by Renee Bettendorf COLFAX — Eleven track and field teams competed at WIAA Division 3 Regional track meet held in Colfax Monday, May 20. The first four finishers in each event qualified for the sectional meet that took place at Cameron High School on May 23. Nine Hilltoppers advanced to sectionals in individual events as…
Read MoreBoyceville opened the 2024 WIAA Division 4 softball tournament against a pair of teams from the Cloverbelt West Conference. Earning the number four seed in the lower half bracket of the Chippewa Falls Sectional, the Bulldogs hosted the Cadott Hornets, the fifth seed, in a regional quarterfinal at the Tiffany Creek Elementary field Wednesday, May…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The Hilltoppers needed and got some seventh-inning heroics in last week’s baseball playoff opener. Heading into its final at bat in the bottom of the seventh inning, Glenwood City (seeded eighth) trailed Prentice (the ninth seed) 5-2 in the pair’s WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal contest played on the Toppers’ home field…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — Records and seeds can sometimes be deceiving especially when tournament time rolls around. As the Bulldogs discovered much to their chagrin. The fourth-seeded Boyceville Bulldogs hosted the Chippewa Falls McDonell Central Macks, the 13th seed, in an opening-round WIAA Division 3 regional baseball match-up at Evenson Field last Thursday, May 23. A contest…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– National Cancer Survivors Day is celebrated each June to celebrate those who have triumphed over cancer and to inspire hope for those currently facing it. To honor cancer survivors and their loved ones, the Eau Claire Express baseball team is proud to present, with the support of Mayo Clinic Health System,…
Read MoreFALL CREEK — Although the softball season came to an end for Glenwood City with last Wednesday’s 12-2, five-inning loss to state-ranked Fall Creek in the Division 4 regional semifinal, the Hilltoppers did not go down without a fight. Facing the Crickets (26-2), undefeated champions of the Cloverbelt West Conference as well the division’s second-ranked…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — This year’s theme for the Colfax Woman’s Club art contest at Colfax Elementary was “Nature Speaks.” Colfax Woman’s Club members Marie Swartz and Pat Eggert presented first, second and third place awards as well as honorable mention awards on May 21. The first place winner was titled “Birds…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 4:55 p.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call of a car vs semi crash at the intersection of State Highway 63 and 60th Avenue, North of the Village of Clear Lake. A passenger car with three occupants, was traveling westbound on 60th Avenue…
Read MoreGLENWOOD — The Glenwood City Common Council had a list of over thirty items on their agenda for the regular monthly meeting on May 20th. The range of items was from department head reports, liquor and operator’s licenses, ARPA funds and the normal things that come before the council. One of the items that was …
Read MoreDavid E. Felland, age 96 of Colfax, WI, died on December 30, 2023 at the Divine Nursing and Rehab Nursing Home in St. Croix Falls, WI. David Eugene Felland was born on August 9, 1927 in Grand Rapids, MN the son of Dr. Oscar M. & Adina (Thompson) Felland. He grew up in Colfax, WI,…
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