BY MEGHAN CALLAHAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER HOBART – The cities of Hobart and Lawrence have recently adopted the Ring Neighborhood app as a source of information and emergency alerts. The Ring Neighborhood app lets users anonymously discuss crime and safety within their city. The app also works with local law enforcement to keep citizens updated about …
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BY MICKEY SCHOMMER CONTRIBUTING WRITER HOBART – The village of Hobart is using a $10 million bond issue to upgrade several roads, such as South Pine Tree Road, Schuering Drive and Sunlite Drive. At the Hobart board meeting on March 5, a $10 million tax-exempt bond was sold with a 2.96% interest rate and a …
By Conor Lowery Contributing Writer HOBART – The Hobart/Lawrence Police Department (HLPD) is hosting a “Citizens Police Academy” program from February to March, founded to raise awareness of the functions of police work in local communities. The program uses HLPD resources to help the community understand the roles police officers play. “The academy is designed …
By Mickey Schommer Contributing Writer HOBART – On Saturday, Jan. 6, Tori Boyea will be crowned Miss Rodeo Wisconsin 2024. Despite starting her rodeo career at 15 years old, Boyea said, “I definitely never saw myself running for a title this big or running for a title at all, but I quickly fell in love …
By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief HOBART – Voters in the village of Hobart will see contested races on April 4, as Village President Incumbent Richard Heidel faces challenger, Jody Hakes. Two incumbents and a challenger will also face off for two trustee seats. The Press Times reached out to all five candidates to learn more about …
By Janelle FisherStaff writerHOBART — Brian Peters, project executive at Bayland Buildings, was in attendance at the Hobart Village Board’s Nov. 15 meeting to present the completed plans for Hobart’s new fire station. The new fire station will be more than 17,000 square feet in size and include an office for the fire chief, additional …
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By Janelle FisherStaff WriterHOBART – The Hobart Village Board adopted its budget for 2023 as proposed at its Nov. 15 meeting.The adopted budget includes a total tax levy of $3,288,151 — an increase of $152,304.54 from last year’s levy, which came in at $3,135,846.46. Contributing to that total is $2,070,873 in the general fund, $597,908 …
by PRESS TIMES STAFF Streckenbach calls interchange a major accomplishmentBrown County Executive Troy Streckenbach last week highlighted the completion of the new diamond interchange at Hwy. 29 and Hwy. VV in Hobart as a particularly impactful achievement for the county during his 2023 budget proposal speech Sept. 30. The interchange, for which the county received …
By Janelle FisherStaff Writer Hobart/Lawrence Police Chief Bani to retireFollowing a closed session discussion at the Sept. 20 meeting, the Hobart Village Board reconvened to accept the retirement of Police Chief Randy Bani. Bani’s career in law enforcement and fire and rescue services began more than four decades ago following his completion of a degree …
Change in payment collection servicesThe Hobart Village Board unanimously approved a service contract with PayaGov to offer payment solutions for utilities, permits/fees and court fines/forfeitures. Currently, the village uses Payment Service Network (PSN) to collect payments for utility bills and village permits and fees and Allpaid to collect court-related fines and forfeitures. Village staff recommended …
