Dunn County has remaining debt of $23.7 million or 10 percent of debt capacity
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County had $23.7 million in outstanding debt as of the September 18 Dunn County Board meeting, which is 10 percent of the county’s total debt capacity. As of December 31, 2023, Dunn County had outstanding general obligation debt of $28,165,000, which represents 11.07 percent of the county’s legal…
Read MoreColfax Rescue Squad proposing budget of $784,234 for 2025
By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter Creek. COLFAX — The Colfax Rescue Squad is proposing a budget of $784,234 for 2025, representing an increase of $164,750 over the 2024 budget of $619,484. According to information presented at the Colfax Rescue Squad annual meeting September…
Read MoreBoyceville volleyball wins 5-set thriller over Elk Mound to open D-SC conference play
Although the Bulldog volleyball team won just one match during their busy schedule last week, that one victory was huge. Boyceville headed into last Thursday’s Dunn-St. Croix Conference opener at home against Elk Mound on the heels of a disappointing non-conference loss to Pepin/Alma on its home court just two days prior. But, there appeared…
Read MoreHellendrung runs roughshod as Bulldogs blank Hilltoppers for second straight year
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — When the rival squads from Boyceville and Glenwood City met here on the gridiron last Friday evening, September 20, the matchup on paper looked to be tight. Combined the teams were 7-1 and both were jostling for position at top of the Dunn-St. Croix conference standings. However,…
Read MoreBoyceville harriers compete at Rice Lake
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent RICE LAKE — The Boyceville cross country teams competed at the very large Rice Lake Invitational, that featured over 1,000 runners, held on the UW-Eau Claire Barron Campus on September 17 amid hot and humid weather conditions and hundreds of runners from schools ranging in size from Hudson to Prairie…
Read MoreGC spikers drop D-SC opener
MONDOVI — Although the Glenwood City volleyball had won just two of its first nine matches this season, it had hoped to open Dunn-St. Croix Conference play with a win when it visited Mondovi last Thursday, September 19. While they stayed close throughout the match, the Hilltoppers lost in straight sets to the Lady Buffaloes.…
Read MoreGlenwood City cross country runs in Osceola
OSCEOLA — In their only competition last week, the Glenwood City boys’ and girls’ cross country teams had to show a bit of patience when a storm hit the area just as they were about to compete in the Osceola Invitational last Saturday, September 21. The inclement weather eventually blew through and the race was…
Read MoreBoyceville School Board accepts generous $65,000 donation for middle / high school band programs
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — At their meeting held on September 18 the Boyceville School Board accepted a donation of $65,534.43 to the band program from 1965 BHS graduate Norman Danielson. Danielson has ties to Boyceville and Eau Claire and has donated money to BHS students who attended UW-Eau Claire in the past. District Administrator…
Read MoreMichael Roemhild of Boyceville high school named Green Bay Packers high school coach of the week
The Green Bay Packers have announced that Michael Roemhild of Boyceville High School in Boyceville, Wis., has been named the Packers High School Coach of the Week. Roemhild, in his sixth year as the varsity head coach of Boyceville, has the Bulldogs out to a perfect 4-0 start to the season. After a building year…
Read MoreGlenwood City School District sets mill rate at 7.1
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY- The Glenwood City School board held their annual meeting, budget hearing and regular meeting on Monday evening. Five district residents attended the annual meeting and along with the board approved a mill rate of 7.1. The rate is a decrease of one point from last year. The new mill rate…
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