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Glenwood City School bus involved in collision
Jeff Lake nominated for 2018 Leopold Conservation Award
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — On behalf of Lake Farms, April Lake nominated her dad, Jeff Lake, for the Leopold Conservation Award presented each year by the Sand County Foundation and Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. The award is named for Aldo Leopold, who was an environmentalist, forester and conservationist, as well as a professor at…
Read More4-year-old Colfax NASCAR fan receives checkered flag
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — For four-year-old Colfax resident Payton Brockmiller and his dad, Ricky, and his grandmother, Julie Bosshart-Stansbury, it was the chance of a lifetime to watch a live NASCAR race. What they were not counting on was that Payton would receive the checkered flag from the winning driver, Ryan Blaney. “We…
Read MoreGlenwood City firefighters battle vehicle fire at Glen Park Manor
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Fire Department was called out to a vehicle fire at Glen Park Manor, 745 First Street in Glenwood City, around 10:48 a.m. Friday, October 26. Apparently, two individuals were attempting to jump start a disabled car when the other vehicle caught fire. It appeared that the SUV, owned by…
Read MoreTHREE-PEAT: Glenwood City girls capture third straight WIAA D3 Cross Country Sectional championship
BOYCEVILLE — It a three-peat! What some had predicted and others hoped for came to fruition just past noon Saturday, October 20 when the Glenwood City girls’ squad won its third consecutive WIAA Division 3 cross country sectional championship at a familiar venue. The Lady Hilltoppers bested 21 other schools, eight of which had full…
Read MoreFire destroys garage, vehicles
Elk Mound earns share of Dunn-St. Croix football championship
By Amber Hayden MENOMONIE — One word would aptly describe Elk Mound’s performance against Glenwood City in last Friday evening’s Dunn-St. Croix and regular season football finale at UW-Stout’s Don and Nona Williams Stadium – Overpowering! Pure, simple and definitive. The Mounders moved the ball with ease on the ground and through the air, racking…
Read MoreMounders’ harriers earn first Dunn-St. Croix conference championships
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE – Despite a bone-chilling wind and an overcast sky, the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ cross country teams shined in Boyceville last Thursday. In two of the closest finishes in the history of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference’s Cross Country Championships, the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ cross country squads won their…
Read MoreLady Vikings earn a perfect conference record and sixth consecutive Dunn-St. Croix volleyball championship
By Amber Hayden SPRING VALLEY — The Lady Vikings’ volleyball team earned the right to call themselves the Dunn-St. Croix conference champions for the sixth straight year after finishing with an unblemished 8-0 conference record following three-set sweeps over Spring Valley and Plum City this past week. Colfax then wrapped up the regular season at…
Read MoreHammond woman killed when her car hits horse
A Hammond woman was killed earlier Friday morning in the St. Croix County township of Pleasant Valley when her car struck a horse that had been standing in the roadway. 53-year-old Diane G. Johnson of Hammond was pronounced dead at the scene. The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office responded to the one-vehicle crash on CTH…
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