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On Saturday, June 28, Syttende Mai Princess Addisyn and Queen Katelyn went to Clear Lake for their Annual Heritage Days ...
07/06/2025

On Saturday, June 28, Syttende Mai Princess Addisyn and Queen Katelyn went to Clear Lake for their Annual Heritage Days Parade.

Submitted by Syttende Mai Queen Katelyn Gustafson WOODVILLE, WI – Hi Woodville! This weekend, Saturday June 28, 2025, Princess Addisyn and I went to Clear Lake for their Annual Heritage Days Parade. They were celebrating 150 years of Clear Lake. It was a hot day in Clear Lake! In the morning, we a...

A huge thank you to everyone who took time to participate in the Pierce County Dairy Breakfast on Saturday, June 14 at t...
07/05/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who took time to participate in the Pierce County Dairy Breakfast on Saturday, June 14 at the Peterson Farm!

Submitted by Mary Brand, PC Dairy Promotion Committee PIERCE COIUNTY, WI – A huge thank you to everyone who took time to participate in the Pierce County Dairy Breakfast on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Peterson Farm! It was a great morning where nearly 100 volunteers fed nearly 2,400 people. We...

The Military History Club's next meeting will feature Colonel Jim Green (USAF Ret), discussing the air war during Operat...
07/04/2025

The Military History Club's next meeting will feature Colonel Jim Green (USAF Ret), discussing the air war during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Submitted by Bob Feidler HUDSON, WI – The Military History Club next meeting will feature Colonel Jim Green (USAF Ret), discussing the air war during Operation DESERT STORM in 1991. Colonel Green is a former instructor at the USAF Fighter Weapons School who flew 36 sorties over Iraq. The program w...

Thanks to the sponsorship of the Spring Valley Lions Club, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Spring Valle...
07/03/2025

Thanks to the sponsorship of the Spring Valley Lions Club, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Spring Valley, Wisconsin on Friday, July 11th.

Submitted by Spring Valley Lions Club SPRING VALLEY, WI – Thanks to the sponsorship of the Spring Valley Lions Club, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Spring Valley, Wisconsin on Friday, July 11, 2025, to the Softball Field located at the North End of McKay Ave. with shows at 5:00 a...

07/02/2025

The Village of Spring Valley held their regular monthly meeting for June on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at the regular meeting time of 6:15 p.m.

SPRING VALLEY, WI – The Village of Spring Valley held their regular monthly meeting for June on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at the regular meeting time of 6:15 p.m. The meeting took place in the Council Chambers of the Spring Valley Village Hall, E121 S. Second Street, Spring Valley, WI. The “Call ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will join law enforcement agencies nationwide for Operation Dry Wate...
07/01/2025

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will join law enforcement agencies nationwide for Operation Dry Water, an annual campaign to prevent boating while impaired to keep waters safe for all during the July 4-6 holiday weekend.

Submitted by Major April Dombrowski, DNR MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will join law enforcement agencies nationwide for Operation Dry Water, an annual campaign to prevent boating while impaired to keep waters safe for all during the July 4-6, 2025, holiday week...

P is for Podoll.
06/30/2025

P is for Podoll.

By Julie Huebel, Pierce County Historical Association ELMWOOD, WI – Sometimes you get so incredibly lucky when researching a family. Ever since I started this series, I had my mind set on a particular ‘P’ family and then in the last moment I just swerved to another family. I’m so glad I did,...

This is a follow up to that story we published in the February 22 editions of the Sun-Argus and Woodville Leader newspap...
06/28/2025

This is a follow up to that story we published in the February 22 editions of the Sun-Argus and Woodville Leader newspapers, “‘Love for our Elders’ promotes letters to older adults” and the results for Tiffany’s local Grandma Colleen Kelly.

with Tiffany Hayes SPRING VALLEY, WI – Last February, Tiffany Hayes of Spring Valley, Wisconsin contacted Gateway Publishing, the parent company of the Sun-Argus and Woodville Leader newspapers wondering if we would be interested in doing a human-interest article. Without hesitation we said, “Ye...

The St. Croix County Department of Public Health advises that it is important to take care of yourself, family, friends,...
06/27/2025

The St. Croix County Department of Public Health advises that it is important to take care of yourself, family, friends, and pets during times of extreme heat!

Submitted by St. Croix Department of Public Health ST CROIX COUNTY, WI – There is hot, and then there is hot! Extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. In extreme heat your body works extra hard to maintain a normal […]

With a revamp of the UFO Days parade this year, the Elmwood Area Community Club (EACC), who facilitates the annual celeb...
06/26/2025

With a revamp of the UFO Days parade this year, the Elmwood Area Community Club (EACC), who facilitates the annual celebration, decided to take matters into their own hands.

ELMWOOD, WI – Like many small towns in western Wisconsin, maintaining a royalty program has proven difficult. With a smaller pool of interested candidates who are often involved in a myriad of activities from competitive sports to 4-H – finding participants has been nearly impossible, despite ev...

It may be impossible to figure out how mega-dairy owner Robert Zahn got the tiny Town of Gillett, Wisconsin to finance a...
06/25/2025

It may be impossible to figure out how mega-dairy owner Robert Zahn got the tiny Town of Gillett, Wisconsin to finance a factory farm gas deal with an Australian finance giant for $41,585,000.

Submitted by Lisa Doerr, and Kim Dupre, Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network OCONTO COUNTY, WI – It may be impossible to figure out how mega-dairy owner Robert Zahn got the tiny Town of Gillett, Wisconsin to finance a factory farm gas deal with an Australian finance giant for $41,585,000. But according...

Pillar Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Leanne Kimball to its Board of Directors.
06/24/2025

Pillar Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Leanne Kimball to its Board of Directors.

Submitted by Tracy Steeno, Pillar Bank BALDWIN, WI – Pillar Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Leanne Kimball to its Board of Directors. Leanne brings valuable agricultural experience and deep community roots to the board, helping to strengthen Pillar’s connection to the region’s f...

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