By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City FFA was one of ten Wisconsin FFA chapters that were recently awarded $500 grants from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation and the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom program. “As an educator, I am always looking for grants to not only improve my classroom, but to also…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has approved a resolution to proceed with borrowing $7.5 million primarily to construct a satellite highway shop. Preparation for the sale of the general obligation promissory notes will take place after the first of the year, and the St. Croix County Board will award…
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On Friday, December 13, 2024 at 11:30 p.m., a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper attempted to stop a red Chevrolet Cruze for speeding on Interstate 94 westbound near the Dunn / St. Croix County line. The vehicle failed to yield and exited the interstate at State Highway 128. A vehicle pursuit was initiated as the vehicle…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY-The Glenwood City school board held a shorter than usual meeting on Monday evening so that staff and board members could attend the middle/high school winter concert. The board had a discussion about past compensation discrepancies and approved a variety of items. At their last meeting held on November 26 district…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The city council pushed through their open meeting agenda Monday evening in just 18 minutes and covered the dozen items on the agenda including a request from Fire Chief Greg Holden to make a change to the City’s False alarm ordinance. At present a location can have two false alarms per year…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — At their meeting held on Monday evening, the Glenwood City school board voted to accept $126,000 from an insurance claim filed in regards to the former district administrator Tim Johnson fraud case. They also discussed possibly using that money to correct a number of compensation discrepancies that were instituted by Johnson. According…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A St. Croix County judge has set bail with a $25,000 signature bond for former Glenwood City school superintendent Tim Johnson, who is charged with 17 felonies related to theft, money laundering, forgery and misconduct in office. Johnson made an initial appearance in St. Croix County Circuit Court November…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY — At their meeting held on Monday evening the Glenwood City city council discussed possible future Hinman Park improvements and voted to rent the community center to the Senior Center Board. The council discussed park improvements with Jennifer Kuehl who is a member of the Glenwood City Area Community Club.…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf HUDSON- Xcel Energy has plans for a solar energy project in St. Croix County that would include installing solar panels on 5,000 acres of land, upgrading an existing transmission line or building a new line and connecting the new solar power source to existing infrastructure at a power plant located near Stillwater,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — UW-Extension will continue to be funded in St. Croix County in 2025 for at least one more year. The St. Croix County Board approved spending $185,000 from the unassigned general fund for UW-Extension at the November 6 budget meeting on a vote of 17 “yes” to one “no.” County…
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