Learn about recent violations of open meetings laws in Wisconsin, highlighting a typo's impact and media access issues in public meetings.

Following recent elections, the Village of Arena has experienced significant resignations, leaving it without a president, trustee, and clerk/treasurer. Complaints, including procedural violations and ...

At the April 8 Board meeting, Arena Trustees addressed a clerical discrepancy regarding a candidate forum not listed in official reports, prompting questions from Trustee Uminowicz. The board also ...

This election, we’d be voting for Paul Pustina for Arena village president and Steve Wilkinson, Joseph Hipsky and Don Helt for village trustees. We encourage you to do the same. We always wanted our ...

The River Valley School Board voted to reduce its workforce, cutting ten positions, including teachers and secretarial roles, due to financial constraints from closing the Early Learning Center. The ...

On December 16, WORT's A Public Affair featured editors Nicole and Taylor discussing community journalism and the Valley Sentinel's Arena public safety series. The show recap highlights major stories ...

The River Valley School Fair, created 61 years ago by Lawrence Eberle, continues to thrive, set for September 27 in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Initially aimed at unifying the community post-school ...

Joint Fire and EMS agreement lapsed for 17 hours as Arena Village and Town clash over funding discrepancies and new agreement terms. Accusations of overpayment and misallocation of funds reveal a ...

The Village of Arena Board of Trustees discussed the results of a police survey, appointed a liaison to the Iowa County Sheriff's office, and made appointments to the restructured Public Safety ...

The board accepted the resignations of the entire Arena Police Department and debated the future of public safety services. They ultimately approved temporary agreements with the Iowa County Sheriff’s ...

At the April 20 meeting of the Village of Arena Public Safety Committee, Chief of Police Nicolas Stroik, Sergeant Wyatt Miller and Officer Stephanie Benish of the Arena Police Department submitted ...