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Local Author Honors Grandfather With Railroad History

For a small town in rural southwestern Wisconsin, Hillsboro has a pretty interesting history for those curious enough to go looking for it. What makes Hillsboro’s history as interesting as it …

Former Hillsboro Teacher To Return For Library Presentation

A former member of the Hillsboro School District will be returning to Hillsboro on Wednesday, January 17, to speak at the Hillsboro Public Library. Tim Decorah began his teaching career at …

Lighting Issues Darken Hillsboro's Star

Stars are a common feature in many storytelling traditions. For as long as humans have existed, we’ve looked to the stars to divine our futures, explain our present, and illuminate our past. We …
Once you’ve gotten the lefse rolled out nice and thin, the next challenge is rolling the dough carefully onto a special stick, and then unrolling it onto the griddle.

Demonstrating A Cultural Tradition

Lefse is a common holiday treat here in Wisconsin, and in other parts of the Midwest. This soft flatbread is a traditional feature in Norwegian cuisine, though it didn’t develop a holiday …

Elroy Quilts of Valor To Host Sew Day Event

Quilts of Valor (QOV) is a program that has been around for twenty years, beginning with a dream founder Catherine Roberts experienced while her son was deployed in Iraq. In this dream, Roberts …

New State Report Cards Still Reflect COVID Impacts

Each year, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) complies a School and District Report Card, keeping track of each Wisconsin school and school district which receives public funding. The data …
Obituaries
Joan Marlene (Miller) Doering, a wife, mother, grandmother and friend, made her peaceful journey home on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 while in care at Villa Pines Living Center in Friendship, …
George Martin Kelbel, Jr., 90, passed away peacefully in his sleep January 18, 2024. He was born June 1, 1933 at the height of the Great Depression and was baptized into the Catholic faith. Both …
John Francis Bohn, age 74, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. His long, devoted loving wife was by his side. John was born June 6, 1949 in Reedsburg Wisconsin, …
Community News
Mike Murray (far left), Chip Marty (center left), Amy Hedrick (center right), and Jenny Gustaf (far right) were inducted into the Royall Hall of Fame in recognition of their athletic achievements while attending Royall High School.
Four Royall Alumni Inducted To Wall Of Fame
Four Royall alumni were inducted into the school’s Wall of Fame on Saturday, January 13. Though the alumni tournament was cancelled this year due to unfavorable weather, the induction ceremony …
Desi Yankova-Anderson poses with a selection of her handmade soaps, which are for sale at Let’s Shine in Hillsboro. Yankova-Anderson enjoys the artistic aspects of soap making, giving her a creative outlet with a sense of practicality.
The Art Of Keeping Clean
They say cleanliness is next to godliness, and we all know how nice it feels to be freshly showered and squeaky clean. But it’s hard to get clean without soap, and there are just so many …
Paige Huber poses with one of her mosaic art pieces, featuring a gourd-turned-birdhouse. Huber’s artwork is on display on the second floor of the Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hillsboro.
Organizing Chaos Through Art
Mosaics are among the oldest forms of art that humans have created, dating all the way back to the days of Mesopotamia, in the third millennium (3,000BCE to 2,001BCE). The art form really seemed to …
Missy Herek, an Elroy native and long-time educator, has spent the last decade involved with efforts to help make a global impact: first with supporting well building efforts in Malawi, and now with supporting a South African school and its surrounding communities.
Elroy Area Resident Seeks To Make A Difference
In June of last year, area resident Missy Herek returned to Africa for the third time. She began her involvement with the African continent through well-building efforts in Malawi, which her …
Trudie Roloff poses with a nativity scene featuring a wooden stable built by her husband. The set is one of her favorites.
Kendall Resident Brings Back Nativity Display
Collections come in all shapes and sizes. Some of us collect coins, others stamps, and some collect figurines of birds or angels. There are those who collect rocks, minerals, and gemstones, those who …
These four Hillsboro eighth graders will be heading to Hawai’i this July as part of an opportunity of a lifetime through the Wisconsin Junior All-Stars of Music program. Pictured: Gable Pooley (top left), Tarynn Barreau (top right), Kaylee Sake (bottom right), and Oliver Sosinsky (bottom left).
Four Hillsboro Students Set Sights On Musical Opportunity
For many of us, Hawai’i is a dream vacation. For four students at Hillsboro Middle School, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. The Wisconsin All-Stars of Music program is focused on …
Hillsboro sent two teams plus an alternate up to Tomah in November for the annual Math 24 competition. The teams—Orange and Black—were comprised of four students a piece. Team Orange was Teagen Farrar, Devan Shute, Leah Thayer, and Grant Behm. Team Black was Catherine Cairns, Libby Phillips, Zoey Cornell, and Mila Marx. Bentley Reavis was this year’s alternate. This year’s teams pose with their first place trophy.
Making Math Fun
Math can be a difficult subject for many students, regardless of age or skill level. Even for adults, the subject can prove tricky. However, even those of us who hate math end up using it every …
Brian Byington will be firing up his huli-huli grill—a grill that utilizes the traditional method of using a grilling basket to cook meat, coming from the Hawaiin word ‘huli’ meaning ‘turn’—to cook up some tasty food for those attending his wife’s holiday market on Saturday, December 9, prior to the Wonewoc Lighted Parade.
Local Business Owners To Host Holiday Market December 9
With the end of another terrific season at the 1895 Rebel BBQ, owners Ellen and Brian Byington are settling in to their winter off-season. Which, for Ellen, means staying busy by switching from …

Area Resident Speaks On Irish Adventure

Ashley and Dianne Johnson pose for a photo during their visit to Ireland back in summer of this year.

When she was in middle school, Ashley Johnson was tasked with doing a project focused on a country of her choosing. She selected Ireland, and over the course of the project a lifelong dream was …

String Up Some Holiday Fun November 18

Designs can be as complex or as simple as you want when it comes to string art, and if you’ve ever been curious about the craft, you can sign up for a workshop offered by Hillsboro area resident Danielle Kawlewski on November 18.

Art can take many forms, incorporate a variety of different medias, and can be used to express just about thought, feeling, or emotion you can imagine. In many ways, art is largely what you make of …

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Sports
Wonewoc-Center’s Kelsey Justman leaps up for a rebound of the Panther net between Royall’s Bria Gruen and Gracie Stanek.

Royall On A Roll

The Royall girls’ basketball team will carry a seven-game winning streak with them into the new month, which they will kick off with a shot at redemption in the most crucial game yet in the …

Hillsboro Girls Rebound From Back-To-Back Losses

Coming off back-to-back losses for the first time all season, the Hillsboro girls’ basketball team hoped for a return to form to put a bow on January. They got just that with an excellent …

Hillsboro Wins In OT Against Brookwood

The Hillsboro boys’ basketball team now owns a four-game winning streak following a week that saw them win a trio of contests. Late last week, the Tigers went on the road and scored a …

Wolves’ Win Sandwiched Between SBC Losses

The Wonewoc-Center girls’ basketball team suffered a pair of losses in conference play over the last week, but they did manage to sandwich a non-conference win between them. To end the …

Royall Completes Season Sweep Of Hillsboro With Home Win

The Hillsboro girls’ basketball team is through 14 games in the 2022-23 season with only two losses on the ledger. However, both of those defeats came at the hands of the same opponent: the …

Royall Cruises To Wins Over Wonewoc-Center, Brookwood

Heading into a key conference clash with Bangor in the race for the Scenic Bluffs boys’ basketball title, Royall appears to be firing on all cylinders. ROYALL 72    …
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