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My View: Battling forces of nature

I’ve been looking forward to this coming summer since last year when it wasn’t summer anymore. The mild winter was nice. Spring has been about average the last couple weeks. But now we …

Cloverbelt Conference Varsity Softball Standings

Cloverbelt Conference Varsity Baseball Standings

Boys take first at Neillsville meet, girls place second

The varsity meet at Oriole Park Friday April 19 cancelled for weather and not to be rescheduled, the varsity Oriole track team nonetheless got competition in at Neillsville four days earlier on …

Oriole girls varsity extends record to 4 -6 overall

Taking to the field last week, the Oriole girls varsity extended their record to 4 - 6 overall, coming away with losses to Thorp (0 - 4), Bloomer (5 -15), and McDonell (0-16). Orioles head coach …
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Business

Small Business Owners: Leveraging Financial Literacy for Profitable Sales

In the dynamic landscape of entrepreneurship, small business owners often invest years of passion, hard work, and resources into building their legacy. However, there comes a time in the life cycle …

Government

Outgoing Mayor Al Haas holds last meeting

Alderperson Josh Seidl (right) reaches to shake hands with outgoing Mayor Al Haas (back center) thanking him for his years of service after Haas finished his last meeting as Mayor of Stanley.

Speaking on the Second Avenue Street project at the council meeting on April 15th, outgoing Mayor Al Haas told the council that the city had the sewer televised and the main sewer lines were all PVC. …

Crime

Accident at Boyd leaves vehicle totaled

A crash Wednesday July 5 near Boyd has left two vehicles towed with EMS ground transport for a driver and passenger. Responders included the Boyd Fire and EMS, Stanley Police, and the Sheriff’s …

Community

Chippewa County 4-H Shooting Sports team takes first place in B B Gun championship

Members of the Wisconsin State B B Gun Team with Coach Joe Tiry. Missing from the picture: Isaac Blum.
Shooters from across Wisconsin competed in the annual Wisconsin State B B Gun Championship held at the Bloomer Rod and Gun Club. The Chippewa County 4-H Shooting Sports B B Gun team again took home …

Oriole boys meet McDonell at home

Meeting McDonell Friday April 19 at Oriole Park, the boys varsity baseball team came away with a win 10-0 against the Chippewa Falls school, bringing their overall record to 2 -5 for the season. The …

Open mic poetry event for National Poetry Month

The D. R. Moon Memorial Library will hold an open mic poetry event with Isabella Gross on Thursday April 25 at 6 p.m. Gross is a professor at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and will present …
Alderperson Mark Fitzsimmons has been appointed to a one-year term as Council President.

Henke holds first meeting as Mayor

New Mayor Mike Henke called his first meeting to order while Aaron Dickson began his first night as Alderperson at the organizational meeting held on April 15. This is the fourth term as Stanley …

Local Churches Gather for 73rd Annual National Day of Prayer

For generations, Americans have lifted up scripture-filled prayers in every season and circumstance. From the first national calls to prayer by our Founding Fathers seeking divine guidance, the …
Obituaries
Rose Leja
Rose Leja passes at 91
Stanley-Boyd lost a well-known and much-loved citizen when Rose Leja, 91, passed away unexpectedly on August 12 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. A bartender for over 50 years at local bars, Leja was among …
Former Stanley Police Chief Jim Hayes
Former Stanley Police Chief Jim Hayes passes
Stanley lost a public servant when former police chief Jim Hayes passed away August 7. Hayes joined the department in the later 1970s as a patrol officer, beginning employment with the city in the …
Local barber remembered
Stanley Wisconsin lost a legend this past week when local barber Robert ‘Bob’ Valk passed away July 25, at the age of 87. Born December 28, 1935, to Francis and Catherine (Heiting) …
Bob Berzinski
Bob Berzinski
Bob Berzinski, 88 of Stanley, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023. He was born Walter Robert Berzinski on January 15, 1935, to the late Walter and Mary (Borowski) Berzinski at the family home in the …
Barbara Wellner
Barbara Wellner
 Barbara A. Wellner, age 76, of Abbotsford, Town of Holton, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, in Marshfield, WI.  Barbara was born on September 27, 1946, the daughter of Elmer and …
Local sports

Burzynski headed to state a second time

Breckin Burzynski punched his ticket to state with a third place finish at Amery Saturday, Feb,. 18, winning the third place match by decision (5 - 0) over Derek Zschernitz of Neillsville/Greenwood/
Breckin Burzynski is headed to state—again. The Stanley Boyd wrestler earned his spot by defeating Derek Zschernitz in the third place match for the 132-pound weight class at Amery on Saturday. The …

Knights of Columbus announce winners of free throw contest

Loyal. Photo submitted. The Knights of Columbus hosted their annual Free Throw Contest at the Stanley Boyd High School Gym on Sunday, February 19th beginning at 4 pm. Boys and Girls ages 9-14 …
Competing at Eleva Strum and Gilman this past week, the Orioles took home many victories—and a few records as well. Coach Bob Seidl shared more after results were in. “We got off to a …
Showing their home run trophies from Poynette Saturday April 6 are Kelly Lew (left) and Neveah Walters.
Coming off a week’s competition, the Orioles girls varsity overall record now stands at 4 - 3 - 0 for the season thus far, with one win and two losses over the past week. Starting against Fall …
Thursday, April 18 Boys varsity golf match vs. multiple schools at Black River Golf Club - Medford at 4:00 p.m. Varsity softball game vs. Bloomer at Stanley-Boyd High School at 5:00 p.m. …
Education
Jacob Brenner has been named a FIRST Dean’s List finalist and is headed to robotics competition at Houston.

Stanley-Boyd junior named FIRST Dean’s List finalist for robotics skills

A Stanley-Boyd junior named Jacob Brenner is headed to Houston for robotics competition, after being named a FIRST Dean’s List finalist. A member of the 8744 Leviathans out of Eau Claire. …

Features
Staff Spotlight
Jake Tiry (left) and his son, Storm, enjoy spending time outdoors together.

Jake Tiry, Transportation Supervisor at Stanley-Boyd

To make a school successful each department has a part, and a vital role of the Stanley-Boyd Area School District is the transportation team, headed by Jake Tiry, Transportation Supervisor at …

Opinion
Columns

My View: An interesting weekend

It was an interesting weekend. If anyone would have asked me a few days ago what the odds would be of me doing these things on back to back days, I would have said one in a million. I should …

My View: Heed the warning

I knew the weekend snowfall was going to come before most of you. In fact, I knew about it before many so-called weather experts. A few weeks ago, I attended a high school basketball game. …

My View: Smile, you're on camera!

We have a couple of these security cameras mounted on the front of our house. It sends me an alert every time there’s an intruder. I get sent a video clip every time one of them is …

March 2, 2023 Corner Booth

A big thank you goes out to the city crew who did a great job of clearing the roads during the back to back snow storms.  By 9 am on Friday, the town was back to normal with all roads plowed and …

Habits Impacting Wealth Creation

Good money habits can help you save and invest for the future.  Poor habits can leave you treading water financially, or potentially worse, drowning. 

Back home: Squirrels take their revenge

A home should be a peaceful sanctuary for its inhabitants, a quiet place of comfort and solitude. But when you live in the country, sometimes your abode is sought after by critters other than …
Web Extras
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Virtual mental health care skyrocketed during the pandemic and has stayed popular. Is this the new norm?
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Credit card, car loans, and mortgage payments have all been rising in the US—and it's not just because of interest rate hikes
Experian reports on what may be behind an increase in consumer personal debt including credit card, auto loan and mortgage payments.
10 popular international fast food chains that are growing in the US
American consumers have plenty of restaurant options from abroad. Stacker compiled a list of 10 international food chains that have expanded into the U.S.