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Local Artist To Host Painting Workshop September 13

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 …

Be Mindful Of School Busses This School Year

Labor Day weekend has come and gone, and the calendar has now turned into the month of September. As the cooler weather over the past couple of weeks reminds us of the encroaching fall season, …

Wonewoc Public Library Receives Grant Funding For Solar Installation

Last year, the Winding Rivers Library System (WRLS) hired on Jessica Schoonover as their new grant and project manager. As Winding Rivers was interested in solar initiatives within their system, one …

Local Students Experiment With Summer Science Camp

In the summer of 2022, Wonewoc-Center science teacher Jonathan Baker took a group of students down to Madison to participate in the Summer Science Camp program put on by the Morgridge Institute for …

Hillsboro Fire Department To Host 72nd Annual Labor Day Celebration

The month of August is drawing its final gasps as the calendar rushes headlong into the fall months. Labor Day Weekend is rapidly approaching, and local communities are getting the word out on their …

New Wonewoc Mural Highlights Classic American Artist

Wonewoc is currently getting a new mural installed on one of its buildings. Muralist Nick Zimbro is paying a visit to the village while visiting Alicia Cosnahan, a local artist who Zimbro had known …

Local Teacher Seeks Travelers For British Excursion

Saint Augustine is alleged to have said that “the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Whether Saint Augustine genuinely said or even wrote those words …

Local Author To Speak On Bobcats In The Driftless

Nature is full of wonders, both big and small. Those of us who opt to live in more urban areas, even in rural communities, may find ourselves largely disjointed from the natural world. After all, the …

Runaway Horse Caught With Help From Unknown Samaritan

For roughly four years, La Valle area resident Vytera Hazelton has been working with and riding horses. Her interested in horses eventually led her to the doorstep of a Wonewoc area resident by the …

Kendall Food Center and Liquidation Now Open

For roughly twenty years, the Kendall Food Center building has sat empty. The most recent known paperwork regarding any activity in the building dates back to 2002. Prior to this time, the building …

Kendall Fest Kicks Off Friday, August 29

Labor Day Weekend has always been a busy one for our local communities, with multiple events taking place over the course of the weekend. From Fire in the Hills down in Yuba to the Hillsboro …

Wonewoc-Center Students To Present A Show Of Mythic Proportions

As the 2024-2025 school year was closing out, Wonewoc-Center students with a flair for theatre and an interest in the stage were trying out for a part in the next school play. The cast was finalized …

Milestone To Host Scholarship Fundraiser September 14

Last year, the team at Milestone Senior Living decided to begin offering scholarships to graduating Hillsboro seniors who were looking to pursue careers in the medical field. Thanks to generous …

Hillsboro Schools Looking To Train New Bus Drivers

With August in full swing and the first day of school scarcely more than a few weeks away, school districts are working to make sure they have enough bus drivers to get the kids where they need to be …

Hillsboro Charity Pull Revs Up For Fundraising Event

August has arrived in the Hillsboro area and with it comes the return of the Hillsboro Charity Tractor Pull. This annual event brings in pullers from all over the country to help raise funds that …

Habitat Selection "A Dream Come True" For The Bessel Family

Last week, the Hillsboro community was invited to a launch event at 1117 Darcy Drive in Hillsboro, celebrating the ongoing housing development project. A number of speakers were lined up for the …

Habitat Family Looks Forward To Joining Hillsboro Community

Originally from the La Crosse area, Karissa Awosika has spent a good portion of her life moving around, from California to Maryland to Texas. Much her career has been spent working for the Navy in …

Knights of Columbus Donation To Support Patient Transportation Service

Once per month over the warmer months, the Hillsboro Knights of Columbus host a brat cookout over at the pavilion by the Hillsboro County Market. The group uses the funds raised by the cookout to …

Hillsboro High School Goes Back To 9-Period School Day

July is just about over with for the 2025 calendar year, and August is all but upon us. As of publication, there are just about 33 days standing between us and the start of the 2025-2026 school year. …

Back in May, Rustic Roots Canning was excitedly anticipating the opening of their own storefront along Hillsboro’s main drag. Andrew Brown, the business’ owner and founder, had been …

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