New Found Land Counseling opened their doors in Owen in August 2024. Pictured are Licensed Professional Counselor Alexandra Bochte holding therapy cat in training Toast and Counseling Intern Megan Wilczek.
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Judge Lyndsey Boon-Brunette swears in newly appointed Clark County Sheriff Kerry Kirn.
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Cosmic Vapes, LLC, owned by Jen and Austin Hogan opened at 218 North Central Avenue in Owen on December 1. Pictured is Jen Hogan behind the counter at Cosmic Vapes.
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O-W football coach Terry Laube (right) received his High School Football Coach of the Week award from Bryce Paup, former Green Bay Packer and 1995 Defensive Player of the Year.
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O-W football players Mason Gay, and Dominic Sherwood, pictured with Coach Terry Laube (center), receive All-State recognition.
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Nancy Amacher presents Everett Lindgren with the Sid Borgeson Award for Public Service at the Owen-Withee Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting.
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Chris Kroeze (right) and Eric Warner thrilled the audience with their performance at Owen-Withee High School on February 15.
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Owen Director of Public Works Chad Smith was presented with the Wastewater Operator of the Year award from the DNR at the annual Government Affairs Seminar on February 20.
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Winston Poehler, Dominic Sherwood, Mason Gay and Colin Fritz were named to the Eastern Cloverbelt All-Conference Boys Basketball team.
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The Owen-Withee Girls Basketball Team celebrated its WIAA Sectional Championship with fans after defeating Eau Claire Immanuel 37-29 Saturday night at Eau Claire North.
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What are believed to be steam valves that supplied steam from the John S. Owen Lumber Co. to heat the Company Store and A.R. Owen house were discovered when Ray Kilty started digging to repair a pothole at his building on West 3rd Street March 13.
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The Owen-Withee Blackhawk Archery team traveled to Wisconsin Dells last weekend to punch their ticket to Nationals to be held in Louisville, KY May 8-10. The entire team qualified in both Bullseye and 3D.
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Fire crews were kept busy putting out a fire at the Abbyland storage facility in Owen on April 4.
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The Owen-Withee Prom was held at Munson Bridge Winery on Saturday, April 12. Prom court members were Kendall Mueller, Gavin Sowieja-Kayhart, Madi Mueller, Jack Wendler, Raleigh Mueller (Jr. attendant), Queen Kayla Rasmussen, King Colton Paczkowski, Lilli Stinson, Winston Poehler, Finn Stachowicz (Jr. attendant), Addie Hatlestad, and Sam Wells.
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Committee members Scott Jalling, Cindy Cardinal, and Phil Greschner cutting the ribbon to kickoff Owen’s Centennial celebrations. They are surrounded by committee members, government officials, former Miss Owens and Golden Blackhawk Award winners.
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It was a family affair when Art Petersen received his Golden Blackhawk Award from the Owen-Withee Area Historical Society on Saturday, April 5. Pictured are: (seated) Art’s wife Jane, Art, and his sister Ida Satonica, (back) son-in-law Bob Orysczyn and Art’s daughter Margie Orysczyn.
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The O-W Class of 2025 receive their diplomas.
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The Owen-Withee boys and girls track teams were both crowned Eastern Cloverbelt Conference Champions at the conference meet Thursday, May 22 in Gilman.
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Flags, flowers, and banners adorned Owen’s main street in its Centennial year.
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Carter Sapinski is Owen’s newest public works employee.
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2023 O-W Ambassador Sully Poehler and 2022 O-W Ambassador Ashley Gay with Brooke Geiger, who was crowned the 2025 O-W Ambassador at Withee Days on June 14.
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Thanks to the skills of the Owen Public Works Department, the historic Fairchild and Northeastern (F&NE) Depot has a new roof. The Owen Downtown Revitalization Committee is helping to fund the project.
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Mason Gay is pictured with Coach Terry Laube. Gay received the USA Today State’s Most Valuable 8-Man Player of the Year Award.
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The Clark County Health Department installed a Medication Drop Box in the entryway to Owen City Hall that can be accessed 24/7.
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About 55 American Legion Riders visited Lublin on Saturday, June 29 as they cruised for a cause. They have raised almost $60,000 for veterans on this trip.
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On Monday, July 7, police got a call from Noel Barteck that a chicken had wandered into his yard. Officer Scheffler wrangled the chicken and located the residence it came from.
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The Owen City Council decide to proceed with the steps to abate a nuisance property on 2nd Street.
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The Owen Centennial Quilt was presented to representatives of the City of Owen and the Owen-Withee Area Historical Society at the Curtiss Corners Quilt Show on August 2.
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Britton Cook and Hunter Isaacson demonstrate log rolling as part of the Owen Centennial in a lumberjack show presented by Timberworks Lumberjack Show.
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The Woodgrove Workers 4-H Club did some renovation work to accommodate their fryers before the Owen Jr. Fair. Pictured are Jeremy Goessl, Larry VanArk, Rob Ruggles and Aaron Ruggles.
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The 77th Annual Owen Jr. Fair held September 5-7 as seen from the air.
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Members of the West Wisconsin Railroad Club in Eau Claire set up some historic train displays on the grounds of the O-W History Center during the Owen Jr. Fair.
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Artist Scott Ford with the lumberjack he carved from a tree that once stood beside the Old School.
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Owen-Withee’s 2025 Homecoming Court: Steven Negron-Gonzalez, Lydia VanArk, Kendall Mueller, Jack Wendler, Addie Hatlestad, King Colton Paczkowski, Queen Madi Mueller, Sam Wells, Macy Devine, Winston Poehler, and Kayla Rasmussen.
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Most of the animals and their owners who attended the annual Blessing of the Animals at St. Katherine’s Episcopal Church.
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Dave Blazer standing in the O-W History Center military room and proudly presenting his U.S. Army dress uniform to the Owen-Withee Area Historical Society.
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The Owen-Withee Elementary School Student Council poses with some of the food collected for and donated to the Owen-Withee Food Pantry.
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Lisa Hardy, Director of Marketing Graphics & Communications at River Country Co-op wrote a grant for the bike trail. Pictured on the bike trail with the big check are Owen Mayor Scott Jalling, Bruce Mlsna, CEO River Country Co-op, and Owen Clerk Tracy Rau.
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A volunteer crew works on a boardwalk to allow the disabled to reach the handicap boat dock at Sportsman Lake on October 25.
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Clark County library funding brings a crowd to the November 11 County Board meeting.
Megan Kelsey photo
The cast of the One-Act Play, Booby Trap, received an award at state competition.
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Prevail Bank, the O-W Lions and the community gave a combined donation of $4,175 to the Owen-Withee Food Pantry. Pictured with the check are Carrie Heltsley, Prevail Bank, Jim Scheuer, O-W Lions, Elizabeth Bier, Owen-Withee Food Pantry, and Judy Mickle, Prevail Bank.
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Owen City Clerk Tracy Rau (left) and Owen Mayor Scott Jalling (right) accepted a $5,000 donation from Prevail Bank staff members Judy Mickle, Susan Struensee and Carrie Heltsley for the bike trail.
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The officers who participated with Shop with a Cop in Greenwood to bring Christmas joy to kids.
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Linda Susa retires from Prevail Bank after 12 years as the Owen branch manager.
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