Luke Klink

1 week ago | ladysmithnews.com | Luke Klink

By Luke KlinkThe Ladysmith School Board voted 5-0 at its monthly meeting, Tuesday, May 13, to approve a work contract for anticipated hot water system improvements at the middle and high school facility. The board authorized contracting with Bartingale Mechanical of Eau Claire as part of a two-phase project. It calls for “Building Two” boiler HVAC distribution work costing $597,343. This includes distribution piping to terminal heating units in “Buildings two, four, six and nine” at the school.

1 week ago | ladysmithnews.com | Luke Klink

A longtime Glen Flora business with deeply established local roots will have its apparel-making plant and outlet store in Rusk County shuttered next year. Artisans currently employs about 85 people, who were told last week production would relocate to a Kentucky in July 2026 with final closure by the end of next year. “Yes, it is true that Artisans made the announcement this last week to their employees,” Gordie and Bev Dukerschein confirmed in an email.

2 weeks ago | ladysmithnews.com | Luke Klink

Veterans groups and their auxiliary units will conduct Memorial Day observances throughout Rusk County and the surrounding area this weekend. Most events are on Monday, May 26, with Weyerhaeuser events taking place on Sunday, May 25. Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

2 weeks ago | ladysmithnews.com | Luke Klink

The Ladysmith Common Council voted 7-0, Monday, to provide for the sale of $2.025 million in general obligation bond promissory notes to help fund five Tax Incremental District projects on the city’s south side. The decision allows the city administrator and mayor to work with the agency that makes the best offer. The TID 12 projects consist of $390,286 to improve Lindoo Avenue, $355,549 to improve Corbett Avenue and $250,000 for a stormwater lift station, totaling about $1.34 million.

2 weeks ago | ladysmithnews.com | Luke Klink

A line of threatening storms that triggered tornado sirens in Ladysmith and left most of the city without power for about 90 minutes on Thursday, caused serious electrical grid and building damage in nearby rural areas. A string of seven large utility lines were felled along County P, near the Zuck Cattle Company roughly between Johnson and Roses roads. A barn collapsed nearby at a property owned by Kenneth and Sharon Pedersen, W7249 County P.