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Glenwood City Public Library welcomes new director
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Public Library welcomed a new director during an August 25 open house held at the library. The library’s board of trustees hired Marilyn Blumer after their July 12 meeting. The board unanimously voted that night to offer her the position.
Read MoreSigns encouraging violence against law enforcement appear in Glenwood City
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Shortly after being interviewed by the local police department, a Glenwood City woman posted signs including profanity and stating “Die Cops” in the front windows of her Elm Street home. Mami Amirah stated she was approached by Glenwood City Police Chief Robert Darwin on August 17 as she…
Read More14 new teachers to start at Colfax and Elk Mound
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — When school starts September 1, the Colfax school district will have seven new teachers, and the Elk Mound school district also will have seven new teachers.
Read MoreFamilar face fills principal’s role at EM Middle School
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Chris Hahn has been selected to serve as the new principal for the Elk Mound Middle School. He replaces Eric Wright, who earlier this year became Elk Mound’s superintendent. Hahn taught fourth grade at Mound View Elementary for ten years before stepping up to the position of principal.…
Read MoreElk Mound village board plans next moves for staffing public works and police
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound village board learned it will be looking for a new public works employee and police officer in the coming months. During the regular meeting on August 24, director of public works, Mark Levra, announced Dan Lew had turned in his resignation on August 22. His…
Read MoreEM school board approves long-term capital improvement plan
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school board approved a Fund 46 Long-Term Capital Improvement 10-year plan at their August 22 meeting. Fund 46 plans can be created as a “trust” from a district’s general fund and are designed to be used for upcoming capital investments and improvements for districts.
Read MoreElk Mound plan commission approves extraterritorial certified survey map application
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Plan Commission unanimously approved a certified survey map and plan presented by John Her at the August 24 meeting. Mr. Her resides in the Town of Elk Mound and is looking at breaking a lot he owns into two parcels. Of the 15 acres that…
Read MoreEM school approves 2016-17 budget at annual meeting
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — There will be a slight decrease to the tax levy and mill rate for residents of the Elk Mound school district in 2016. School board treasurer Gary Bodenburg presented a budget at the August 22 budget hearing held prior to the annual meeting. Bodenburg indicated the levy dropped…
Read MoreColfax expels two high school students for drugs
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has expelled two high school students for drug related offenses. The Colfax school board held an expulsion hearing during a closed session August 22.
Read MoreColfax school staff becomes poverty stricken for a month
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Frustration. Stress. Confusion. Anger. Those were some of the emotions that Colfax school district staff members said they felt during a poverty simulation August 25 at Colfax High School. Barney Slowey, an instructor in the graduate program at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, facilitated the poverty simulation as one…
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