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Clark County Jail Bookings

Format: Name; Classification; Charge(s); Release Reason (if given); Release Date (if given). October 3 Olson, Dakota Storm; New Charges; Disorderly Conduct; $150 Bond; October 3. …

Circuit Court Report

Report Date: February 16, 2024 Operating a Vehicle Without Proof of Insurance - $10 Escobedo, Rosa; Lublin; 47. Seat Belt Violations - $10 Bloom, Joseph Glen; Neillsville; 61. …

BBB Tip: Fall home maintenance - get ready for the winter

The air is getting more relaxed, and the leaves and cornfields are turning yellow. Fall is here. With the change in weather comes a list of home maintenance that all homeowners should tackle before …

Heifers – The Next Generation

Join area Extension Educators at Abbotsford City Hall on Thursday, October 31 for an educational opportunity focused on heifers. They will cover a variety of topics surrounding heifer calf raising …

Know Your Legal Rights

By this point in the fall, you're probably overwhelmed by campaign calls and text messages on your cell phone. You’re sure you signed up for both the federal and Wisconsin Do Not Call …
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Business

Community Banks work together to urge diligence on common text-based fraud

In a joint effort to safeguard our community, AbbyBank, Forward Bank, Northwestern Bank, and Prevail Bank have come together to educate community members and customers about the increasing threats of …

Government

Owen Council agrees with public works to shut down Mill Pond bathrooms for winter

The Owen Common Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 8. They approved operators’ licenses for Thomas Swiggum and Alexander Dunnivant, contingent on them being approved by the …

Community

Current Events

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 Parent-Teacher Conferences, 3:30-6:30 p.m., O-W Elementary. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 Clark County Board of Supervisors Meeting, 7 p.m., County Board …

Meet Marley, the CCHS Pet of the Week! Marley came to CCHS with his two sisters Carly and Harley in the middle of September from a local farm. This small but mighty Terrier mix weighs in at 8.4 …
Home Delivered Meals Colby, Abbotsford, Dorchester, Owen & Thorp Locations To reserve or cancel a meal, please call the Aging Office at (715)743-5166 or 1-866-743-5144 by 12 noon one …
105 Years Ago – October 18, 1919 Frank Crye has rented a room in the Elliot building and will open a new paint and wallpaper shop. The new Idle Hour Theatre building is nearing …

O-W Class of 1964 holds 60th reunion

Class of 1964 reunion attendees: (back row) Jim Haemer, Dan Turner, Skip Klabon, Shirley Gay, Carl Haemer, Tim Sample, Marilyn Erickson Ovyn, Jack Parker, Craig Carlson, Kristi Potocnik Williams, Bob Niznik, Eugene Frane, Jim Krarup, (front row) Ron Johnson, Ruthann Kuehn Steager, Doris Lavin Blume, Nancy Stewart Strohkirch, Kay Devine Parker, Jim Mnichowicz, Linda Lebiecki Rosiejka, Carole Wagener Quelle, Elaine Nerdrum Tytor.

Father Stamm blesses Jill’s dog Izzi.

Blessing of the Animals held at St. Katherine’s

Pet of the Week

Meet Dots, the CCHS Pet of the Week! Dots came to CCHS when she was found as a stray in the Humbird area with her siblings, Milk Dud, Slow Poke, Twizzlers and Kit Kat. They were just three weeks old …

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Home Delivered Meals Colby, Abbotsford, Dorchester, Owen & Thorp Locations To reserve or cancel a meal, please call the Aging Office at (715)743-5166 or 1-866-743-5144 by 12 noon one …
Obituary
Duane “Butch” R. Pribbernow, age 76, of Owen, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Owen is entrusted …
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Henry “Hank” Wilczek was born on September 18, 1950, in Chippewa Falls to Frank and Rose Wilczek. He was raised on a dairy farm in the rural areas of Withee with seven brothers and four …
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Reverend Anthony “Tony” Richard Ring, at age 87, passed away on September 3, 2024, peacefully at his home surrounded by loving family. Tony was born March 17, 1937 to parents Henry and …
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Local sports

The battle of the conference leaders

Mason Gay with the return against Clayton.
When the non-conference schedule was announced last year, no one would have guessed how big the game would be and what was at stake! Clayton and Owen-Withee sat atop the Western and Eastern sides of …
The Blackhawks defense meets the Alma Center Lincoln Hornets near the goal line.

Blackhawks dominate Alma Center Lincoln in Homecoming game

When the number one passing team in 8-man football in the State squares off against one of the best defensive teams in the State something has to give and it was the Blackhawk defense that rose to …
All set to spike it to the Colby Hornets.
On October 1, the Owen-Withee volleyball team held a Crisis Fund Night. The fund is used to have money in case anything happens in our community or surrounding communities such as a house fire, …
O-W girls facing off against the Warriors last week.
October 3, the O-W varsity volleyball team traveled to Neillsville to face off against the Warriors. All the sets were back and forth with intense plays. Neillsville took the first set 25-18 but …
September 26, the Blackhawks volleyball team welcomed the Loyal Greyhounds for a conference matchup. The Greyhounds looked unstoppable in the first two sets winning 25-13 in the first and 25-18 in …
Week 22 winners: Dennis Kieser, Dennis Wilson, Carol Raatz, Dale Raatz, Rick Raatz.
Golfing in the fall before a hard frost can be the best when the air is crisp and the fairways provide for the ball to roll for extra distance. On this Tuesday, seven hearty golfers showed up and …
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Education

O-W School Referendum Fact

A common concern with any referendum is that it will increase our property taxes. Many people in our community are retired and on a fixed income and do not want to support anything that they feel …

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Features

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is here! What will you do?

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) to …

Opinion
Columns

Great work to do today

John Tyndall was a nineteenth century physicist who was highly respected and widely recognized for his scientific research in physics. He was the author of 17 books and his work led to many …

Closing bathrooms bad choice

In my opinion, the Owen Council made a bad choice at their last council meeting. They decided to close the park bathrooms at Mill Pond Park down for the winter. In part, this was because of vandalism …

Help with hearing loss

The BBC News had an article a little while back with the headline  Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl's hearing .  Here is a snippet from the original article: “Opal Sandy …

Insights

With Election Day under one month away, I want to share some tools for prayer and civil conversations. I appreciate these five questions for how to have conversations with people who disagree with …

Bird's Eye View

One year after the brutal attack by Hamas on Israel it seems as though the worst possible scenario could be playing out in front of us: open war between Israel and Iran. In reality this is a dropping …

The "Labyrinth"

The BBC News again had another article that got my attention, because it wasn't at all what I expected! Its headline talked about Labyrinth Walking and how it can help ease anxiety.  My first …

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