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The Owen Common Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 8. They approved operators’ licenses for Thomas Swiggum and Alexander Dunnivant, contingent on them being approved by the …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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10/16/24
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The Owen-Withee-Curtiss Fire District met on Thursday, September 19, 2024 with all members represented. The first order of business was to deal with a billing dispute. Bruce Cizik was on hand to …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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10/9/24
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For insiders it was a foregone conclusion that Robert F. Kennedy’s name would stay on the Wisconsin presidential ballot after the state Supreme Court rushed to take the case then slow-walked a …
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10/9/24
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As many of you are aware, I announced my retirement a couple months ago with my official final day in office of December 31, 2024. I subsequently made that notice to the Governor’s office who …
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By Taylor County Sheriff Larry Woebbeking
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10/9/24
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The Owen Common Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 24. The trees on city property near the Pike Office Supply building that Earl Martin wants to remove were discussed. Martin …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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10/2/24
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The Owen Common Council held a special meeting on Thursday, September 26 to deal with an issue that came up in regard to the Owen water tower. It was planned to paint the interior this year and just …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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10/2/24
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The Village of Withee held a special meeting on Monday, September 23, 2024. First, Clerk Ellen Niemi went over a rough draft of a 2025 budget for the village. She assumed a three percent wage …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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10/2/24
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Former Owen City Clerk/Treasurer Michelle Kind received payment of $13,500 to settle her lawsuit against the city regarding her termination. The payment, which was accepted by Kind on July 17, 2024, …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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9/25/24
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The Withee Village Board meeting on Monday, August 12 was relatively short. The board approved a resolution accepting an ordinance adopted by the O-W-C Fire and EMS District Commission related to …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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8/28/24
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State Senator Jesse L. James (R-Altoona) has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) with a “WCA Outstanding Legislator Award” for his exceptional work on behalf of …
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8/28/24
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A member of Congressman Tom Tiffany’s staff will be in Loyal and Withee to assist residents who may need help with a federal agency. Appointments are not necessary, and staff will be able to …
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8/21/24
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The Lublin Village Board met Thursday August 8. Among the takeaways are new LP rates, set at $1.299 with pre-buy and $1.349 without. Those in Lublin wishing to be included on a list for the rate as …
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By Joseph Back
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8/14/24
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The Owen Planning Committee met on Tuesday, July 30 to take up the issue of building permits, Countryside Estates covenants, and the zoning map.
Committee chair Ray Kilty said a better procedure …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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8/7/24
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Wisconsin’s cities and villages increased their basic forms of spending in 2022 by the most in at least a decade, but the increase significantly lagged that year’s rate of inflation.
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8/7/24
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This August's primary is spurring an unusual summer debate over two constitutional amendments backed by Republicans.
And it's also spurring spending by special interest groups with a stake in …
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ByWisPolitics.com
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8/7/24
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Representative Karen Hurd was recently awarded the 2023-24 Friend of the Towns Award by the Wisconsin Towns Association, recognizing her efforts supporting town interests.
“From day one in …
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8/7/24
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As the nation emerged from the pandemic, a surge in purchasing and economic activity fueled strong growth in Wisconsin’s sales tax revenues. But in recent months this growth has slowed …
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7/31/24
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With all members represented at the Owen-Withee-Curtiss Fire & EMS District meeting on July 24, proceeding with a feasibility study was approved. The study will look at the costs and benefits of …
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By Cindy Cardinal
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7/31/24
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As housing has become increasingly unaffordable in Wisconsin and nationally since 2021, our state has issued more permits for housing construction. But the pace has declined slightly over the last …
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7/24/24
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With Lublin Days planned and making their debut this weekend, the Village of Lublin Board met earlier this month to discuss otherwise regular business on the village agenda.
With the outside …
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By Joseph Back
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7/24/24
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