Glenwood City
Glenwood City fire and ambulance budget approved
The budget for the Glenwood City Fire and Ambulance Department was presented at the meeting of the municipalities receiving service from those departments. The meeting was held on October 16th at the fire station. The proposed ambulance budget for 2025 shows an increase of almost $9,000 to $216,793. The largest expense for the ambulance is…
Read MoreBoyceville fire board will use position description and interviews to find new fire chief
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has decided to develop a position description for a fire chief and to advertise for applicants to fill the position. Karl Hackbarth, representative from the Town of Stanton who was appointed as chair of the Boyceville fire board at the October 17 meeting,…
Read MoreSCCB reviews $134 million budget, fails to fund $185,000 for UW-Extension and $70,00 4-H admin assistant
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has reviewed a budget of $134 million for 2025 and has declined to provide from the unassigned fund balance $185,000 for UW-Extension and $70,000 for an administrative assistant to support a 4-H educator. The St. Croix County Board’s Committee of the Whole reviewed the…
Read MoreGC school board accepts two checks from Johnson
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY — In their board work session and regular board meetings which spanned more than three hours on Monday evening, the Glenwood City school board voted to accept two restitution checks from Tim Johnson, learned about upcoming court proceedings involving Johnson and heard from two district residents about how Johnnson’s criminal…
Read MoreMain Street 4-way stop Wednesday Snow removal is main topic at City Council meeting
The City Council spent some time listing to community citizens about snow removal from city parking lots and sidewalks. Until last year, the city crew would pickup snow that was pushed into the streets from private parking lots and sidewalks. That was when the city put a new policy in place that required private business…
Read MoreAdoray announces Christa Walz as new executive director
Submitted by Amber Bettinger-Lytle, Director of Marketing & Development Baldwin, WI – The Adoray Home Health & Hospice Board of Directors is proud to announce the appointment of Christa Walz as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective September 15, 2024. Christa Walz succeeds Mary Aaby in the role, marking the start of a new chapter…
Read MoreGlenwood Area Library News 10-2-2024
October is bursting with excitement for everyone! Join us on October 10 at 6:00 p.m. for a delightful evening with Dr. Andrea Zevenbergen as she guides us through “Teaching Young Children about Emotions During Shared Book Learning.” The first 30 lucky families will snag a fab book kit to take home! Plus, we’ll be serving…
Read MoreGC school district residents disgusted with Board of Education regarding handling of fraud allegations
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — Glenwood City school district residents who spoke during the public comments portion of a two-hour meeting to present forensic audit results regarding alleged fraud by the former superintendent expressed disappointment in the actions of the school board. All together, about 100 people attended the meeting held with the…
Read MoreGlenwood City School District sets mill rate at 7.1
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY- The Glenwood City School board held their annual meeting, budget hearing and regular meeting on Monday evening. Five district residents attended the annual meeting and along with the board approved a mill rate of 7.1. The rate is a decrease of one point from last year. The new mill rate…
Read MoreGlenwood City Council approves 4-way stop, sets policy for recording meetings
The Glenwood City Common Council revisited an item that it looked into a year ago and brought it up again approving the installation of a four-way stop on the city’s main street. They also created a policy governing the recording of meeting of the council. The four-way stop has been a discussion at previous council…
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