Seven wrestlers from Altoona High School began their seasons this week as the Osseo-Fairchild/Augusta/Altoona varsity wrestling team opened its schedule.

“Things look pretty good this year,” said coach Jeff Larson. “We will be fairly tough. We’re young, but there’s a lot of us.” Read the rest of this entry »

Recently, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin partnered with Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire to form a revolutionary program in which the employees of the insurance company share lunch with Manz students once a week. Read the rest of this entry »

As a child, he did more than play with hot wheels — he worked on the real deal.

“All we did when we were kids was work on cars, fixing up cars,” said Steven Gauss, who as of December 1 is the new owner of Hillcrest Truck and Auto Sales, 828 N. Hillcrest Parkway. Read the rest of this entry »

The Altoona City Council began the 2008 budget process with a planning meeting, wherein city staff presented the council with an overview of priorities for their departments. Among the priorities identified were the need for additional staffing, deferred maintenance of existing city facilities, diversification and growth of Altoona’s tax base, and exploring opportunities for shared services. The priorities were consistent with those identified in a strategic planning session in June 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

A man was arrested on two offenses and given two citations on the 1200 block of Vernon Street at 1:11 a.m. He was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and while his driver’s license had been revoked. He was given a citation for each offense.

The police department responded to a “check welfare” call on the 1500 block of Devney Drive at 6:00 p.m.

A man was given a citation for third-offense underage drinking on the 1000 block of Bartlett Avenue at 6:11 p.m.

A male patient received emergency medical service on the 2400 block of Spooner Avenue at 8:30 p.m.

Two females filed a complaint against a third female for a disturbance on the 900 block of Vernon Street at 11:50 p.m.

A man was arrested for driving under the influence in the city of Eau Claire at 12:41 a.m. He was given citations for operating under the influence, operating after license revocation, and for an unsafe lane deviation.

A man filed a theft complaint on the 700 block of Loring Street at 7:48 p.m.

A man was arrested on charges of drug paraphernalia possession and for violating a condition of his bond on the 2400 block of Spooner Avenue at 4:08 p.m.

The same man was arrested on a second charge of violating a condition of his bond and for disorderly conduct on the 2400 block of Spooner Avenue at 5:55 p.m. A woman was a victim of the man’s disorderly conduct.

A woman filed a disturbance complaint at a business on Hillcrest Parkway at 10:00 p.m. A man is a suspect in this case.

A woman filed a complaint of a gas drive-off at Kwik Trip on Spooner Avenue at 7:28 a.m. There are no suspects in the case.

A woman filed a theft complaint on the 900 block of Briar Lane at 10:07 a.m.

A man was a victim of theft by fraud on the 1100 block of Sunset Lane at 11:50 p.m.

A man was issued a citation for operating a motor vehicle after license revocation on the 1300 block of Devney Drive at 7:26 p.m.

A female driver hit a deer, causing damage to her car, on U.S. Highway 53 at 6:48 a.m.

A man was issued a warning for a disturbance at a business located on Harlem Street at 2:05 a.m. The business filed a complaint of an undesirable patron at that time.

The police department responded to a “check welfare” complaint called in by a woman at a location on Valmont Avenue at 1:21 a.m.

A female patient received emergency medical service at a location on Sunset Lane at 5:41 a.m.

A male filed a complaint of a theft from his motor vehicle at Altoona High School, 711 7th Street West, at 8:40 a.m.

A woman filed a complaint of fourth-degree sexual assault against a man, on the 2400 block of Spooner Avenue at 10:05 p.m.

A man filed a parking complaint against a male car-owner on the 600 block of Fairfax Street at 9:08 a.m.

Since moving to Altoona 14 years ago, this neighbor has kept busy as a member of the Altoona Board of Education and working as a part-time fitness instructor at Unity Health and Fitness.

Her most important job, however, is being a wife to her husband, Donn, and a mother to her three children, ages 14, 12, and 10.

This 46-year-old shows her dedication to her family by supporting Donn at his Mighty Doc hockey games and frequently volunteering at her children’s schools.

She has also donated her time to the community by delivering Meals-on-Wheels and as District Manager for Senator Kreitlow.