As of January 1, 2022, Tom and Nancy Stack sold their insurance agency business to Jason & Lindsey Fleming of the Fleming Agency. Tom and Nancy have been in the insurance business for many years. Nancy started working for Tom’s father, Harold, in 1978 and Tom joined the business in 1988. In 2002, they…
Read MoreThe bells are silent, and kettles are put away for another year. The St. Croix County Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle Drive kettle collections totaled $177,341. Contributions help fund emergency programs including Grace Place Shelter, client rent, utility, and transportation assistance. Despite a reduction in ringers due to Covid, individual and corporate giving was up…
Read MoreGlenhaven News: December 25th-December 31st Hurray, we made it to the end of the year! I like New Year’s. It is a chance to start fresh and reset the calendar, reset the positive vibes. Santa came to visit the residents here on Christmas morning and actually had some time left in his day to spend…
Read MoreIncumbent City Council member Ken Peterson has chosen not to run for another two-year term on the council. Those filing nomination papers for the April 5 election are incumbents Steve Lee, Robert Unruh, with Bill Ross Jr. filing for the third open seat. Incumbent Glenwood City Mayor John Larson has also filed for re-election.
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — While some governmental bodies are struggling to find individuals to serve on their elected boards, that does not seem to be an issue for the Glenwood City School Board. Interest to serve on the Glenwood City School District’s Board of Education appears to be high as eight individuals filed candidacy papers by…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Out of 19 supervisory districts on the St. Croix County Board, 13 districts will have two candidates in the April 5 election. Four incumbents filed a notification of non-candidacy by the December deadline, which is the second Friday preceding the first Tuesday in January. Incumbents who filed notification of…
Read MoreJANUARY January 6: FIRE DAMAGED CORN TRUCK: A Semi Truck carrying a load of shelled corn caught on fire Monday forenoon on Rustic Road Three just south of Highway 128 in Glenwood Township. With the help of people that stopped to help the tractor was separated from the trailer and Glenwood City firefighters were able…
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Students of Environmental Biology at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County have just completed a course in which they learned about native plants as they collected seeds and planted pollinator gardens on campus, led by instructor David Caithamer. “Dr. Dave,” as they call him, has given the course a focus on service-learning and pollinators. Students collected…
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Ryan Fouks took his grand father Sheldon Simonson for a ride recently, while hauling a load of milk into Minnesota for Delander Trucking. In his words he describes the trip. “Every day the Lord gives me a new opportunity for adventure. Today, I was lucky enough to bring Grandpa (Sheldon) with on today’s load of…
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Glenhaven News: December 18th-24th Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year! This week flew by! And, now Christmas is upon us. Monday, we had a very special musical guest. Rod Hildahl came and sang for all the residents. He has a lovely baritone voice and plays guitar as well. Very impressive and all the residents…
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