Lanark News

For yet another year the Carroll County Cycling Club was happy to have beautiful weather for the Race and tour ride around the Carroll County area.

At their meeting on June 18, 2008, the Eastland Board of Education discussed plans for the distribution of promotional pamphlets about the district, and dates and times for a meeting of the committee to draft a ...

Summertime means road repairs. Construction continues on Rt. 52-64 between Mt. Carroll and Savanna.

Carroll County Crime Stoppers is requesting your help in solving the following crime.

Craig Dusing was guest speaker at the Entrepreneurs and Inventors Club meeting on Thursday, May 22, at Lanark's Heritage Center.

Matt and Kim Haverland of Lanark are the proud parents of a son, Zyacn Todd, born April 28, 2008 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, iowa.

Chadwick American Legion Post 739 will host the Memorial Day service on Monday, May 26 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chadwick school gym.

Members of the Lanark Community Club work diligently Saturday to set in place 73 memorial stones in the first of three walls for the Lanark Veterans Memorial at the Lanark Cemetery.

“We'll have estimates for the next meeting”

The Lanark City Council had a busy schedule to take care of at the Tuesday, May 6 meeting, starting out with the possibility that bids for the Southside utilities extension project may be waived. via Prairie Advocate

“This program presents an outstanding opportunity for all members of our cooperative to simultaneously save money and promote environmentally responsible energy policies”

Fay and Alvera Smith of Lanark will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with their family on October 20 at the Forest Inn. via Prairie Advocate

The first meeting of the Cafe Awareness, a group created to help stop underage drinking and binge drinking, was held on Thursday at the Heritage Center in Lanark. via Prairie Advocate

“The names and addresses of the eight candidates identified by the School District consultant should have been disclosed”

Grand Rapids officials will interview two candidates today for the town's vacant police chief position. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

“I would first like more input from the community, schools and police departments.”

By Tom Kocal, TKocal@prairie-advocate-news.com Funding issues, appointments, and tabled items were just a few of the topics discussed and acted on by the Carroll County Board at their March 20 regular meeting. via Prairie Advocate

“Entrepreneurial approaches have become the mainstay of rural community and economic development”

Never before have rural leaders found themselves in a more complex and rapidly changing environment. via Prairie Advocate

“We had an incident of potential school violence that came up”

Town officials still are in the process of picking a police chief. An interview was postponed last week after the lone remaining candidate was called to an emergency. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Due to the IHSA Super-Sectional appearance of the Eastland Cougars Boys Basketball team Tuesday night, the Lanark City Council meeting was postponed until Wednesday, March 5. Weather was on the agenda. via Prairie Advocate

“I've given a lot of thought to the position”

When Marie Schmidt opted to leave the school board last spring after 20 years in Marquardt Elementary District 15, she thought she'd kick back a little. via Daily Herald

A committee searching for the next police chief for Grand Rapids has narrowed a field of 10 people down to one. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

“But indirectly, the facility will increase our ability to take on new business, which hopefully will lead to more jobs.”

The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority announced a milestone reached in the redevelopment of the 13,062-acre Savanna Army Depot. via Prairie Advocate

“Lanark is still close to my family in Naperville, but my main concern is to live and grow my children in a nice, safe small town like Lanark, not in the wild city”

By Tom Kocal, TKocal@prairie-advocate-news.com The "changing of the guard" recently took place in downtown Lanark. via Prairie Advocate