Clintonville: a year in review

CLINTONVILLE – As 2026 is still in its first week and we await the big stories of the year to happen, let’s take a look back at the big news stories from 2025.

January
More than 40 people attended an open house at the Clintonville Municipal Airport Jan. 15 for the newly formed EAA Chapter 1710, encompassing the Clintonville and Shawano airports.
Clintonville Superintendent Troy Kuhn presented information to the Clintonville Board of Education at its Jan. 13 meeting about the district’s facilities, as a starting point of creating a long-range plan to make sure its facilities are up-to-date and meet the needs of the district.
Thanks to a donation of $19,125 from Specialized Products, Ltd. in Clintonville, the Clintonville Police Department was able to purchase new pistols.

February
At a Feb. 11 Clintonville Common Council meeting, the council approved a 4.1% increase in water rates and a 7.5% increase for sewer rates, with the rates effective March 1.
Glen Drew Lundt, a member of the Clintonville Board of Education levied accusations of bullying and board members not following board policies, at a Feb. 10 board meeting.
The Clintonville Common Council approved a bid of $1,502,664 from Robert Immel Excavating, Inc. of Greenville for the 2025 street and utility reconstruction project to include a portion of Harriet Street and 16th Street.
The Clintonville Area Foundation (CAF) awarded $13,350 in grants to 10 charitable organizations serving the Clintonville area.

March
Members of the Clintonville FFA Alumni addressed the Clintonville Board of Education at its March 10 meeting, urging the board to approve a memorandum of understanding to rent district land to the FFA Alumni to plant and harvest crops on.
The administrative team for the Clintonville School District proposed to the Clintonville Board of Education at its March 31 meeting that the district add five fulltime employees to the district. No action was taken on the request.

April
Jeannie Schley, who has served on the Clintonville Common Council in the past, was once again elected to the council in District 4. Aimee Ebert in District 1 and Thomas Behnken in District 3 were elected as write-ins. Incumbents Tammy Strey-Hirt in District 2 and Greg Rose in District 5 were each elected unopposed.

With four candidates vying for two seats on the Clintonville Board of Education, incumbent Mark Zachow and challenger Christopher Hoffmann were elected to the board.
After already approving $116,849 to save the roof on the grandstand at Don Jirschele Stadium at W.A. Olen Park, the Clintonville Common Council approved up to an additional $11,000 to cover another problem with the project that was discovered after work on the project began.

May
EAA Chapter 1710, which includes the Clintonville and Shawano municipal airports, held its first-ever Young Eagles Rally May 10, introducing 55 young participants to the world of aviation.
The city of Clintonville held a ribbon cutting on May 13 to commemorate the completion of the newly constructed city of Clintonville Utilities building.

The city of Clintonville was awarded a $34,000 Vibrant Spaces Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to develop the vacant lot at 19 S. Main Street, the property where the Merc building used to stand.
Work began on the all-inclusive park at W.A. Olen Park in Clintonville, in which the funds were raised by the non-profit Down With Mylestones.
Clintonville Utilities received the American Public Power Association (APPA) National Diamond Safety Award.

June
The Clintonville Area Historical Society hosted its 50th Anniversary Celebration on June 21 at Pioneer Park.

The city of Clintonville was awarded a $32,500 Innovation Planning Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue to do a comprehensive study – the Clintonville Emergency Medical Response Project – focused on evaluating opportunities to consolidate and enhance fire and emergency medical services (EMS) across the region.

July
The Clintonville Board of Education approved increasing the child care rates at Dellwood Childcare Center by 6.67% to 12.5% at its July 14 meeting.

August
During the Public Comments portion of the Aug. 11 Clintonville Board of Education meeting, Clintonville School Board Treasurer Jason Moder claimed a small group of individuals were using harassment and intimidation tactics on social media to try to “silence” the voices of the majority of the school board.

The Clintonville Board of Education approved not allowing students to use personal communication devices (PCD), which included cell phones, during school hours.
After hearing a presentation about a proposed solar farm on property owned by the Clintonville School District, nobody from the district’s Land Use Committee recommended that the district pursue the construction of the solar farm.

September
The Clintonville School District received a $15,000 donation from an anonymous donor to be put toward the outdoor classroom project at Clintonville Elementary School.
It was decided that the Clintonville School District would remain in the Northeastern Conference (NEC) for sports after the Clintonville Board of Education took no action at its Sept. 22 meeting on a request to switch to the Central Wisconsin Conference (CWC).

October
The Clintonville Board of Education ignored a motion it passed at its Sept. 22 board meeting to interview the law firms of Renning, Lewis & Lacy, s.c.; von Briesen & Roper, s.c.; and Attolles Law, s.c., and selected von Briesen & Roper at its Oct. 13 meeting to represent the district in all future legal issues the district has.
The Clintonville Board of Education approved a total tax levy of $10,566,508 for the 2025-26 school year at its Oct. 27 meeting, which was a decrease of $84,337 in total taxes when compared to the 2024-25 school year.

November
The Clintonville Common Council approved the city’s 2026 budget, which included a mill rate drop of $3.56 to $9.90 per $1,000 of equalized value, but a tax levy increase of 26%, mostly due to increases in employee compensation.

December
Glen Drew Lundt, president of the Clintonville Board of Education was censured by the Clintonville Board of Education after an investigation into a complaint filed against Lundt by a private citizen.
When a community survey presented operational referendum possibilities of $3.3 million, $2.95 million, and $2.5 million to the residents of the Clintonville School District, residents said they would be in favor of a referendum of a smaller amount.