Oak Park — Rickard Allen Medes, 71, died Monday, August 12 in his Oak Park home. Rickard was born October 28, 1947 in Menomonie, WI to Duane and Helen (Dickman) Medes. He moved to the Chicago area in June of 1969 and was a lifelong area resident. He worked over 40 years for the Social…
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JoAnn Hennessy, age 87, passed away on August 11, 2019 at her home in Deer Park, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William Hennessy; parents, Roy and Myrtle Lacander; sister-in-law, Mary Wright; son, Mike Hennessy; and daughter, Laura Hennessy; sister, Carol Mullen. She is survived by son, Pat Hennessy (Bev); daughters,…
Read MoreAndrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced four new Compassionate Allowances conditions: CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, and Richter Syndrome. Compassionate Allowances is a program to quickly identify severe diseases and medical conditions that meet Social Security’s standards for disability benefits. “Social Security’s highest priority is to serve the public…
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 17, 2019, at about 2:59 p.m. the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a traffic crash in the 2300 block of STH 46, in Cylon Township, St. Croix County. A passerby noticed a vehicle down an embankment, and contacted the St. Croix County Emergency Communications Center. Upon arrival by first…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — This year’s Cucumber results are in for the 19th annual Cucumber 10k/5k run, one mile run/walk and the bike, truck and car winners. The one mile walk run saw three winners for men and women, with Granger Roemhild, Eli Casselius and Matt Rydel taking first through third for men and Ainsley Roemhild, Allison…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY—The City Council listened to many reports about the events and projects that are to be or have been undertaken this summer. First, they heard from Brent Standaert about the Summer Recreation program. Standaert noted the program had a successful summer with 218 participants involved and that the program is financially stable. He said…
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By Laura Giammattei GLENWOOD CITY — The field will look a bit different this season for the Glenwood City Hilltoppers. The Hilltoppers start the year rebuilding from the departure of five strong seniors from the roster. There will be some large shoes to fill for the returning upperclassmen and plenty of opportunity for sophomores and…
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By Laura Giammattei BOYCEVILLE — Former Boyceville football assistant varsity coach Michael Roemhild makes his return to the field as head coach for the 2019 season where he aims to turn things around for the Bulldogs. It has been a tough run for Boyceville, having tallied just two wins in the past two seasons, last…
Read MoreBy Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — On Wednesday, August 14 the Boyceville Board of Education was given a recent update on a pilot program the Special Education department will begin using at the start of the new school year. Director of Special Education, Bonnie Barker, stated that the software will create the evaluation reports and IEPs.…
Read MoreThe Boyceville High School Class of 1969 will hold its 50 year reunion at the 50 Yard Line Bar and Grill in Wheeler on October 12, 2019, starting at 4 p.m. Invitations are not being mailed. For more information, please contact LaVonne Harrer at https://www.facebook.com/lavonne.harrer or lamhar3@gmail.com, or Linda Crosby at https://www.facebook.com/linda.crosby or lj.crosby@yahoo.com.
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