Fall Creek, Eleva-Strum wins regional titles

You may think chess is the ultimate stress sport mentally when so much is at stake. But a low scoring, one-run ballgame can take its toll on the mind too. Who's going to make that mistake? Will it be...

Six from Area to compete in State meet

There will be a contingent of prep athletes from the Tri-County Area at this weekend's WIAA State Track and Field Meet. Not a large contingent mind you but at least a handful to represent. The 130th...

Augusta wins back-to-back regional titles

Things didn't end the way the Augusta High School Softball Team had hoped, with a trip to the state tournament in Madison. The No. 7 ranked Beavers lost in the WIAA Division 4 Grantsburg Sectional...

Fall Creek advances in regionals, regular season concludes

In soccer, whenever there's a match-up outside of league or cup play, it's called a "friendly" No. 7 ranked Augusta had such a ballgame at No. 3 ranked Blair-Taylor on Thursday, May 21 and like their...

Fall Creek secures third straight Western Cloverbelt title

This wasn't quite the same win 48 hours before. No. 6 ranked Fall Creek dominated Bloomer from start to finish to win 13-0 in five innings at Bloomer on Tuesday, May 19 to stay with No. 4 Elk Mound...

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Plenty of conference and non-conference golf meets in last two weeks

Fall Creek broke below the 200-stroke mark as a team with its best score of season at a Western Cloverbelt Conference meet held at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott last week Thursday, April 23...

Fall Creek takes girls team title in Arcadia, boys second

Fall Creek had the most success of the Tri-County Area prep track and field teams during the week of April 21-28. The Crickets won the girls' team title in the Fredrickson-Sonnentag Invite held in...

Augusta School District considers options after failed referendum

AUGUSTA - There were three school referendums in the Tri-County Area on the ballot in the recent spring election held back on April 7. Two of those referendums passed overwhelmingly, in both Fall...

Augusta's hot start puts them in state rankings

If you win, you are rewarded and the softball team Augusta High School has been rewarded handsomely to start the 2026 season. The defending regional champion Beavers are 6-1 overall, 3-0 in the Large...

Season not starting strong for Area prep baseball teams

The 2026 prep baseball season basically begun for all of the Tri-County Area teams last week. Unfortunately none of the teams have gotten off to great starts. The best are at .500 so far. Eleva-Strum...

Robert Bethke

Robert Fredrick Bethke passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026, at the age of 82 at Essentia Health-Northern Pines in Aurora, Minnesota. Born on May 14, 1943, to Victor and Irene (Deacon) Bethke,...

Fall Creek Village Board approves new parking ordinance

FALL CREEK - Upon its second reading, the Village Board of Fall Creek unanimously approved several amendments to Title 10 Motor Vehicles & Traffic, making it a part of the Code of the Village of...

Augusta School District pushing for successful referendum on April ballot

AUGUSTA - Augusta School District Superintendent Reed Pecha knows there're a lot of skeptical and critical voices in the Augusta community towards a referendum on the April 7 ballot. And he...

FC School Board holds February meeting

FALL CREEK - The Fall Creek School Board held its February meeting back on the 16th in the District Meeting Room. The Board approved an agreement with Eau Claire School District for Project Search...