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The 2023 NHS Scholar-ship Awards Day was held May 17., where thousands of dollars in scholarships was awarded to recipients (front, l-r) Sydney Hand, Ella King, Avery McFar-lane, Kelly Boon, Andrew Brown, Garrett Learman, Luke Dux, Daniel Ander-son, Isaac Berger, Sydney King, Emma Moen, Abi-gail Mathis (back) Kaden Sheikh, Keegan Dickinson, Marie Jorgensen, Aubrey Matousek, Austin Gilles, Elliot Hahn, Jacob Kopp, Sophia Kell (back) Callee Mohr, Delaney Rochester, Mackenzie Hediger, Victo-ria Ratsch, Kayleigh Kubisiak, Amelia Trunkel, Lainey Horn, Gianna Kuhn. Not pictured is Noble Melvin.
Members of the Neillsville High School’s (NHS) graduating class of 2023 were awarded $112,600 in scholarship funds from various entities around the county May 17.
Following are the 2023 NHS Scholarship Awards Day recipients and the entities whom awarded the scholarship.
The Neillsville Lions Club...
Neillsville High and Middle School counselor, Julia Backaus (right), received the Rising Star Award from Chippewa Valley Technical College, accompanied by a $500 award to the School District of Neillsville.
The President’s Award from Chippewa Valley technical College (CVTC) for 2023 was awarded to the “rising star” at Neillsville High School and middle school counselor, Julia Backaus.
The award itself also came with a $500 award to the School District of Neillsville to continue efforts to support this...
On behalf of the Clark County United Way, Cummins Inc. held a walking taco sale for the Cummins employees May 3 and raised $945 for Smiling for Samuel, which (l-r) Kris Schmidt, treasurer, Clark County United Way, presented to Sierra Strangfeld of Smiling for Samuel May 9, accompanied by Amanda...
Father/son duo Paul Teutul Sr. and Jr. starred in a reality television series “American Chopper” out of Orange County, NY, which ran on various Discovery affiliates, including TLC, from March, 2003 to December 2012, with a total of 179 episodes over eight seasons.
Despite the show ending, the...
Granton High School hosted the American Red Cross May 5, with Granton teachers and high school students assisting. As the Blood Center of Wisconsin had been in town the previous week, the were only nine appointments that afternoon. However, that meant there was plenty of space for first time...
As a reward for demonstrating the character trait of Empathy, young Warriors of the Neillsville Elementary School were chosen to participate in Hoop Hop Showdown, a rock-paper-scissors hula-hoop race game May 5.
As a reward for demonstrating the character trait of Empathy, young Warriors of the Neillsville Elementary School were chosen to participate in Hoop Hop Showdown, a rock-paper-scissors hula-hoop race game May 5.
After the scene, a guest speaker appeared before the students to give his experience as someone who had driven under the influence of alcohol.
A mock crash event took place in the Neillsville Fieldhouse Parking lot April 26. The simulation involved volunteers from the high school and some of their parents, as well as members of the Neillsville Ambulance, Police, Fire, and Sheriff Departments, the Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Aspirus...
April 30, the Greenwood American Legion Auxiliary Post #238 Quilt of Valor Group was presented a quilt to Louis Landini (middle). The Quilt of Valor mission is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with “comforting and healing quilts of valor.” Landini served in the United States Air...
River, age 8, successfully hunted a turkey on family farm land in Neillsville. River, son of Adam and Ashley (not pictured), loves hunting rabbits and deer. River participated in the youth turkey hunt April 15 and 16.
Cory D. Neumueller pled “no contest” to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle that killed one Clark County worker and severely injured another in an August 2021 crash.
Cory D. Neumueller, convicted of striking and killing one Clark County Highway Department worker and severely injuring another in a crash August 8, 2021, entered a plea in Clark County Court, March 30.
Neumueller, 30 (28 at the time of the crash), of Neillsville, pled “no contest” and was found...