Last Monday, the Denmark Village Board held their monthly meeting in Village Hall. Following the call to order, Pledge of Allegiance and roll call showing all members in attendance, the board unanimously approved the night's agenda before moving on to pre-registered citizens to be heard.

On Tuesday, the Town of Cooperstown convened their first monthly meeting of the new year in their Town Hall in Rosecrans. Following the call to order, Pledge of Allegiance and roll call showing all three members in attendance, the board unanimously approved the night's agenda as well as the minutes of the prior month's meetings before moving on to reports from the board.

Last Monday, the Maribel Village Board held their first monthly meeting of 2025 in the village's Community Center. Following the call to order, Pledge of Allegiance and roll call showing President Fels and Trustee Hansen in attendance, the board unanimously approved the night's agenda, their December meeting minutes and the month's treasurer's report before opening the floor to comments from the public.

At the beginning of the 1993 school year, the Denmark School District underwent some large changes. The school year was marked by the opening of the new Denmark Middle School, which centrally located the middle school students on the same campus with the elementary and high school students.

This week will mark the end of an era for downtown Denmark. On Friday, Bank First employees and customers will complete the final transactions in the former Denmark State Bank building before moving into an on-site mobile banking unit on Monday allowing for the demolition of the current building and construction of a new state-of-the-art banking branch.

This year, Denmark area residents have a new destination right here in the village to check out for their automotive needs. A new dealership and service garage has opened on the corner of County Highway R and Green Bay Road aptly named "Brown County Motors". Last week, we sat down with BC Motors’ owner, Kevin Harris, to learn more about the village's newest business.

Last Tuesday morning, area first responders were called to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of County Highway R and Langes Corners Road. According to witnesses, shortly before 10 a.m., a large Konop Vending - Nicolet Water truck heading east on Langes Corners Road failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a Toyota Crossover traveling northbound on County Highway R.

This year, the Denmark Johnson-Hershman American Legion Post 363 will be taking part in a national program aimed at spreading knowledge and awareness of the U.S. Constitution. On Saturday, January 26, they will host the local post level of the 2025 American Legion Oratorical Contest at Denmark High School. Last week, we sat down with Mark Cherney of the Denmark American Legion to learn more about this program.

Last Monday, the Town of Glenmore held a public hearing followed by a monthly town board meeting in their Community Center on Dickinson Road. At 7:30 p.m., Town Chairman Ron Nowak called the hearing in order to hear public comment on a number of changes to the municipality's housing codes and building permit process. It was explained these changes were necessary for the new town building inspector to assume their duties.

Prior to the 2024 winter break, Denmark Middle School (DMS) students were treated to a wild and eventful assembly to reward their impressive charity this holiday season. On Thursday, December 20, the school's student council hosted an exhibition in the gymnasium that included festive games, music, a barnyard animal and dozens of rolls of duct tape and cans of whipped cream.

Following the 1st Grade Christmas Concert on Thursday night, the Denmark Elementary School 2nd Graders took the stage for their annual holiday performance. Like their younger counterparts, the concert had been canceled on December 19 due to that day's snowstorm and rescheduled for the new year.

Just before the holidays, many in the Denmark area and beyond were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of the community's most influential and well-known residents. Milton "Milty" "Turk" Bielinski was a pillar of the Denmark community and left an undeniable impression on it in his 85 years living, working and leading there.

This new year, a new program is underway in the Village of Denmark aimed at assisting those in need during the winter season. This month, Denmark Connects is launching a "Snow Angel" initiative in the village to help facilitate snow removal for those unable to complete the task themselves. Last week, we sat down with Denmark Connects Campaign Manager Molly Arneson to learn more.

The Christmas spirit was made to linger around a bit longer in the Denmark School District this new year. Due to the snowstorm on December 19, the scheduled 1st and 2nd Grade Christmas Concerts were cancelled and rescheduled for last Thursday night. That evening, hundreds of family members gathered in the Denmark High School (DHS) Performing Arts Center (PAC) to take in two performances that managed to capture the holiday spirit, even in January.

Just before Christmas, Bank First Denmark had a special holiday gift for the Denmark Community Closet. On Friday, December 20, Bank First Vice President of Retail Banking, Sami Behnke, stopped by the closet with a generous $1,000 donation as part of the firm’s annual “Bank First Community Holiday Donation”.