC win
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — The Hilltopper boys’ basketball team welcomed Elmwood/Plum City to town for the team’s first matchup of the season. Even though the Wolves came into the game with only a single conference win, they kept the contest tight for the Hilltoppers. The game was highlighted by seven lead…
Read MoreBoyceville boys drop games to conference leaders from Spring Valley and Elk Mound
Heading into last week, the Boyceville boys’ basketball team was scheduled to play Prairie Farm followed by games against the top three teams in the Dunn-St. Croix standings. While sub-zero temperatures caused the postponement of home contests against Prairie Farm and conference co-leader Durand-Arkansaw which were slated for Monday, and Tuesday, January 20 and 21,…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs lose conference game to Colfax
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — Starting the second round of Dunn-St. Croix Conference play, the Colfax girls’ basketball team traveled to Boyceville Thursday, January 23 and defeated the Bulldogs 65-34. Earlier in the season, Colfax also prevailed 54-27 over Boyceville. After Kaysen Goodell of Colfax and Boyceville’s Chelsi Holden both scored, the Vikings…
Read MoreBulldogs compete in Raider Wrestling Challenge
ARCADIA — In their only competition of the week, the Boyceville wrestlers traveled to Arcadia last Saturday, January 25 to compete in the 2025 Raider Challenge. The Bulldogs finished eighth out of 18 teams after accumulating 227 points. The effort was highlighted by half a dozen top five individual finishes which included a second-place showing…
Read MoreCarl Norval Wallace
Carl Norval Wallace, age 87 of Glenwood City, Wisconsin died at home January 24, 2025 of heart failure. Carl was born on August 16, 1937 in Miles City, Montana, the son of Miles and Ida Ziegele Wallace. Carl was eight years old when his Dad died. His Mom later married Allen McPhail. He grew up…
Read MoreGlenwood City girls lose halftime lead and game as Spring Valley rallies for sweep
SPRING VALLEY — The Glenwood City girls’ basketball team was in search of not only a second consecutive win, but its second conference victory of the season when it traveled to Spring Valley January 23. The Hilltoppers appeared to be halfway to attaining both objectives when it held a 27-22 halftime advantage over the Cardinals…
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