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Playground equipment complete

The playground project at Mill Pond Park, soon to be Prevail Park, was completed last week and it didn’t take youngsters long to test out the new equipment. 

Curtiss Corners Quilt Club News

Curtiss Corners Quilt Club (CCQC) held its October meeting on Monday, October 19, 2026, and called to order at 7 p.m. with 15 members attending. CCQC organizes an ongoing effort to support those …

News Here & There

The Clark County Press After 33 years in operation, it has been officially announced October 12 that the Verizon center located in Gross Motors of Neillsville will close November 30. …

Withee Village Board accepts proposed 2027 budget

The Withee Village Board met on Monday, October 19 to discuss their budget for 2027. The proposed budget is balanced with revenues and expenditures of $626,521.04 up from $615,609.08 in 2026. Some of …
WTCVSO Association President Clayton Ruegsegger presents the Veterans Advocacy Award to Bill Buss.

Vietnam Veteran Bill Buss receives 2026 Veterans Advocacy Award

Vietnam War veteran and longtime veterans advocate Bill Buss was honored with the 2026 Veterans Advocacy Award by the Wisconsin County and Tribal Veterans Service Officers Association (WTCVSO) during …
Business

Forward Bank invites Withee community to celebrate newly remodeled location

Forward Bank invites community members to stop in, enjoy lunch, and see its newly remodeled Withee location during a community open house on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. …

Government

Thorp school referendum on ballot November 3

Voters in Clark County and surrounding communities will head to the polls Tuesday, November 3, to decide a number of state and local races, along with constitutional amendments and school district …

Community
The Tri-County Retired Educators’ Association (TCREA), established in 1976, met at IGYS on October 13 to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They are members of the Wisconsin Retired Educators’ …
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. 

Meet Pastor John & Priscilla Frenette

Pastor John Frenette and family.

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 Food Pantry Challenge for Fruit of the Vine Food Pantry

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

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 …
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

Golf Fun League Week 24

Scott Strzok, Buck Michlig, John Goodale, Louis Young, Dennis Kieser, John Boss, Kert Boie, and Dennis Wilson.
The sky was partly cloudy. The air was crisp with the temperature hovering around 50 as 14 dedicated golfers showed up at Meadowview Golf Course for the 24th weekly Golf Fun League. The maintenance …

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 – …
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 …
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 …
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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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