Wisconsin ended 2012 with 601 traffic deaths, which was 36 more, or about 6 percent higher, than 2011 and two more than the previous five-year average, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). Traffic fatalities in Wisconsin last year also ended four consecutive years of fewer than 600 annual traffic fatalities.…
Read MorePublic health advocates in St. Croix County have a reason to celebrate. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services released a report showing that fewer Wisconsin kids are smoking than ever before. The 2012 Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) reports that smoking among Wisconsin youth has hit an all-time low. The study, a partnership between the…
Read MoreBy Kelsie Hoitomt ELMWOOD — The Boyceville girls’ basketball team won a pair of Friday games – one prior to the Christmas Break and one after – as they knocked off Elmwood on the road, 50-30, on December 21 and then came back home Dec. 28 beat Osceola 50-40.
Read MoreBy Kelsie Hoitomt GLENWOOD CITY — There would be no gifts for the Glenwood City girls’ basketball team at its own holiday tournament last week. The Lady Toppers dropped both of its contests; suffering a 54-46 setback to Chippewa Falls McDonell on Thursday night, December 27 and then fell hard the next night (Dec. 28)…
Read MoreBy Kelsie Hoitomt GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City boys’ basketball team split a pair of games at its own holiday tournament December 27 and 28. The Hilltoppers fell 49-46 Thursday night, Dec. 27 to the Chippewa Falls McDonell Mack in a contest that was close from start to finish. Glenwood City would rebound the…
Read MoreRIVER FALLS – When Boyceville senior Josh Cormican stepped to the very top of the awards podium and accepted the gold medal and weight chart as the 160-pound Northern Badger champion last Saturday the wide grin on his face was undeniable. Years of frustration at the annual holiday wrestling tournament were erased in that moment.
Read MoreRIVER FALLS – Austin Moe has earned numerous honors on the wrestling mat including back-to-back WIAA State Championships the past two season. But the one thing that had eluded the Glenwood City senior was a Northern Badger championship. That was until last Saturday evening.
Read MoreONALASKA — The Elk Mound boys basketball team came up with a season high point total with an 81-38 win over Fennimore in the first game of the Onalaska Luther tournament held Dec. 27-28, then won the championship game with some clutch free throw shooting over Luther 56-54.
Read MoreUW-STOUT — It was a tale of two completely different games when the Colfax girls played in the 19th Annual Chris Griffin Memorial AAU Holiday Classic held at UW-Stout Dec. 27-28. In the first game against Minneapolis North, the Vikings pummeled the young, undermanned Polars 72-14, then up against a highly ranked DeLaSalle team, (also…
Read MoreCLAYTON – The Boyceville boys basketball team received quality contributions from several players that helped the Bulldogs extend their hardwood win streak to three games with a pair of wins over Lakeland schools at the Clayton Holiday Tournament December 27 and 28. The Bulldogs earned a dramatic 51-49 win over once-beaten Turtle Lake on Mitch…
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