GLENWOOD CITY — The City Council approved expenditures at their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, September 19th that carried large price tags. The council approved the first payment for work at Hinman Park, purchased a generator for the water utility, approved construction work at the Recycling Center, ok’ed a new chemical for the wastewater treatment…
Read More“I know we’re supposed to do something to our trees in the fall, but what?” Tree owners often feel compelled to spray, prune or apply something to their trees and landscape plants on a regular basis. But, unless there is a specific reason to spray, prune or apply things to landscape trees, the best thing…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Hilltoppers’ volleyball team hosted the Elmwood Raiders September 15 for its home and conference opener here last Thursday. Unfortunately it wasn’t the homecoming or result the Hilltoppers had hoped for as they lost in straight sets to Elmwood. Coach Christa Blaser said she thought the…
Read MoreMary Tiffany Smith, age 92, originally of Downing, WI, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at Glenhaven, Inc. in Glenwood City, WI with hospice.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski The Boyceville boys’ and girls’ cross country teams logged plenty of miles last week as they competed in a pair of invitationals. The Bulldogs made the trek to Rice Lake September 13 to take part in a large invitational held on the UW-Barron County campus that featured several teams in division…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski RICE LAKE — The Glenwood City girls and boys cross country squads participated in a large invitational held on the WITC -Barron County campus in Rice Lake September 13 that featured several large schools.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski PLUM CITY — Coach Corrie Roemhild and her Boyceville Volleyball team entered their Dunn-St. Croix opener in Plum City on September 15 with ten wins in 11 matches. The Bulldogs left with their 11th victory of the season after a three-set sweep of the Blue Devils. “We are so excited to…
Read MoreThe refusal of the Wisconsin State Health department to even consider testing for health risks associated with industrial wind turbines just goes to show that the hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil monkeys are alive and well at the state level when it comes to the wind industry.
Read MoreCHIPPEWA FALLS — While one of the two Huber inmates who failed to return to the Chippewa County jail on September 6 has returned, the second inmate is still at large. According to a news release from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department, Mathew Schaffner and Austin Dodson failed to return to jail following work on…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — For the second year in a row, a local youth has been chosen to be grand marshal of the Shriners Homecoming Parade in River Falls. Eight-year-old Nicholas Wahl of Boyceville has been selected by the St. Croix Valley Shriners Club to serve as the 2016 grand marshal for the…
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