GC School District considers expanding daycare options
By Scott Wild GLENWOOD CITY – Full day childcare for up to a possible 25 children is being explored by the Glenwood City School District it was learned during the April 23 meeting of the school board. Nicole Brite, the district’s Director of Athletics, Pupil Services and Special Education and Beth Davis, Hilltopper Hangtime coordinator,…
Read MoreRockpile – 4-25-2018
The Hometown and Town and Country leagues will have their roll-offs this week to determine the yearly champions I will update the results next week.
Read MoreHilltoppers host outdoor meet
GLENWOOD CITY – It was a beautiful for a track meet on Monday, April 23rd. You really couldn’t have asked for a better day except for the ground to have been dried out. As a result of the damp ground the Toppers played host to a running only meet. Spring Valley, Boyceville and Elmwood/Plum City…
Read MorePanthers nip Toppers in baseball duel
DURAND — After a rocky start in Durand last Saturday afternoon that had them trailing by three runs early in the contest, Glenwood City’s baseball team and senior pitcher Jake Kopacz settled in. The Hilltoppers rallied for five unanswered runs to take a two-run, 5-3 advantage over the host Durand Panthers at Wayne Field April…
Read MoreLady Bulldog throwers shine outdoors
By Missy Klatt WINONA – Finally an outdoor meet for the Bulldog track team as they traveled to St. Mary’s University in Winona this past Saturday, April 21st to compete at the West Salem Outdoor Invitational. The fresh air and sunshine did wonders for the Lady Throwers as they dominated the shot put and discus…
Read MoreBulldogs, Toppers compete at snowy April indoor meet in Menomonie
MENOMONIE – With snow on the ground both local track teams headed to Menomonie on Thursday, April 19th to compete in an indoor meet at the Menomonie High School Field House. It was a small meet with just Boyceville, Glendwood City, McDonell Central and mainly Menomonie’s JV competing. For the Hilltoppers it was a good…
Read MoreBowling Results – 4-25-2018
Bowling Results – 4-25-2018
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 4-25-2018
A good story, it needs to be retold I promised myself that I would not write a gloom and doom story for this week’s newspapers and would try to find a true-life story that we all could enjoy. Well, I found one that I like, courtesy of the magazine called the “New Roads.” It’s a…
Read MoreLa Crosse man sentenced to 71 months on methamphetamine charge
MADISON, WI – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Mitrel Y. Anderson, 30, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 71 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Anderson pleaded guilty to this charge on…
Read MoreDunn Co. Sheriff Dennis Smith reflects on 40 years in law enforcement
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Let’s just say it is an occupational hazard. When Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith goes out to a restaurant, he says it takes him 15 minutes to reach a table because so many people want to say “hello” and to talk about this, that or the next thing. “My…
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