Last year, members of the Hillsboro FBLA chapter decided to embark on a community service project focused on their fellow students: the Community Closet. The idea was originally put forward by …
Late into the night of September 9, a young woman slips out of her family’s farmhouse just north of Seneca, in Crawford County. She’s left a note for her parents, not wanting them to worry when …
The days are getting noticeably shorter, and the nights increasingly longer. The lush greens of summer are giving way to vivid reds and yellows as the trees shed their leaves. The wind now carries …
All the world’s a stage, and the men and women merely players, according to the Bard himself, William Shakespeare. In Shakespeare’s day, women and girls taking the stage was unheard of, or even …
Goats are one of the animals most commonly thought of when envisioning a farm, after more ubiquitous creatures such as cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep. We may envision an ornery old coot with a taste …
When you think of a farm, you probably envision the usual suspects: dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, maybe even ducks and geese. One animal you might not consider as a feature in any …
In March of this year, the Hillsboro Public Library announced that they would be pursuing a solar energy project thanks to a grant secured through the Winding Rivers Library System (WRLS), of which …
Perhaps some of the most anxiety-inducing words you can hear from your doctor are some variation of “your test results are abnormal.” But there’s always a chance that it’s nothing, right? …
For many high school students, graduation marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. But for 18-year-old Reid Byrdy, a 2025 graduate of Wonewoc Center High School, it marked the start …
September has ended and we are now solidly in the spookiest month of the year. October is a month near-synonymous with pumpkins, bats, black cats, witches, and everything else that goes bump in the …
Polly Benish took command of the Wonewoc Food Pantry back in the 1990s, along with her husband John. The pair ran the pantry on a monthly basis, serving just over two dozen local families with …
At the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) induction ceremony held on Sunday, September 28, local upper-level principal Chris Koopman was named Assistant Coach of the Year. This award …
Every year, the youth leadership in Vernon County’s 4-H program issue a challenge to the county’s 4-H clubs. This year, the focus was on food. Clubs can choose how they plan to meet the …
Dating back to the 1980s, Adopt-a-Highway and similar such programs have sprung up throughout much of the North American continent, with versions of the idea taking root in most U.S. states and …
During the Prohibition Era, bootleggers began modifying their cars in an effort to outrun the police as they ran illegal shipments of alcohol between the thousands of speakeasies that cropped up like …
The Roosters Car Club hosted their annual Fire in the Hills car show event over in Yuba on Saturday, August 30. The event is a day for car enthusiasts to gather and share their passion for cars, both …
Now, no one is likely to say that they enjoy watching a car wreck, but more than a few of us may admit to being morbidly fascinated by them. It’s the same with train wrecks, really; they’re …
In the past, Hillsboro was once home to the world’s shortest railroad, which spanned the distance between Hillsboro and Union Center and served the area until the late 70s. The tracks that once …
Over the past year, local artists Alicia Cosnahan and Peter Krsko have been hard at work laying the foundations for a more art-driven Wonewoc. Cosnahan and Krsko have been working on a mural …
September is here, school is back in session, and there’s the hint of an autumnal chill in the air—which means that Homecoming season is upon us. Local schools are gearing up for their respective …
