by Charles Collier, The Denmark News

DENMARK — On Tuesday, Feb. 13, history for the sport of wrestling was made in this humble village as Jayden Laurent officially became the first member of Lakeland University’s women’s wrestling team, itself the first in Wisconsin.

by Charles Collier, The Denmark News

DENMARK—Denmark High School was busy on Feb. 12 as eighth graders and their parents filled the Cafetorium for orientation and, simultaneously, local employers, military recruiters, colleges, technical schools, and universities populated the gymnasium for a steady flow of high schoolers.

by Charles Collier, The Denmark News

DENMARK—A proposed development by La Crosse-based convenience chain Kwik Trip on Denmark’s west end will be discussed and potentially approved Tuesday night, Feb. 19, with three separate special meetings slated to run in immediate succession at Village Hall.

Three candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court were on the ballot in a primary throughout the state. Some of our readers had the added intrigue of a three-way race for Brown County District 20.

Voter turnout numbers were provided by respective municipal clerks between 6 and 6:30 p.m. The Town of New Denmark's third ward was the only to include the Brown County race. Town of Glenmore ward one also voted for Brown County Supervisor.

by Charles Collier, The Denmark News

MADISON—The Wisconsin Legislature passed a bill last week loosening restrictions for developing certain wetlands in the state, drawing anger and applause depending on the crowd.

Charles Collier The Denmark News

DENMARK — Reconstruction of N. Wall St. may face setbacks and a one-year completion of the major project could be in jeopardy after Internet provider CenturyLink informed Village engineers that as much as seven months may be needed for the company to identify and relocate potentially impacted fiber optic lines.

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Alex Strouf and Kelly FentonThe Denmark News

DENMARK – Tom Neuman is coming home.

After spending more than a decade down in warm, sunny Texas, the Wautoma native is returning to the breathe-and-your-lungs-will-freeze Upper Midwest.

And he couldn’t be happier.

by Charles Collier, The Denmark News

DENMARK — The recent announcement of Titletown Cheese overtaking ownership of the former Lake To Lake plant on S. Wall Rd. was undeniably a strong beginning to 2018 for the Village of Denmark’s economic aspirations, but figures released by the Village earlier this year show nearly $7 million in estimated value were approved for requisite permits.