Teen dating violence & the age of technology/social media
By Alyssa Fahrenkamp, Family and Youth Advocate at The Bridge to Hope in Menomonie, WI Teenage years are often the years for dating, finding interests and connecting with friends. Most of these things involve the use of technology. Teens are on their phone constantly, whether it is to chat with a friend, look something up…
Read MoreTreys topple Toppers in losses to Mounders, Warriors
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent Lately, the Hilltoppers boys’ basketball team has been bitten by the 3-point bug. Glenwood City saw Boyceville hit 10-for-18 3-pointers in a tough defeat the previous week. Elk Mound and Amery nearly matched that output. The Mounders and Warriors combined to shoot 51 percent from beyond the arc to hand…
Read MoreGC girls drop D-SC games to EPC, Spring Valley
After recording its first victory of the season thanks to a double-digits non-conference triumph over Bruce January 17, the Glenwood City girls’ basketball squad was looking to tack on a conference win or two when it played Elmwood-Plum City and Spring Valley this past week. Unfortunately, the Lady Hilltoppers fell behind early both contests and…
Read MoreBoyceville girls drop three contests as losing streak grows to six straight
The Lady Bulldogs losing streak hit six when they dropped all three of their hardwood contests last week including a pair of Dunn-St. Croix conference match ups. Playing a doubleheader with the boys’ teams, the ladies took to the home court last Monday evening, January 23 to face Eleva-Strum. A slow start doomed the effort…
Read MoreBulldog sweep in Bloomer gives Coach Olson 300th dual wrestling victory
Last Tuesday’s 5-school dual meet invitational at Bloomer High School turned out to be a very special evening for the Boyceville wrestlers and their head coach Jamie Olson, That’s because Boyceville’s 45-28 opening-round victory over Arcadia at the January 24 meet was the 300th career dual win for Olson. His Bulldogs would go on to…
Read MoreBulldog boys win pair of non-conference games before falling to Durand-Arkansaw
As late rock n’ roll star Meat Loaf used to sing, “Two out of three ain’t bad”! Playing three games last week, the Boyceville boys’ basketball team came away with a pair of non-conference victories before losing a conference contest to Durand-Arkansaw. Competing in back-to-back non-conference games to open the week, the Bulldogs held on…
Read MoreGlenwood City wins back-to-back D-SC Conference wrestling championships
GLENWOOD CITY — A year ago, Glenwood City finished with a perfect 4-0 record in Dunn-St. Croix competitions to capture its first conference wrestling championship in a dozen years. But unlike last year when the Hilltoppers won a tiebreaker against rival Boyceville to eventually earn that coveted title, Glenwood City demonstrated compete mastery over its…
Read MoreStagehands Cast of 18 prepares Almost, Maine
Submitted by Lori Peterson, Spring Valley Stagehands SPRING VALLEY, WI – Things are busy down at the Spring Valley Stagehands Theater. A set is constructed and being painted and an eighteen member cast is preparing for the 2023 Stagehands theatre season opener of Almost, Maine, a play by actor John Cariani. The show is being…
Read MoreGlenwood City HS/MS lists 2nd quarter honor roll
The following Glenwood City High School and Middle School students have been named to the 2022-23 2nd quarter A & B Honor Rolls. Students on the A honor roll have a grade point average of 3.5 and higher. Students with grade point averages of 3.00-3.49 are on the B honor roll. A HONOR ROLL GRADE…
Read MoreStepping Stones groundbreaking ceremony for new emergency shelter
MENOMONIE — We are thrilled to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new emergency shelter for those in need in our community. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 9th starting at 2:30 pm at Stepping Stones of Dunn County. The new emergency shelter will provide a safe and secure place…
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