by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — Heading into their September 1 matchup against Spring Valley, the Glenwood City Football team was looking to end a decade of losses to the Cardinals. Not since a 30-29 victory on October 18, 2013, have the Hilltoppers notched a victory against their foe to the south. Glenwood…
Read MoreBRUCE — In their first competition of the 2023 season, the Boyceville girls’ cross country team finished fourth in the Bruce Invitational held Tuesday, August 29 while the boys’ squad placed tenth. Senior Jaden Stevens was the top finishers for the Lady Bulldog runners as she placed 18th out of 79 runners with a time…
Read MoreThe Glenwood City volleyball team’s early-season struggles continued last week as it finished 0-5 in multiple-school matches at Amery and Durand-Arkansaw. The Hilltoppers were swept in all five contests. They lost 2-0 to Spooner and Amery in a triangular meet hosted by the Warriors Tuesday, August 29 and then fell in straight sets two days…
Read MoreMarlys Jean Swenby, of Glenwood City, WI, passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital on Saturday, September 2 after a brief hospitalization. She was born in Menomonie on July 29, 1943, to Merton & Ruby (Hoyt) McGilton, Marlys graduated from there as well. Marlys married the love of her life, Danny Douglas Swenby, on October 11,…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has sentenced a former Boyceville man to 10 years in prison and five years of extended supervision for the sexual assault of a mentally ill victim. Robert C. Parks, age 52, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Christina Mayer with his attorney, Jonathan…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has signed a resolution in support of the elevator project for the Colfax Municipal Building. The elevator commission is trying to get grants, and support from the community will help in the grant process, said Gary Stene, village trustee. The elevator project would include an…
Read MoreLeRoy H. Nelson, 94, of Colfax, died on Monday, August 28, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health System-Chippewa Valley in Bloomer. LeRoy was born on the family farm in Dover Township, Buffalo County on April 12, 1929, to Terrence and Aphel (Sandaker) Nelson. He was united in marriage to Doris Johnson on April 22, 1950, in…
Read MoreBLOOMER — The Colfax volleyball squad’s only competition last week was at a triangular meet in Bloomer Tuesday, August 29. The Vikings split their two matches in Bloomer. In a pair of close sets, Colfax defeated Menomonie 25-22 and 25-20. The Vikings’ match against host Bloomer, however, turned out to be a lopsided contest as…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — The Colfax Viking football team traveled to Boyceville with just 17 players dressed to open the Dunn-St. Croix Conference season September 1. The Bulldogs overpowered the Vikings in pretty much every aspect of the game, claiming a 46-12 win. It’s no secret the Bulldogs have been building an…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Playing in its first home-court action of the new season, the Elk Mound girls’ volleyball squad finished third in last Thursday’s quadrangular meet. The Lady Mounders beat Cumberland but fell to both St. Croix Central and Eau Claire Regis to finish 1-2 in the home quad held August 31. All three of…
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