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Wonewoc Resident Shares Life-Long Passion For Dance

Humans are meant to move, and what requires movement more than dance? The urge to get up and dance when your favorite song comes on—or any song with a good, bouncy beat—is such a human one. You …

Wonewoc Business Owner Hosts Fundraiser For Transplant Patient

It’s likely that more than a few of us don’t really take our health that seriously. If anything, we most likely take it for granted. Even when the occasional bout of illness or unexpected injury …

Be Mindful Of School Busses This School Year

Labor Day weekend has come and gone, and the calendar has now turned into the month of September. As the cooler weather over the past couple of weeks reminds us of the encroaching fall season, …

Local Teacher Seeks Travelers For British Excursion

Saint Augustine is alleged to have said that “the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Whether Saint Augustine genuinely said or even wrote those words …

Local Author To Speak On Bobcats In The Driftless

Nature is full of wonders, both big and small. Those of us who opt to live in more urban areas, even in rural communities, may find ourselves largely disjointed from the natural world. After all, the …

Runaway Horse Caught With Help From Unknown Samaritan

For roughly four years, La Valle area resident Vytera Hazelton has been working with and riding horses. Her interested in horses eventually led her to the doorstep of a Wonewoc area resident by the …

Kendall Food Center and Liquidation Now Open

For roughly twenty years, the Kendall Food Center building has sat empty. The most recent known paperwork regarding any activity in the building dates back to 2002. Prior to this time, the building …

Wonewoc-Center Students To Present A Show Of Mythic Proportions

As the 2024-2025 school year was closing out, Wonewoc-Center students with a flair for theatre and an interest in the stage were trying out for a part in the next school play. The cast was finalized …

Milestone To Host Scholarship Fundraiser September 14

Last year, the team at Milestone Senior Living decided to begin offering scholarships to graduating Hillsboro seniors who were looking to pursue careers in the medical field. Thanks to generous …

Habitat Selection "A Dream Come True" For The Bessel Family

Last week, the Hillsboro community was invited to a launch event at 1117 Darcy Drive in Hillsboro, celebrating the ongoing housing development project. A number of speakers were lined up for the …

Habitat Family Looks Forward To Joining Hillsboro Community

Originally from the La Crosse area, Karissa Awosika has spent a good portion of her life moving around, from California to Maryland to Texas. Much her career has been spent working for the Navy in …

Celebration For Jesus Set For July 25

Back in the spring of 2021, former Hillsboro resident Rudy Rott and his sister Roxanne decided to try their hand at organizing a prayer walk event that would lead a group of faithful through the City …

Hillsboro Area Kids Have A Wildly Educational Experience

It’s a truth universally acknowledge that there are three topics virtually guaranteed to captivate any child: space, rocks, and animals. The Hillsboro Public Library hit on the third topic last …

Elroy Quilts Of Valor Awards Navel Aviator Veteran

While planning a veteran appreciation event, the St. Croix Hospice in Black River Falls learned about the Quilts of Valor program, as well as the fact that the program had a chapter based in Elroy. …

Wonewoc Library Sees Stars With Summer Reading Program

Back in 2019, the Wonewoc Public Library invited Paul Kinzer and his inflatable planetarium to visit Wonewoc for their summer reading program. That summer was the 50th anniversary of the moon …

Chicken Q Fundraiser Planned For August 3

Chicken Q fans will want to mark their calendars for Sunday, August 3, as the annual Chicken Q fundraiser hosted by H.O.P.E. and Feed My Starving Children will be returning to Hillsboro. …

Donation Drive For School Supplies Runs To July 15

June has officially concluded for the 2025 calendar year, and now we enter into the month of July. While the focus for many of us this weekend may be on local or area festivities for the Fourth of …

Hillsboro Trap Member Named High Gun Champion

The Hillsboro Trap Team finished their spring 2025 season on a high note this year. The season concluded on May 18 with the team placing second in an 8-team conference. The team has grown to include …

Hillsboro Musician Regains Sight – And Music Career

Hillsboro resident Dan Kouba is a self-made guitar player – something he worked so hard at that just three years after he started playing, he formed a band that eventually became well-known …

Area Artist Discusses Her Artistic Niche In Photography

On Monday, May 19, the Wonewoc Public Library hosted a ‘Meet the Artist’ event featuring an area artist by the name of Catherine Williams. Williams, who is the co-owner of Oh!Arts in …

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