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The 1897 Clark County Jail Part 2 of 2

Part 1 traced the 1897 Clark County Jail’s evolution from jail and sheriff’s residence to museum, ending with the County Board’s 90-day delay of demolition. Part 2 asks: Before deciding the …

Blood donors donate to help save lives

The American Red Cross Blood Drive was held on Tuesday, October 6, at the Clark County Rehabilitation & Living Center in Owen. The drive collected a total of 59 units exceeding our goal by one …

Dusting Off the Files

95 Years Ago – October 15, 1931 Ted Roberson, who has been operating the Owl lunch room on the night shift, will leave next week for Abbotsford, where he will erect a new building and go into the …

Owen Council gets updated on a number of pending issues

The Owen Common Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 13. In routine business, the council approved the minutes, an operator license and a street closure for the Owen Public Library …

Withee Village Board continues discussion about hiring part-time employee

The Village of Withee held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 12. Minutes and financial statements were approved. Payment of bills was also approved after a couple of questions were …
Community

Golf Fun League Week 23

John Boss, Richard Wachsmuth, John Goodale, Louis Young, Scott Jalling, and Rick Raatz.

The sky was clear, it was windy and temperatures started in the 50s but rose into the 60s as 10 exuberant golfers reported to the Meadowview Golf Course for the 23rd weekly Golf Fun League. The golf …

The new playground equipment is going up in Mill Pond Park, soon to be Prevail Park. It is expected to be completed before month end. 
Pastor John and his wife, Priscilla, have been serving at Trinity Vineyard Church since June 2025. Before joining Trinity Vineyard, they spent two years serving as Directors of Student Ministry at a …
Buckets for Hunger, Incorporated, is asking for your help for the 13th Annual “Buckets for Hunger Food Pantry Challenge.” The event runs from November 1 thru December 1, 2026. All we ask is a …

Bill Sennholz Named to WBA Leaders in Banking Excellence

William (Bill) Sennholz has been recognized by the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) for his excellence in banking, community service, and civic involvement.

Madison – William (Bill) Sennholz has been recognized by the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) for his excellence in banking, community service, and civic involvement. WBA hosted a celebration on …

1951 Gilman football team honored

Donald "Jim" Kowalczyk of Boyd was recently honored by the Gilman Pirates football team. Players and coaches from the 1950's-1976 were recognized during halftime of the Pirates Homecoming game on …

2026 Homecoming Court

2nd attendants Kyan Hatlestad, Aron Sanchez-Bautista, and Riley Renderman, Queen Jozlin Sevareid and King Talon Mueller, 1st attendants Tegan Hatlestad and Jordon Wulff. 

Work begins on installing new playground equipment

After recently removing the old playground equipment, Owen Public Works has begun work on the footings for the new playground equipment in Mill Pond Park, soon to be Prevail Park. 
Obituary
John Volk
John T. Volk 1950-2026 John T. Volk, age 75, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2026. He was born on October 15, 1950, in Waverly, Iowa, to John Roy Volk and Normadine (Nicolaus) Volk. His family …
Sid Skaleski
Sidney "Sid" Skaleski, age 78, of Owen, passed away at home on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Visitation will be held at Thorp Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. …
Greg D. Smith
Greg D. Smith passed away peacefully at his home in Quail Creek, Green Valley, Arizona, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, with his wife of 44 years by his side and his beloved dog, Lola, faithfully …
Local sports

Blackhawks run roughshod over Port Edwards

It’s play-off time and it becomes very hard not to get caught up in the excitement and urgency that the play-offs bring with it. The Owen-Withee Blackhawks hosted the Port Edwards Blackhawks on …

Blackhawks keep the “Can”

For over 60 years the school-colored milk can has represented the intense rivalry between the Thorp and Owen-Withee communities. It represents everything that is good about high school athletics – …
2026 O-W Volleyball Team: (back row) Brooke Frese, Bella Clark, Josie LaRock, Tegan Hatlestad, Kyan Hatlestad, Jozlin Sevareid, Amy Siemon, Isabella Juzwiak, Addison McClelland, Paetyn Davidson, …
The Owen-Withee Blackhawks finished out their regular season/conference schedule with a good old-fashioned butt kicking of the Athen’s Bluejays. In a game that featured two 5-2 teams that were …
With the temperature in the 60s, the air clear with a slight breeze, 12 enthusiastic golfers reported to the Meadowview Golf Course for the 22nd weekly Golf Fun League. The well-maintained golf …
The Owen-Withee Blackhawks culminated Homecoming week with a lopsided 79-6 win over the Almond-Bancroft Eagles. For a while last week, it looked like the Blackhawks might not even have a Homecoming …
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Education

Meet the New Teachers at O-W Schools this fall

Isabella Ciolkosz 4th grade Hello! My name is Isabella Ciolkosz, soon to be Isabella Shackleton, and I am so excited to be joining Owen-Withee as the new fourth grade teacher! I earned my Bachelor of …

Features

Fritz ~ Tyskowski

Seth Fritz and Sara (Tyskowski) Fritz were married on August 5, 2025 in St. Augustine, FL. Seth is the son of Julie Johnson, St. Augustine, FL and Scott Fritz, Owen, WI. He is the grandson of Mildred …

Opinion
Columns

Cardinal's Tweets

On October 7, the Owen Public Library and the O-W Book Club sponsored a Right to Read Night event for Banned Books Week. The event was attended by a few community members that believe in the power of …

Cardinal's Tweets

How do we watch democracy die? We might say we are witnessing it now in the United States. One thing you need to do is create a common enemy. This is being done in regard to immigrants, mainly those …

A Bird's Eye View

We find ourselves in the heart of campaign season as we are now less than two months away from this year’s mid-term elections. With the primaries behind us, the national parties are moving quickly …

A lesson in the beauty of surprises

A wife can be sneaky. Get your mind out of the gutter. Not that kind of sneaky! I recently had a milestone birthday. The one that’s north of 70 and south of 80. Hard to believe about such a fine …

Campaign ‘26: Hope from the Heartland

Ideologues always overplay their hand. Can’t resist. Two recent observations serve as reminders the die-hards operate inside echo chambers, deaf and blind to how regular folks live their lives. …

Cardinal's Tweets

The primary is only a few days away and I don’t know how to vote. I had my governor candidate picked out and then they dropped out of the race. I had a maybe second choice and then they dropped out …
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Hit by an uninsured driver? What to know
TheZebra.com reports that 1 in 3 drivers are uninsured or underinsured, increasing financial risk for insured motorists in accidents.