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On the Road Again
ON THE ROAD AGAIN — There were rounds of applause, hugs, tears, and smiles on Saturday, August 5th, as Rich Salsbury (right) and Chris Roosen (left) lead the pack for the 3rd Annual Fiddler’s Run hosted by local business, Fiddler’s Green Bar and Grill. This annual run benefits local military veterans with this year’s proceeds benefiting Kline Hall –…
Read MoreHonor Kaitie to be at St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo
by Missy Klatt GLENWOOD CITY — For many in the community, the death of St. Croix County Sheriff Deputy Kaitie Leising in early May of this year while on a call in our area hit many people hard. It also had a big effect on those that she worked with. Cathy Borgschatz was one of…
Read MoreSaddle up, it’s Rodeo Time!!
GLENWOOD CITY — The summer is quickly passing by, but there is still one of the St. Croix Valley’s greatest events ahead! The St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo, brings top notch RAM Rodeo to the St. Croix County Fairgrounds, Glenwood City, August 18 and 19 with 7:30 p.m. performances once again! Gates will open at…
Read MoreAll Fired Up! Boyceville Cucumber Festival August 18-20
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire Department is celebrating 75 years — and the Boyceville Cucumber Festival is ready to celebrate Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 18 to 20. Golden Pickle Clues will be posted on the Boyceville Community Action Club’s Facebook page at 9 a.m. daily. Pickle Central on Main…
Read MoreBoyceville Community Fire Department celebrates 75 years: From ladders and buckets to a new fire station
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire Department is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and will be the Grand Marshals in the Boyceville Cucumber Festival Parade at beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Boyceville fire department has been housed in the new fire station on Charlotte Street since 2020. Before that…
Read MoreRed Cross: Donation shortfall may impact blood supply
EAU CLAIRE — The American Red Cross has seen a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, which makes it hard to keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products. By making an appointment to give blood or platelets in August, donors can keep the national blood supply…
Read MoreVolunteers needed for unique jail gardening program in Dunn County
MENOMONIE, Wis. — For the last 13 years, Huber Law inmates at the Dunn County jail have been tending a garden behind the jail that has yielded produce and fruit. That bounty, in turn, has been donated to the local Stepping Stones food pantry and homeless shelter to benefit those in need. “We give thousands…
Read MoreElk Mound approves annual wage and benefit negotiations
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Wage and benefit negotiations for village employees in Elk Mound will now take place every year. Prior to this, the Elk Mound Village Board has been negotiating with employees every three years on wages and benefits with scheduled increases for each of the three years. The end of…
Read MoreEOG Resources requesting change in reclamation permit for S&S Mine
By LeAnn R. Ralph CHIPPEWA FALLS — EOG Resources, which had been mining frac sand at the Schindler and Sikora Mine in the Town of Howard, is requesting a change in the reclamation permit to include no wetland mitigation requirements. Chippewa County Land and Water Conservation held a public informational meeting on the proposed modifications…
Read MoreVisitors from Norway make meaningful connections in Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — After traveling all the way from Norway, the Sørslett family’s visit to Colfax was everything they had hoped it would be and more. Bjørn Arne Sørslett, his daughter, Hanna Mæland Sørslett, mother, Sigrun Sørslett, and father, Gunnar Sørslett, began their visit with attending the worship service at Colfax Lutheran…
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