GLENWOOD CITY — For the past couple of months members of the city council have discussed selling city owned property that is not currently needed for city purposes. One of the pieces that was discussed to be on the list of properties for sale was the park along First Street near St. John’s Catholic Church.…
Read MoreEditor’s note: Dr. Randy Ketola, a local resident, teacher at the Glenwood City High School and a member of the City Council fulfilled one item on his bucket list and that was to travel to the Antarctica, the seventh Continent this past January. The following is his story of the trip. A couple of years…
Read MoreGlenhaven News: January 29-February 4th One and a half winter months down; one and half winter months to go! Half way to spring, everyone! With the way the temperatures have been this week, it is hard to imagine us ever thawing out; spring only being a fleeting hope upon the frozen tundra. This week has…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — There are eight individuals running for the three open seats on the Glenwood City School Board this spring. Due to the large number, a primary will be held on Tuesday, February 15. The six candidates that receive the most votes in the primary will appear on the April 5 spring ballot. Incumbents…
Read MoreAt their regular monthly meeting of the City Council held a week ago, they put off making a policy on who should have keys to the new Municipal Building. A week ago Mayor John Larson suggested that a policy be created to addressed who will get keys to the building with Police Chief Robert Darwin…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Board of Education listened to in-depth reports from its administrative team at its January 24 meeting. The Board also discussed several items of interest during its committee meeting, which is held prior to each regular session, including a draft of next year’s school calendar, the district’s Paid Time Off…
Read MoreWis. Commissioner of Railroads orders automatic flashing lights with gates at Wilson Street crossing
By LeAnn R. Ralph WILSON — Following an investigation on whether warning devices are adequate for Union Pacific Railroad, the Wisconsin Commissioner of Railroads has ordered automatic flashing lights with gates be installed at the Wilson Street crossing in the Village of Wilson. An investigator from the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads inspected the…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — A debate surfaced at the first regular City Council Meeting in the new Municipal Building Monday night over who will control the keys to the new facility, especially the keys to the police station which is housed within the new structure. When Mayor John Larson addressed the agenda item about security and…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Broadband Internet access could soon be coming to under-served and unserved areas of St. Croix County. The St. Croix County Board has approved a resolution establishing a $3 million broadband grant program using $3 million of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to supplement Internet Service Provider (ISP)…
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