By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Elementary school has joined with Countryside Co-op to support literacy for students grades kindergarten through fifth. “Lisa Lovgren approached us with the idea,” said elementary principal Betsy Haltinner. “We do not have an end date on this program.” The idea for the literacy program is to…
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By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — The Glen Hills Lions Club has high hopes for the 2020 softball field, with their biggest tournament taking place during Rustic Lore, as they will be installing a new scoreboard and sign with the new name of the field. “Over the years we have continued to wrap our arms…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the forced shutdown of bars, we are left with no other choice but to postpone the run. We will try to come up with a date after things return to normal. Please be safe during this time and we will have posters printed with the new…
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During this unprecedented time, there are many in our community who are proving to be not only “essential,” but true examples of service and kindness. At Glenhaven, there are 80 staff members who daily care for the most vulnerable members of our community. At the Glenwood City School District, there are 22 staff who report daily…
Read MoreBy Amber Hayden A special election is being held on Tuesday, May 12, for the vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives Seventh Congressional District of Wisconsin, which was vacated in September of last year when Sean Duffy stepped down in order to focus his time and attention on his family. Tom Tiffany, Minocqua,…
Read MoreBy Amber Hayden With the Safer at Home order extended several churches in Glenwood City and Boyceville have begun holding services online using ZOOM, Facebook Live, or uploading to YouTube. Pastor Brad Peterson, Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyceville, said they began offering worship live on Facebook on March 15, which was also the last time…
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Local public health departments in Western Wisconsin will receive assistance from the WI National Guard to scale up COVID-19 testing. A number of sites throughout Western WI are being announced. Testing through the collection site will be free of charge. These events are only available to WI residents or people who work in WI. In…
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By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — During this difficult time, parents have been challenged with how to celebrate their children’s birthdays, and most have turned to social media to set up a birthday parade. Carlos and Jennie Newgard, parents of twin boys, Logan and Lucas, knew having a quarantine birthday had the now four year…
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