Glenwood City
Glenwood City school board approves roof repairs
GLENWOOD CITY — Under the only action item on its November 27 meeting agenda, the Glenwood City school board accepted a work proposal to replace a portion of the roof located at the main entrance to the high school. The board voted unanimously to accept a bid of $49,440 by C&A Custom Contractors of Bloomer…
Read MoreCity will change the way the recycling center operates
GLENWOOD CITY—The City Council is making changes to the way the recycling center operates in the community. For more than 40 years, the city has operated the center. Citizens were required to separate recyclables from garbage and sort those recyclables at the center. The city would bundle up what is collected and they had a…
Read MoreGlenwood City school board finalizes 2023-24 budget, adopts new mill rate
GLENWOOD CITY — At its October 23 regular meeting, the Glenwood City school board approved the final 2023-234 all fund tax levy and this year’s district budget. Since the annual meeting and budget hearing, which was held August 21, the school board has been discussing and contemplating four different budget scenarios for 2023-24 which would…
Read MoreGlenwood City Council – Dog Park Grand Opening scheduled for October 29
GLENWOOD CITY — At the October 16 regular meeting of the Glenwood City Council, Riley Unruh reported that the Grand Opening for the city dog park would be on Sunday, October 29th from 12-3 p.m.. There will be an opening ceremony followed by ribbon cutting. There will also be treats and a free tennis ball…
Read MoreSt. Croix County Board eliminates CASA funding from ARPA funding resolution
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Following a fair amount of discussion and several amendments, the St. Croix County Board eliminated funding for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) from a budget amendment resolution to reallocate funding from American Rescue Plan Act dollars. In his ARPA report to the St. Croix County Board at the October…
Read MoreBoyceville School District ranks third from the bottom in spending
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville school district ranks third from the bottom for school spending — 418th out of 421 school districts in the state. But just because the Boyceville school district does not spend as much money as other districts does not mean Boyceville does not have the same kind of…
Read MoreGlenwood City Police Chief considers himself “small town police officer”
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — Glenwood City Police Chief Joel Klatt has worked in law enforcement for nearly 20 years and considers himself “a small town police officer.” Police Chief Klatt began his duties in Glenwood City in September of 2022 as a patrol officer and then accepted the position of police chief…
Read MoreDeMar to participate in Petal It Forward
By Missy Klatt Downing — Nicole DeMar of Flowers by Nicole will join florist from across the nation on Wednesday, October 18th when she partakes in Petal It Forward, a nationwide goodwill initiative. This program started eight years ago by the Society of American Florist, however this will be DeMar’s first year participating. DeMar decided…
Read MoreArea Freemasons make donation in support of Wisconsin State Patrol’s public safety mission
MADISON – Area members of the Wisconsin Freemasons made a significant donation today towards providing life-saving Fire Suppression Tools and AED defibrillators to be carried in all Wisconsin State Patrol vehicles across the state. An initial donation of sixteen (16) “Emergency Jump Bags” was presented to an officer of the Wisconsin State Patrol in Baldwin…
Read MoreGlenwood City Public Library News 10-4-23
We would like to take this time to acknowledge everyone who came to the Spaghetti Dinner, on September 21. Barry Milune put in an immense amount of time and hard work making homemade meatballs and spaghetti sauce for all to enjoy. The food was amazing because of you. I also would like to call…
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