CHIPPEWA FALLS – Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) is pleased to welcome Dave Rosen to the family farm organization’s board of directors. Rosen will represent Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix counties in the District 2 Director position that was recently vacated when Lauren Langworthy stepped down to join the Farmers Union staff. Rosen owns and…
Read MoreGlenhaven News August 1-7 Residents enjoyed exercises in their rooms on both Monday and Thursday mornings this week. Resident Council was held Tuesday on a 1:1 basis in their rooms, and any concerns that were brought up were brought to the attention of the department heads. We will follow up the next month to see…
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Wisconsin National Guard will assist local election officials as poll workers for the August 11, 2020, primary elections across Wisconsin. The announcement comes as last week the governor issued Executive Order #82 authorizing the Wisconsin National Guard to provide support during the August election. Individuals interested…
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MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers today announced that residents and businesses in St. Croix affected by severe storms June 28 through July 1, 2020 can now apply for low-interest loans through the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA). These loans are also available in the contiguous counties of Barron, Dunn, Pierce, and Polk counties and Washington…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — Tim Johnson, Glenwood City school superintendent, says if there is one thing he wants people to know about school starting this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that there are still just as many questions as answers. Be that as it may, “the school district will continue…
Read MoreAnother country heard from. The Glenhaven campus complex. This is from Havenwood the assisted living wing of the Glenhaven campus. We’re still needing to social distance. However we still have enjoyment in our day! Here are some highlights of the week. One day we had Lollypop day the local Family Dollar store in Glenwood City…
Read MoreGlenhaven News July 25-31 Happy Birthday, Betty Steies!!! Thanks to the Steies family for the Betty Boop cupcakes. They were delicious. It was a good start to our week. We had 1:1 exercises in rooms on Monday, and music in the courtyard in the afternoon. We also played a “Can you name the cake” game…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — A planned half-hour regular session, prior to its annual retreat, grew three times longer when the Glenwood City Board of Education met Monday, August 3 in the commons area. A long, itemized agenda of personnel matters, curriculum and technology purchases, transportation updates and pay increases led to in-depth explanations and subsequent discussions…
Read MoreWest Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (WCWRPC) has received a $500,000 award from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to establish the EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). The EDA Cares Act RLF will assist small businesses located in Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Polk, and St. Croix counties. To be eligible…
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Several area law enforcement agencies including the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office, Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Glenwood City Police Department have publicly stated that their agencies will continue to focus on crimes and public safety offenses as opposed to seeking out or responding to complaints about those not wearing state-mandated fask masks or…
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