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Marshfield Clinic hosts Before Baby: Pregnancy and Birth Expo October 12

Preparing for a new baby is exciting. But that joy probably comes with a few nerves and a lot of questions. It can be a little overwhelming, but we’re here to help. Marshfield Clinic is hosting the …

Dusting Off the Files

95 Years Ago – September 24, 1931 A meeting will be held in the assembly room of the Owen High School Wednesday evening, September 30, at 8 o’clock for the purpose of discussing the organization …

Clark County Health Department announces Fall vaccine opportunities

This fall, the Clark County Health Department (CCHD) is offering flu and COVID vaccines to help protect community members before respiratory viruses peak. Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone …

Fitness Center use questions raised at O-W School Board meeting

The Owen-Withee School Board held their regular meeting on Monday, September 21. The consent agenda was approved. This included minutes, payment of bills, the resignation of Leslie Hilton, and the …

Owen City Council votes to keep Community/Senior Center for now

The Owen Common Council held a special meeting at the Owen Community/Senior Center on 5th Street on Tuesday, September 22. The purpose of the meeting was to tour the building including the upstairs …
Community

Clark County HCE to host air fryer class

Clark County Home and Community Education (HCE) is hosting an Air Fryer-Beyond the Basics Class at the Clark County Cultural Arts Center (CART) in Neillsville on Wednesday, October 21 at 6:00 p.m. It …

Clark County Extension will host a pasture walk at the Stephen and Rachel Sauder organic dairy farm at W7170 Cty Hwy N, Withee, beginning at 9:45 a.m. October 7. The program will be finished by 3:00 …
The Owen Public Library and O-W Book Club are holding a Right to Read event during Banned Books Week. It will be held on Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Owen Public Library. At a time when …
As a kick-off to the fair, Friends of the Old School held an America Sings Sing-Along at the Old School gym on Thursday, September 10. The evening began with Reveille played by Phil Greschner …

Owen Class of 1955 holds 71st reunion

Attending the reunion were (back) George Himes, Dorothy Hiebsch Hillmer, (front) Warren German, LaVerna Thieme Marcott and Nancy Schley Salmela.

The Class of 1955 from Owen High School held their 71st Class Reunion at the Curtiss Travel Center on September 11, 2026. The Class of 1955 had 33 graduates. The following year, there were 78 …

Ewert Logging 2026 Champion of Meadowview Monday Men’s League

On Monday August 24 three division winners and a wild card team participated in a semi-final playoff to determine which two teams would face off in the finals. In the semi-finals Smith Brothers Meats …

EHS Class of 1956 celebrates 70th reunion

The Ellsworth High School Class of 1956 met for its 70 th reunion Thursday, Sept. 17 at Prairie View Senior Living in Hager City. The classmates try to get together every year. Pictured are (front, …

Camp Victory dedicates new cabin at annual open house

Camp Victory celebrated another step in its mission of providing “health, hope and healing” on Saturday, August 22, with the dedication and ribbon cutting of a new cabin during the …
Obituary
William S. "Willie" Bielecki,
William S. "Willie" Bielecki, age 79, of Thorp, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026 at Clark County Rehab & Living Center in Owen. A Celebration of Life to honor Willie will be held on …
Leslie “Les” H. Himes
Leslie “Les” H. Himes, age 89, of Wausau, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2026, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at …
Arden Carl Fritz
Arden Carl Fritz, a devoted family man, dedicated minister, and proud veteran, passed away peacefully in Mesa, Arizona, on August 22, 2026, after a lengthy illness at age 89. Born on May 28, 1937, in …
Local sports
Delanie Hatlestad and Evelynn Olson with their 2nd Team All-Conference awards.

O-W girls golf team comes in second at home

The girls golf team placed 4th at the CloverCroix Conference tournament on Thursday at Lake Hallie Golf Course, finishing the season at 5th overall. They recorded a team PR 194 on the back 9 in Lake …

Owen-Withee girls at Badger Girls State

While in attendance at the 2026 American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls state program at UW-Oshkosh last week, these young ladies made new friends from all over Wisconsin, engaged in leadership …
Depending on what poll you were looking at, the Wisconsin Rapids Assumption Royals were ranked in the top three teams in the state in 8-man football when they came to town for a big North …
Coached this year by Morgan Earnest and Rachel Devine, the Owen-Withee Cross Country team headed to Stanley-Boyd Thursday, September 10, Cora Simenson finishing first with a time of 14:00.24 for the …
The Owen-Withee Blackhawks fell to Gilman with a final score of 36-6 at Owen-Withee last Friday. Above, Crandon Dallman takes the ball downfield for Owen-Withee. Cami Simenson photo
The Owen-Withee girls golf team headed to the PFC Girls Golf meet in Clear Lake on Thursday, September 3, but it was rained out. Coach Wade Hatlestad shared more later. “Our only golf meet of the …
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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

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 …

Cardinal's Tweets

Some people are saying it is disrespectful and wrong that some of the major networks didn’t carry President Trump’s speech last week. My question is why? Why should they give up primetime …
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5 Insurance Company Tactics That Could Shrink Your Injury Claim
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