By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY- Ashley Hagenow, the 76th Alice in Dairyland, attended the second annual Glenwood City School District Dairy Day last week where she spoke with students about Wisconsin agriculture. Kirsten Konder, Agriculture Teacher at Glenwood City School, tried to book Alice in Dairyland for the event last year. But ‘Alice’ has a…
Read MoreTOWN OF SPRINGFIELD — A two-vehicle accident that occurred on State Highway 128 in Springfield Township last Friday evening has claimed the life of a Boyceville woman. 39-year-old Jessica L. Peterson died in the crash. According to a news release from the St. Croix Country Sheriff’s Office, the St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville School Board met last Wednesday evening and were updated on how preparations for the upcoming April referendum are coming along by Luke Schultz, Associate Director of Facilities Management Services for CESA 10. Schultz said they’ve been working with a consulting firm and they’ve done a walk through to determine the district’s…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax resident Gust Fehr grew up in the Towns of Auburn and Cooks Valley north of Colfax in Chippewa County during the years of the Great Depression and World War II. While the Fehr family may not have had much money, as was true of many families at the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Christmas in Colfax is one of Pastor Timothy Vettrus’s earliest memories. Reverend Vettrus is the pastor at First Lutheran Church of Arland in Clayton and lives in Prairie Farm. His father, Reverend Ole Vettrus, was the pastor at the Bethany Brethren Lutheran Church in Colfax. “We moved to Colfax…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — For Dale Rostamo, who grew up on a farm northeast of Colfax, Christmases at the Running Valley school were always something special. The Running Valley School was located east of Colfax on county Highway A, a picturesque school built of locally-quarried stone that was demolished in November of 2021.…
Read MoreEthel E. Nelson passed away at the age of 99 on December 12, 2023, at Mayo hospital in Eau Claire, WI. She was born on February 17,1924 to Hiram and Tilla (Tweed) Cutting in the town of Grant, Dunn County, WI where she was raised and attended the Popple Creek Country School. Ethel married Spencer…
Read MoreGenevie “Jenny” Ilah Sorenson, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2023, at the age of 81. She was born on May 18, 1942, in Chippewa Falls, WI to Merton and Ilah (Plummer) Linhart. Jenny married Millard Sorenson on June 7, 1980. She will forever be remembered for her love of animals and beautifully tended flowers.…
Read MoreEAGAN, MN — The McDonell Catholic/Elk Mound wrestling cooperative was back in action this past Saturday, December 16 when it partook in the Trinity Tournament which was hosted by its namesake, Trinity School at River Ridge in Eagan, Minnesota . McDonell/Elk Mound placed 17th in the 18-team tournament after scoring 92 points. Rogers (381 points)…
Read MoreThe Elk Mound boys’ basketball team’s streak of 18 straight conference wins came to an end in Durand last Tuesday, December 12 when the Panthers of Durand-Arkansaw knocked off the defending Dunn-St. Croix champs 48-30. Ironically, the Elk Mound boys last conference defeat came nearly two year ago against Durand-Arkansaw. In that February 10, 2022…
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