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Popko receives U of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award
David Popko, Glenwood City High School English teacher has received the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award. An Outstanding Educator shapes young minds in meaningful ways—thoughtfully approaching instruction, sharing an infectious love for learning, and caring for students both inside and outside of the classroom. Each year, newly admitted UChicago students have the opportunity to…
Read MoreSpring Valley Stagehands Present A Christmas Story at the Spring Valley Theatre
SPRING VALLEY, WI –The Spring Valley Stagehands’ 2022 theatre season will conclude with the perennial favorite A Christmas Story. This play is based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, © 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark; and based on the book In God…
Read MoreSt John’s Catholic Church to dedicate hall to memory of Deacon Wes
St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Glenwood City will be honoring the memory and work of one of its own. Deacon Wes Tuttle left us on January 21, 2021. Wes had served as the only Deacon that the parish of St John the Baptist has had. He guided the congregation for more than 27…
Read MoreHanestad and Humpal tender retirement letters
BOYCEVILLE — A pair of long-serving Boyceville Community School District employees, with over 60 years of combined service, submitted their official letters of retirement during the Board of Education’s November 16 meeting held in the high school/middle school IMC. Vivian Hanestad, Viv as she has been known by generations of students and parents, and Judy…
Read MoreSenator Baldwin helps secure $13m to improve health care for rural communities across Wisconsin
Washington, D.C. – On National Rural Health Care Day, November 17, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $13 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across Wisconsin. The grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan, which Senator Baldwin supported. These grants will…
Read MoreColfax school district receives $30,000 rebate from EPA’s Clean School Bus program
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax school district has received a $30,000 rebate from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School bus program for the purchase of one liquid propane (LP) bus. The rebates were available for LP buses, and to qualify, the school district must have one older diesel bus…
Read MoreSandy Miller inducted into Wisconsin 4-H Hall of Fame during Fall Forum
MADISON — Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development is excited to announce the 2022 Hall of Fame Laureates including five volunteers, supporters, and staff who have impacted Wisconsin 4-H. “We are incredibly grateful to this year’s laureates and the countless hours of service they have provided to the youth of Wisconsin,” says Jessica Jens, Wisconsin 4-H Program…
Read MoreColfax FFA chapter reports on experiences at national FFA convention
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Three members of the Colfax FFA who attended the 95th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana, in October say it was the experience of a lifetime. Allison Schmitt, a senior at Colfax High School who is the vice-president of the Colfax FFA chapter, Rosie Sonnentag, a sophomore,…
Read MoreBoyceville turns down half million dollar lease proposal for village land
The Boyceville Board reviewed a proposal to lease land around the water tower that now also houses cell phone antennas. The proposed offer was made by Octagon Towers to acquire a 50-year easement under and around the communication tower located on Nordveien Drive in Boyceville and all related AT&T assets and improvements, including interest in…
Read MoreNovember 8 general election results are in for St. Croix & Dunn Counties
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — The November 8 general election included a variety of races for state-wide offices, United States Senate and congressional offices as well as St. Croix County and Dunn County offices. Below are the results of the election, which are considered unofficial until the election is certified. In Wisconsin,…
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