All three of Buffalo County’s weekly newspapers—the Mondovi Herald-News, Buffalo County Journal and the Cochrane-Fountain City Recorder—will merge into one newspaper, the Buffalo County News, starting Aug. 6.

Trio of Buffalo County newspapers to merge

by Beth Kraft After a 130-year press run as the Mondovi Herald-News, the newspaper will be changing its masthead to the Buffalo County News starting next week to reflect a merger of the county’s...

A facility on N. Eau Claire St. in Mondovi is one of seven area group homes and CBRFs operated by Garlick’s. Owner Mary Jo LaBair says another round of rate cuts handed down by Inclusa on April 1 will make it difficult for the business to make ends meet.

‘It’s a significant hit’—Local care provider faces another rate cut from MCO

by Beth Kraft Frustrations with forced financial realities continue for many who own and operate group homes and community based residential facilities (CBRFs) for people with varying degrees and...

Members of a new group, Hope 4 U, founded in Sept. 2018, are working to raise awareness about suicide and mental health to better connect people to key resources and life-saving information. A Suicide Awareness Walk is set for Sept. 7 in Cochrane.

Hope 4 U represents grassroots effort for suicide prevention resources

by Beth Kraft Members of a Buffalo County group have had enough. They feel there are too many local people wrestling with thoughts of self-harm and mental health issues who can’t get the help or...

A huge feedlot shed just north of Hwy. Z off Hovey Valley Road owned by Scott Werlein was flattened by the storm.

Fourth of July storm downs trees, damages buildings in Bennett Valley

by Beth Kraft A brief, yet strong, storm on the Fourth of July swept down County Road Z in the area southeast of Mondovi known as Bennett Valley, leaving a haphazard path of destruction. Large...

Firefighters sprayed water on the wreckage to knock down dust and douse any hot spots as a backhoe exposed the interior of Leebo’s Bar & Grill in downtown Gilmanton. Due to the nature of the fire early Thursday, June 6, authorities said the building had to be torn down.

Leebo’s Bar torn down following fire

by Beth Kraft In less than 12 hours, Leebo’s Bar and Grill—one of the original buildings in downtown Gilmanton—was gone. An early-morning fire on Thursday, June 6, scrambled multiple fire...

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Lady Buffs defeated by Augusta

Members of the 2015-16 Mondovi High School varsity girls basketball team are, front, left to right, Anna Accola, Gabby Scott, Jacey Risler; middle, Amanda Rud, Maddie Gilbertson, McKenzie Akina, Carly Buchholz; back, Haley Gifford, Miranda Lund, Sammi Wulff, Sydney Ede, Haley Poeschel.

by Gabby Scott, student writer Hitting the road for the first time this season, the Mondovi girls basketball team headed to Augusta on Tuesday, Nov. 24, to fight out another non-conference game....

Lady Cards take on Fall Creek at home

by Joyce Corley, student writer The Lady Cards took on the Fall Creek Crickets at home on Tuesday, Nov. 24. In the first half the Crickets came out with a strong lead, and the Cardinals tried to...

Lady Panthers fall to E/PC Wolves

by Rachel Hovey, student writer The Lady Panthers traveled to Plum City to face Elmwood/Plum City on Monday, Nov. 23, in search of their first win. The Elmwood/Plum City Wolves came out strong...

Lady Buffs declaw Panthers

Sophomore point guard Haley Poeschel dribbled past Gilmanton’s Rachel Hovey. Poeschel’s 10 points led a well-balanced offense for the Lady Buffs that saw a total of 10 Mondovi players contribute to the 53-21 decision over the Lady Panthers in their season-opener on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

by Gabby Scott, student writer Eager to start of its 2015-16 season with a bang, the Mondovi girls basketball team took on Gilmanton on Tuesday, Nov. 17, cruising to a 53-21 victory in their non-...

Lady Panthers open 2015-16 season with tough losses

Junior Jordyn Bloom converted her second fast-break layup in a row for the Lady Panthers. Bloom had seven points as Gilmanton played a non-conference contest at neighboring Mondovi, resulting in a 53-21 loss for the Lady Panthers.

by Rachel Hovey, student writer The Lady Panthers had a rough, slow start to their 2015-16 season last week. The Panthers are currently under a new coaching staff of Gilmanton alum, Rick Bloom,...

Lady Cards open season with split week

Senior Josie Olson lined up a shot in the first half. Olson led the E-S offense with 14 points, but the Lady Cards came up short, 62-43, against the Thunder to take a loss on Thursday, Nov. 19.

by Beth Kraft The Eleva-Strum girls basketball team opened its 2015-16 campaign at 1-1 following games at Plum City/Elmwood on Tuesday, Nov. 17 and at home vs. Osseo-Fairchild on Thursday, Nov....

Mondovi grads meet on gridiron in recent WIAC games

UW-Stout football players Collin Laursen (33) and Clay Dziekan (50) met fellow Mondovi High School alum Brett Vetterkind, a member of the UW-La Crosse football team, when the Blue Devils faced off with the Eagles on Oct. 10.

by Beth Kraft Once their prep careers have concluded, many athletes never again get the chance to take the field with their former high school teammates, but four Mondovi High School graduates...

New UW study reports fewer concussions since change in football contact rule, but local coaches aren’t seeing it

A new study claims concussions amongst Wisconsin high school football teams have decreased due to a 2014 rule that limited full-contact tackling during practices, but local coaches say they were already taking steps to cut down on live contact during practice. Additionally, Mondovi players are taught to “see what they hit,” says head coach Mike Sinz of lessons on tackling techniques that begin with YMCA football up through the varsity level to help protect against head injuries.

by Beth Kraft An effort to reduce the number of concussions suffered by Wisconsin high school football players cut the amount of full-contact practice time beginning with the 2014 season. A new...

Cardinals meet tough match-up with Hurley to end continued playoff hopes

by Beth Kraft The Eleva-Strum football team was hoping for more than a brief showing in the playoffs this year after the Cardinals drew valuable experience from their first time on the postseason...

Mondovi challenges top-seeded Abbotsford, but comes up short to end 2015 season

by Beth Kraft The Mondovi football team battled back from a 23-8 deficit going into the fourth quarter to nearly unseat top-ranked Abbotsford in their Level 1 playoff game on Friday night, Oct....

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