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Courtesy Auto and Truck in Stanley provided a spacious venue for these young pinewood derby racers.

Pinewood Derby racers compete at Courtesy Auto in Stanley

The Owen-Withee Boy Scouts joined with the Stanley scouts for the Pinewood Derby held on March 16 at Courtesy Auto and Truck, Stanley. “Over 40 entries completed in Scout class and family class …

Krystle Bacha- Director of Special Education and School Psychologist at Stanley-Boyd

Krystle Bacha, Director of Special Education and School Psychologist at Stanley-Boyd, not only has the experience necessary to be an incredible counselor at Stanley-Boyd, but she also has the heart. …
A new station owner is set to open the store in coming weeks.

Change at Stanley Travel Stop?

D.R. Moon Memorial Library Director provides monthly update

At the Stanley City Council’s March 18 meeting, Library Director Elizabeth Miniatt provided the council with the monthly D.R. Moon Memorial Library report updating them on the grant application …
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 …
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Business

From Farm to Store

Matt Derks (right) and his son, Jonathan, stand proudly in front of the new Derks Meat sign installed by Ron’s Designs & Signs.

Derks Meats has officially opened at their new facility located just east of their previous location at Derks Farms. Located at 33802 115th Avenue in Boyd, the new 50x66 building features a retail …

Government

Park Village Apartments taken up at village board meeting

Village assessor Kevin Irwin (right) appeared at the regular March board meeting, presenting on a request by Park Village Apartments and sharing about the revaluation process.

“When they don’t file for it, I don’t give,” village assessor Kevin Irwin said at the village board meeting Monday March 11. But when they do? Well, that might be …

Community News
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 …

Stanley-Boyd Archery hosts Friends and Family Tournament Event on March 9th

The Stanley-Boyd Archery team hosted a tournament event at the Stanley-Boyd elementary gym on March 9 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. for friends, family, and community members to come out and support the new …
The 7th and 8th grade Middle School Girls Basketball players entered their season focused and ready to play. With a large number of athlete participants, their coaches, were pleased to see their …
Taking to the field at Stevens Point Friday and Saturday this past week before heading to Stout March 22, the Orioles started their spring 2024 track season. Coach Bob Seidl shared more after the …
Coming up fast, the 2024-2025 track season at Stanley-Boyd heads to UW-Stout for a varsity invite Friday and Saturday. Orioles head coach Bob Seidl shared more from Forward Field this past Friday. …
With softball in practice and preparing to make its field debut later this month, Orioles head coach Andrea Mahr gave a preview recently of what to expect as the season approaches. “We …
Education

S-B Referendum Facts

This is the final installment in a weekly column providing information on the $23 million referendum on the ballot for the April 2 election. See the Community Calendar for remaining informational …

Features
Teacher Spotlight
The Steinmetz family enjoys spending time together, hiking, fishing, and traveling.

Kayleigh Steinmetz- High School English Teacher at Stanley-Boyd

Some people are born to be teachers and Kayleigh Steinmetz is definitely one of those individuals. As the English teacher at Stanley-Boyd High School, she teaches with her heart and her patience and …

Opinion

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. 
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These were the biggest sources of stress for Americans last year
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Keep an eye on your vision. Regular eye exams can help reduce your risk of glaucoma.
African Americans at Higher Risk for Eye Disease
(NAPSI)—If you think you’d know if you were losing vision to an eye disease, you might want to think again. The symptoms of glaucoma can start so slowly that you may not notice them. That’s why …