News
Polk County recently had a group of young women get invited to Washington D.C. for a conference focusing on agriscience for 4-H. The conference centered around a community project called “Lead the Change” where young adults from across the country gathered and shared their project proposals …
Justin Runberg
Editor
The Baldwin, Deer Park, Glenwood City, Hammond and Woodville libraries invite you to join them in a Community One Read. The book is Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy. The book focuses on how a grassroot movement of homeowners can turn our yards into important wildlife habitats. As we see th…
Eau Claire, WI – Our team is growing! This week we’re announcing the new hire for our expanded service region - Debbie Elmer! Debbie will be taking the reins as we grow to serve Barron, Burnett, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor and Washburn counties. Support from WBD, Inc. has made this hir…
Sports
These Warriors completed at the River Falls Regional Qualifier this weekend and earned their way to the 2024 Kids Folkstyle State Championships, March 22nd - March 24th. Congratulations to Aaron Warner, Vincent Zeiher, Blake Briese, Owen Pilgrim, Holden Ficker, Jacob Andersen, and Weslynn Beer!
Luciana Aizpurua was selected to the Middle Border Conference all-conference girls basketball team for the third straight year.
The Clear Lake girls basketball found themselves down seven in the early stages of the second half against Lena in the Division 5 state semifinals March 8 at the Resch Center in Green Bay.
Obituaries
John Paul Prellwitz, age 93, of Amery, WI passed away on Satur…
Colleen Connolly (Hannah), age 88, of Amery, WI passed away Ma…
Lorraine Marie Coulombe, 93, of Turtle Lake died March 19, 202…
Mary Jean (Simonsen) Stevens, 77, of Amery, Wisconsin, passed …
Floyd Chisholm, formerly of Range, WI was born January 17, 194…
Opinion
To the editor:
I met Joanne Jackson as the Executive Director of the Amery Regional Medical Center Foundation, when she recruited me to become a Board member of the ARMC Foundation many years ago. Through the foundation and working with Joanne, I got to know her abilities, drive and involvement in the Amer…
I had a discouraging day yesterday.
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