Grantsburg News

GRANTSBURGa 'A 17 year-old Grantsburg youth was found dead in his home Thursday, January 28.

SIREN - The former director of a northern Wisconsin camp for the developmentally disabled has been sentenced to six months in jail and three years probation for the death of a woman in her care.

For the next three years, Marjorie "Peggy" Hjelseth will have to visit a cemetery in St.

GRANTSBURGa 'The Grantsburg School District has signed on to be eligible for their share of the 'Race to the Top' funds, a potential of $110,000 over four years.

Grantsburg resident Virgil Olson shows Grantsburg Village Board member Glenn Rolloff his sediment-filled water filter.

GRANTSBURGa 'A misunderstanding on the part of the insurance company is to blame for the erroneous report in Wednesday's Sentinel that the village dumpground was going to close.

The Polk County Sheriff notifies the media to address rumors about a missing woman.

State Patrol Investigators continue to look into a deadly New Year's Day crash on Highway 70 between Interstate 35 and Grantsburg, Wisconsin.

An April plane crash took the life of a Grantsburg man. Michael Shute, 48, loved to fly.

GRANTSBURGa 'There's s new choice amongst Grantsburg eating establishments. Partners Corrine Scheele and Dave Corty have teamed up to bring Dreamers to town.

The Polk County sheriff says he plans to talk with Altoona police about Theresa Still's case.

GRANTSBURGa 'The Grantsburg Village Board voted unanimously Monday to sell a block of land to the Grantsburg Fire Association for construction of a new fire department building.

GRANTSBURGa 'The League of Wisconsin Municipalities has honored Mark Dahlberg for 40 years of continuous service on the Grantsburg Village Board.

The Antigo Common Council may get out of the broadband business-but add a new fee on storm water runoff-when it convenes Wednesday.

The former director of a Wisconsin camp where a mentally disabled woman died last year after being given the wrong medication has pleaded guilty to a charge in the case.

GRANTSBURGa 'When we think of the first settlements in what later became the United States, we usually recall Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 or Jamestown,Virginia in 1607.

GRANTSBURGa 'A 15-person steering committee representing the seven churches that operate the Grantsburg Food Shelf agreed Monday evening that they will affiliate with America's Second Harvest - Heartland, which they believe can supply more food at a lower price.

GRANTSBURGa 'The Grantsburg Village Board formally adopted its 2010 budget following a public hearing at a special meeting Monday night.

Wisconsin spent more than $10 billion in 2008-09 to educate 861,000 public school students.

GRANTSBURGa 'As most of us begin thinking about Christmas, we realize that some families don't have the means to enjoy it.