BOYCEVILLE — Listed below are the winners from the contests held during the 2017 Cucumber Festival.

BOYCEVILLE — Six coveted, handmade “Pickle” trophies were presented to the winners at the 17th annual Cucumber run held Saturday, August 19 during the 2017 Cucumber Festival. The men and women victors in the 1 mile run/walk, 5K and 10K races were awarded a Pickle Trophy.

By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE  — Spending $1 million on a new fire station will build an apparatus bay big enough to house the Boyceville Community Fire Department’s existing equipment, according to the architect hired by the fire board. Dave Cihasky of Five Bugles Design spoke to the Boyceville Community Fire District Board concerning the…

By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE   — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District’s new report-writing software recently went “live” and features many benefits for Emergency Medical Technicians and patients. The ESO Solutions software is tailored to the Boyceville ambulance service and now all of the reports are paperless, reported Matt Feeney, ambulance director, at the Boyceville…

The Pickle Fest is starting to liven up town Between churches on East & West & 170 and BHS is where the Golden Pickle will be found

BOYCEVILLE — A project that has been in the works for almost five years came to an uncertain conclusion at Monday night’s Village Board meeting when the board learned that the bids for the Safe Route to School project came in at about $75,000 over the estimate.

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — The 2017 Cucumber Festival grand parade held this coming Sunday afternoon might be one of the few times the celebration’s two main ambassadors get to sit down and relax. Kathy Hanson and Delores Brezina, both of Boyceville, will have a busy weekend with daily parades, pickle contests, and general…

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — Did you know the peak temperature inside a cucumber’s skin is usually about 20 degrees cooler than the air temperature? Or, did you know the waxy coating on a cucumber’s peel can be used to remove ink from paper, or crayon and marker from painted walls? Do you have…