New Highway 141 surface dramatically increased safety
By: Alex Sekora In the 1930s and 1940s, Highway 141 between Denmark and Bellevue was a risky stretch of road. In the early days of automobiles and paved roads, the roads were not built…
Ground broken
On Wednesday, February 1, despite frigid temperatures, dozens gathered near the foot of the water tower in Denmark for a historic ground breaking ceremony. At 2 pm that afternoon, repr…
Downtowns and Main Streets of small communities more important than ever
By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher When was the last time you shopped at the stores lining your community’s Main Street? From the Mom and Pop shops to the quaint boutiques to the businesse…
Ecumenical Dinner
On Sunday, January 22, people of all faiths were welcomed to come together at Gatherings 43 in Denmark for a special, one-of-a-kind event. On that evening, the hall was host to the ann…
Denmark still needs a library
While the announcement of Village Hall acquiring new premises in the former BMO Harris Bank building may be good news for some in the community, many readers were understandably upset…
Lights out!
Last Tuesday, January 24, was a dark day for the Denmark community. Not because of any cataclysmic event nor tragedy, but because the lights were all out. For three hours last Tuesday …
Fuel spill by railroad tracks nearly caused disaster
By: Alex Sekora On April 3, 1962, a disaster was very narrowly avoided in downtown Denmark. On that morning, it was discovered that nearly 1,000 gallons of gasoline had spilled near th…
ChatGPT. It’s set to change how we all do business.
By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher Let me explain what it is. Actually, I’ll let ChatGPT tell you what it is: ChatGPT is a large language model trained by OpenAI that can generate human-li…
Denmark Rugby Clinic
On Sunday, January 29, Green Bay Youth Rugby will be hosting a free co-ed Flag Rugby Clinic in the Denmark Middle School Gymnasium. The event is open to students in grades 3-8. The cli…
Coffee with a Cop
If you happen to stop by Degrand's Family Restaurant on a Tuesday morning recently, you probably saw one or two uniformed officers visiting with the public while they enjoyed their cof…
2023 at The Forst Inn
This month, The Forst Inn Arts Collective, headquartered at the historic Forst Inn in downtown Tisch Mills, had big news regarding the coming year. 2023 will be a big year for the smal…
Village Hall on the move
With a new year comes new happenings and changes, even for a small village like Denmark. One of the biggest changes to come in Denmark in 2023 will be the relocation of the Village Hal…
Don’t blame farmers for increasing milk and egg prices
By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher In recent months, many consumers have noticed a significant increase in the prices of milk and eggs. This has led to concern and confusion among shoppers…
Banking had early start in Denmark
By: Alex Sekora As early as 1905, Green Bay businessmen were looking to open a state bank in the growing community of Denmark. At the time, Denmark residents needed to travel to Green …
Dairy plant had towering presence in the village for over 90 years
By: Alex Sekora In 2010, one of the tallest and oldest structures in the village was demolished. The structure was the Land O’ Lakes smokestack, which was originally built in 1918, tow…
Community effort built Memorial Park concession stand
By: Alex Sekora In 1982, a community effort was begun to request the village build a permanent concession stand at Memorial Park. Representatives for five community groups, including t…