By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – After holding a public hearing Monday, Nov. 22, on the 2022 budget, the Village Board approved a tax levy of $7,343,221, an increase of $143,874, or 2%, from the previous year. The levy includes $5,614,420 for the general fund, up 2.24%, and $1,728,801 for capital projects, an increase …
By Press Times Staff HOWARD-SUAMICO – Two incumbents on the Howard-Suamico school board face three challengers in a Feb. 16 primary that will narrow the field down to four candidates for two seats in April. Incumbents Jeff Eilers and Vanessa Moran face Greg Klimek, AJ Walker and Travis Veraghen. The district serves 5,956 students in …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – After six years of a stable tax rate of $9.19 per $1,000 of equalized value, the Howard-Suamico school board agreed Monday, Jan 25, to lower that to $8.99, the lowest rate in 12 years, upon the passage of both referendum questions it will ask voters in April. Michele Wiberg, …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico school board officially set part of April’s ballot, and with it a pair of referendum questions at its Monday, Jan. 11, meeting. The district began discussions around another referendum question in fall of 2019. In 2018, voters approved a non-recurring referendum for the district to exceed the …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Because village officials don’t expect to use their entire Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocation, the remaining funds could be donated to the Howard-Suamico School District. The Howard village board voted unanimously Monday, Sept. 14, to direct staff to work with the school district and …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Two-hundred-and-four days remained for the Howard-Suamico school board at the Monday, Sept. 14, meeting to get to work on the next potential referendum question. “I’ve been talking for several months about the potential of going to referendum in spring of 2021 and we’re just 204 days away,” said Superintendent …
By Lea Kopke Correspondent SUAMICO – Elements regarding a potential 2021 referendum question were discussed at the Howard-Suamico school board meeting Monday, Aug. 10. Superintendent Damian LaCroix said the board decided to carry on with referendum discussions and plans, regardless of current events. “If you recall we last met back in June, and at that …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Matt Spets, assistant superintendent of operations is leaving the Howard-Suamico School District. The D.C. Everest Area School District formally approved the hire of Spets as assistant superintendent of business and personnel services April 15. His last day at Howard-Suamico will be June 30. Spets is set to start work …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – Last year was eventful for us in many ways. In 2019, The Press Times moved into Green Bay and continued to expand its subscriber base and overall readership by oftentimes being the only source covering local news. In 2019, The Press Times website had more than 500,000 unique …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent SUAMICO – It’s 9:30 a.m., and the pressure in the Collaboration Cabin is so dense you could slurp it through a straw. As the clock ticks toward the end of second hour at Lineville Intermediate School teams of pint-sized flavor analysts in the combined classroom of Heather Potts and Marissa Wenig …
