After weather forced a delay from its original date, Stanley-Boyd Elementary School celebrated Earth Day on May 12 with a fun-filled, hands-on outdoor experience. Students kicked off the day with an …
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By Danielle Boos
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5/22/25
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Gov. Tony Evers has officially proclaimed April 21–28, 2025 as International Dark Sky Week in Wisconsin, joining communities and advocates around the globe in raising awareness about the …
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4/22/25
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Approximately 40 youngsters gathered for the annual Stanley Sportsman’s Club Youth Expo held this past Saturday at the Stanley Community Center. Youngsters had the opportunity to visit various …
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By Al Brown
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4/9/25
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Hello friends, This week I am writing to you about a series of bad luck that has happened to me, and I feel it makes for a pretty interesting story. Every year from around the 1st of April until the …
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By Mark Walters
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4/6/25
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I can now officially check the box for spear fishing sturgeon on Lake Winnebago. I spent three days with Dan “Sturgeon,” who is an old-school, second-generation sturgeon …
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By Dave Beck
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3/5/25
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Thanks to the recent snowfall, Chippewa County snowmobile trails officially opened on February 13th, and Stanley-Boyd High School students are taking full advantage of it as they ride to school! This …
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Photo by Danielle Boos
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2/18/25
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The winners are in for the for the 19th annual Stanley Sportsman’s Club Ice Fishing Contest on Chapman Lake Saturday Feb. 15. With food, fun, and raffles, all proceeds go to advance the park. …
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By Joseph Back
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2/18/25
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Ice fishing is coming to Chapman Lake Saturday Feb. 15. Sponsored by the Stanley Sportsman’s Club and starting at 10:30 a.m., the 19th annual Chapman Lake Ice Fishing Contest will include …
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By Joseph Back
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2/12/25
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The City of Stanley is getting a wetland survey, contracted with Tamarack Services LLC of Rice Lake for a 4.5 acre parcel of city-owned property near the Wolf River. The site to be surveyed lies just …
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By Joseph Back
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1/14/25
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Hello friends,
Back in December of 2006 I wrote in this very same column about my thought that here in Wisconsin, we should have a multi-chapter organization that helps to get kids into the …
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By Mark Walters
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12/31/24
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The Stanley Community Association (SCA) is inviting local residents to participate in the annual Light Up The City Light Competition by voting from December 13th through December 17th for their …
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By Danielle Boos
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12/3/24
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In just a couple of days in Wisconsin we are going to celebrate one of the best traditions in our state’s history. No, not Jump Around at the Badger game and no, not a victory dance at …
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By Dave Beck
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11/20/24
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Eight members of the Stanley Sportsman’s Club participated in a Department of Natural Resources training course this past Saturday. Purpose of the training was to obtain certification to become …
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11/13/24
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At the recent Stanley Sportsman’s Club Banquet, the family of Tom Thornton donated a gun in his memory to be raffled off with proceeds to be divided equally between the Stanley …
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11/13/24
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Hello friends,
This week and next I will write about my most anticipated, expensive and in some ways, challenging trip of my life. I would head west with my golden retrievers to southwest …
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By Mark Walters
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11/12/24
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Hello friends,
As you read this I am high up on a Montana mountain with my 23-year-old daughter Selina Walters hunting elk and mule deer. I have to meet two deadlines as this is a 12-day trip so …
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By Mark Walters
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11/5/24
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Hello friends,
This is a guaranteed week where I simply cannot even put 25 percent of what I would like to in a column due to space. In simple terms, I had an amazing weekend.
First, Chuck …
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By Mark Walters
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10/22/24
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During the City Council’s meeting on October 7th, the rates for Chapman Park Campground were a focal point of discussion. Concerns from the community regarding the high daily rates and the …
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By Danielle Boos
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10/15/24
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Samantha Gully, age 13, shot her first bear on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 - opening day of bear season. The bear weighed 260 lbs. Submitted photo.
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9/18/24
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Hello friends,
I have been friends with "Musky Joe" Flater, who is a 5th generation owner of Flater’s Resort for a good 20 years. Joe is hard to describe in less than a million words. Old …
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By Mark Walters
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9/17/24
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