by LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St.Croix County Board Committee of the Whole has recommended “Option B” which includes keeping the county nursing home facility, opening the Kitty Rhoades Memorial Memory Care Center again and requiring that $500,000 be put toward debt service payments. About two-thirds of county residents voted in favor of keeping…
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By Missy Klatt The area that we now know as Knapp had its first settlers in the 1860s. Some of those early homesteaders were Omar Cole, John Bailey, A. K. Humphery, Charles Bailey and David Bailey. Knapp was originally called Bailey Town as the Bailey family owned most of the land in East Knapp. This…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — St. Croix County ended 2023 with an unassigned general fund balance of $24.1 million. The $24.1 million of unassigned fund balance is 50.5 percent of the general fund expenditures, said Jonathan Sherwood of CliftonLarsonAllen during the audit report to the St. Croix County Board at the September 3 meeting.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City school district has released a statement outlining steps taken to prevent the kind of fraud perpetrated by former employees, scheduling a meeting September 25 to talk about the forensic audit, and apologizing for the conduct that occurred. The statement notes that the School District of…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — Three young ladies will be competing for the 2024-25 title of Miss Glenwood City. The candidates have had a busy summer preparing for this year’s Rustic Lore Celebration and queen’s coronation on Saturday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Glenwood City High School gymnasium. Everyone is welcome to attend. This year’s…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY-About 30 people attended the Glenwood City school board meeting on Monday evening. The board discussed the recently released forensic audit which revealed that former district administrator Tim Johnson stole money from the district. Six district residents addressed the board during the open forum portion of the meeting, most of them asked the board…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — When several Glenwood City school district residents brought their concerns to the Board of Education regarding reimbursements to the superintendent of $40,650, they had no way of knowing the full extent of the fraud. Instead of $40,650 of fraud regarding classes that former district administrator, Tim Johnson, said…
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Below is a letter that Patrick Olson, superintendent of the School District of Glenwood City sent out to the public Friday morning, August 23 regarding the release of the Intellex Forensics Audit. Glenwood City, Wisconsin, August 23, 2024 – The School District of Glenwood City has released the now public forensic audit completed by Intellex…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf DOWNING — At their meeting held on Monday evening, the Downing Village Board agreed to send Board President Jim Luepke to speak with the local American Legion Post in regards to a property dispute involving a lot next to the old village hall building. According to Village Clerk Jennifer Lagerstrom, the village…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — Based on a formal agreement between Tim Johnson and the Glenwood City school district, a St. Croix County judge has dismissed the case Johnson filed asking for a restraining order to delay the release of a forensic audit. The civil lawsuit asking for a restraining order was scheduled…
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