Gary would joke… “Ole says the way to identify a funeral procession in Wisconsin is to notice if the combines have their lights on.” Gary John Olson, age 72, passed away in Arizona on December 24th, 2023, due to significant health issues. Gary grew up in Woodville, Wisconsin, moving to Glenwood City, Wisconsin around middle…
Read MoreSusan Rose (Swanson) Brathal, 81, of Hudson, passed away with her family by her side in North Hudson, Wisconsin on Tuesday December 19th, 2023 after an aggressive battle with cancer. Susan was born in Glenwood City, Wisconsin, on November 7th, 1942 to Opal and Ray Swanson. She graduated from Glenwood City High School and began…
Read MoreThe Boyceville boys’ basketball team split its final two games of 2023. For the second time in as many weeks, the Bulldogs were thumped by Elk Mound when the two teams met in Boyceville Thursday, December 28. The Mounders sprinted to a large halftime lead and cruised to a 69-29 conference victory to secure the…
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS — Playing in the first game of a girls and boys doubleheader against Webster at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN, Friday afternoon, December 29, the Lady Bulldogs fell behind early to the their Tiger counterparts and never really recovered, losing the non-conference contest 56 to 45. “We started slow, which I think was…
Read MoreRIVER FALLS — Boyceville headed into last week’s Northern Badger Wrestling Classic with a tournament-leading 34 champions. And the Bulldogs were hoping to add to that list! Unfortunately, none of Boyceville’s 14 varsity wrestlers that competed in the 2023 edition of the Northern Badger Wrestling Classic, held Thursday and Friday, December 28 and 29 at…
Read MoreBRUCE — The Glenwood City girls’ basketball squad ended 2023 on a high note as it defeated Bruce 44-35 in a December 28 road game. Three Hilltoppers scored double figures in the game to boost the team to its second win of the season. Lone senior Libby Wagner netted ten of her team-leading 12 points…
Read MoreRIVER FALLS — It’s a three-peat for Glenwood City. For a third consecutive year, the Hilltopper boys captured the Division 3 (small school) championship at the 2023 Northern Badger Wrestling Classic which was held Thursday and Friday, December 28 and 29 at River Falls High School. Headlined by junior Wyatt Unser’s second individual Northern Badger…
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Department of Transportation has several highway improvements planned for this area including the following. A project that is planned for 2024 is on Highway 128 north of I-94 for about 800 feet in Cady Township. The proposed highway improvement project aims to reduce illegal U-turns on 128 just north of Kwik Trip’s south…
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Editors note: Freestyle wrestling in Glenwood City was not a public school program. By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Menomonie man formerly associated with a freestyle wrestling program in Glenwood City has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after being convicted of five felony counts related to the sexual assault of a child. …
Read MoreBy Jamie Gass and Chris Sinacola Last year, eighth grade test scores in civics and U.S. history hit record lows. The decline didn’t start with pandemic school closings. But they made it worse and revealed its extent. Less than half of adults can name the three branches of the U.S. government. Another 25% can’t name…
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