Glenwood City boys split D-SC games, nip Mondovi but fall to Durand-Arkansaw
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — Losers of two straight games, the Glenwood City boys’ basketball team was hoping to snap out of a funk. The second half of both losses saw the Hilltoppers outscored by a combine 23 points en route to dropping to 1-2 in early action. The Hilltoppers had two…
Read MoreGC wrestlers place second in Somerset Invite, top-ranked Wyatt Unser remains unbeaten
SOMERSET — Glenwood City wrestlers concluded a challenging pre-holiday schedule Friday, December 20 when it competed in the Somerset Invitational. The Hilltoppers, ranked tenth in Division 3, placed second in the 13-team tournament after scoring 458 points. Powerhouse St. Croix Falls, which is number 2 in this season’s first Division 2 state poll, captured the…
Read MoreBoyceville girls get offensive, sink Lake Holcombe Chieftains
BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville girls’ basketball team took advantage of Lake Holcombe’s numerous turnovers when it hosted the Lady Chieftains in a non-conference basketball contest on Monday, December 16, turning several into points, lots of points. In fact, the Bulldogs put so many biscuits in the basket, particularly in the first half, that they held…
Read MoreBoyceville boys lose battle of the Bulldogs, but earn season’s first win against Wolves
Victory eluded the Boyceville boys’ basketball team in its first five games of this season. After Boyceville remained winless when a close non-conference contest played last Tuesday, December 17 at Chetek-Weyerhaeuser got out of hand in the second half and resulted in a 74-55 set back, the Bulldogs overcame a one-point halftime deficit last Friday,…
Read MoreLady Hilltoppers fall to unbeaten New Auburn
NEW AUBURN — After getting off to a 3-2 start, the Glenwood City girls’ basketball team lost its third consecutive game last Tuesday, December 17. The girls traveled to New Auburn for a non-conference contest and were soundly beaten by the undefeated Lady Trojans, 51-29. Glenwood City was able to keep the game fairly close…
Read MoreBV School Board hears reports about athletic programs, area property values increase
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE-At their meeting held on December 18 the Boyceville school board heard a fall sports report from athletic director Brian Roemhild. “We had another amazing fall season across the board,” said Roemhild. According to Roemhild, the number of high school athletes participating in fall sports this year was down a bit from…
Read MoreColfax High school dropout finds support, path to success at CVTC
By Alyssa Van Duyse Chippewa Valley Technical College At a young age, Jeremiah Coey’s mental health sent him down a path of self-destruction. In middle school, he was diagnosed with ADHD, and by his senior year, he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, admitted to the hospital twice and attempted suicide. Today, at age 38,…
Read MoreREV. DEAN C. BROCKMEIER
On December 15th, after a life of ministering to others, the Rev. Dean C. Brockmeier passed on to his heavenly reward surrounded by his family. Born October 11th, 1940, in Holdredge NE, Dean grew up on a cattle farm but felt the call to the ministry as a teenager. He graduated from Wartburg Seminary in…
Read MoreElk Mound boys hang on for win over Colfax in D-SC Conference action
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — It wasn’t exactly a pretty game for either team but the Elk Mound boys’ basketball team played well enough to finish with a 55-49 win over the Colfax Vikings on the Mounders home court Friday, December 20. For first-year Colfax head coach Nick Heit it was a…
Read MoreEM school district only has “material weakness” on financial audit
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Only one “problem” showed up on the audit of the Elk Mound school district’s finances for the 2023-2024 school year, which was a “material weakness” related to segregation of duties. Since the only issue pointed out on the audit was the material weakness related to segregation of duties,…
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