City of Owen

Clark County Wisconsin

 

DEMOGRAPHICS

 

1980 – 998

1990 – 895

2000 – 936

2005 – 990

 

GOVERNMENT

 

MAYOR: Timothy Swiggum, P.O. Box 67, Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-2404

 

ALDERPERSONS: Stephen Heggemeier & Tom Nelson – 1^st Ward

Dan Tolzmann & Bernie Shelton – 2^nd Ward

Melvyn Lorence & Mike Riihinen – 3^rd Ward

 

COUNCIL DATES: 2^nd & 4^th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall

 

CITY HALL: Terri Ernst, Clerk/Treasurer, 219 Pine St., P.O. Box 67, Owen, WI 54460

(715) 229-2404, Email: owenclerk@charterinternet.com

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

POLICE: Randall Poirier, Chief of Police

219 Pine Street, P.O. Box 67, Owen, WI 54460

Emergency: 911

Non-Emergency: (715) 229-2161

FIRE &

AMBULANCE: Rick Nelson, Fire Chief

(715) 229-2112

16-23 EMTs and 28 Firemen

 

FIRE RATING: 4

 

EQUIPMENT: 3 fire pumpers, 4 water tank trucks, 2 brush buggies, 2 ambulances

 

SERVICE AREA: City of Owen, Village of Withee, Village of Curtiss

Towns of: Hixton, Green Grove, Longwood, Hoard

Portions of Towns of : Mayville, Maplehurst, Holway

 

GOV’T SERVICES: Zoning Administration

Owen Public Library

Board of Appeals

Public Works Committee

Recreational Planning

 

UTILITIES

 

ELECTRIC: Xcel Energy, 500 N. 5^th St., Abbotsford, WI 54405, (800) 481-4700

 

PHONE: Verizon, 501 4^th St., Wausau, WI 54401 (800) 483-4000

 

GAS: WE Energies, 601 S. Central Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449, (800) 242-4035

 

CABLE TV: Charter Communications, 853 McIntosh St., Box 1818, Wausau, (800) 581-0081

 

WATER: Gary Smith, DPW, Owen Municipal Water Utility,

951 E. 3^rd St., Owen, WI 54460 (715) 229-4612

SOURCE: 6 wells & water from Withee

CAPACITY: 271 GPM

STORAGE: 350,000 Gallons

CHEMICALS: Chlorine, Linear, Phosphate, (Aqua Mag.), Caustic Soda

PRESSURE: 60 PSI to 76 PSI

SEWER: Gary Smith – DPW, Owen Sewer Utility, P.O. Box 67, Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-4612

 

Aerated Lagoons: 1986

Design Flow 426,000 GPD

BOD Design 836 IBS/Day

Average Flow: 383,400

 

REFUSE: Veolia, (888) 271-7176

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

EMPLOYER PRODUCT EMPLOYEES

Clark Co. Health Care Center Nursing Home 340

Kerry, Inc. Food Ingredients 110

Badger Precision Co. Rebuild Stainless Steel Equipment 10

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

AIR: Taylor County Airport, Medford, 27 miles (4,101 x 75 Runway)

Marshfield Airport, 37 miles (5,000 x 100 Runway)

Central Wisconsin Airport, Mosinee, 50 miles (7,645 x 150 Runway)

Neillsville Airport, 31 miles (3,400 x 60 Runway)

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Eau Claire, 45 miles (7,301 x 150 Runway)

Steven’s Point Airport, 62 miles (6,028 x 120 Runway)

 

HIGHWAYS: State Highway 73 – 1 mile south

State Highway 13 – 15 miles east

State Highway 29 – 1 mile north

State Highway 10 – 30 miles south

County Highway X – Intersecting

County Highway D – Intersecting

 

RAILROAD: Wisconsin Central Limited, 14 miles north to Owen

 

DISTANCES: Marshfield, 38 miles

Eau Claire, 55 miles

Wausau, 45 miles

Green Bay, 140 miles

Minneapolis, 130 miles

Madison, 178 miles

Chicago, 320 miles

Milwaukee, 250 miles

 

RECREATION

 

Basketball • Withee Sportsmen Club • Snowmobiling • Bowling Alley • Outdoor Ice Skating • Softball

Library • Tennis • Horseshoe Pits • Cross Country Skiing • Volleyball • Public Parks • Golf • Bike Trails

Outdoor Sledding Hills • Summer Recreation Program

 

ORGANIZATIONS

 

American Legion Post 123 • Friends of the Old School • O-W Boy Scouts • O-W Girl Scouts • FFA Alumni Association

Knights of Columbus • Masonic Lodge #317 • Homemaker’s Club • O-W Jaycees • O-W Fire & Ambulance

O-W Lions Club • O-W Veterans Club • 4-H Clubs • Owen Fair Board • O-W Area Development Corporation

O-W Senior Citizen’s • Owen Public Housing Authority • O-W Promoters of Youth & Agriculture

O-W Area Chamber of Commerce

 

EDUCATION

 

PUBLIC: School District of Owen-Withee, James Friesen – Administrator

832 W. 3^rd St., Box 417, Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-2151

 

O-W Junior/Senior High School, Sherry Baker – Principal

832 W. 3^rd St., Box 417, Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-2151

 

O-W Elementary School, Lance Batchelor – Principal

832 W. 3^rd Street, Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-4488

 

COLLEGES

& UNIVERSITIES: UW-Eau Claire, 4 year campus, 45 miles

UW-Stevens Point, 4 year campus, 65 miles

UW-Marshfield, 2 year campus, 30 miles

UW-Wausau, 2 year campus, 48 miles

TECHNICAL

COLLEGES: Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, 45 miles

Mid-State Technical College, Marshfield, 30 miles

Northcentral Technical College, Wausau, 48 miles

Northcentral Technical College, Spencer, 24 miles

 

 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

 

State Bank of Withee, 116 N. Main St., Withee, WI 54460, (715) 229-5016

Community Bank of Central WI, 326 N. Central Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-2165

Time Federal Savings Bank, 249 W. Third St., Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-2134

 

REALTORS

 

Community Real Estate, P.O. Box 129, WIthee, WI 54498, (715) 229-4065

O-W Realty, 1121 Division St., WIthee, WI 54498, (715) 229-4424 or email: sales@owrealty.com

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

CHILD CARE

CONTACT: Child Care Resource & Referral, Dawn Vruwink, Executive Director

210 E. Jackson St., Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, (800) 628-8534

 

CHURCHES: St. Katherine’s Episcopal

United Church of Christ

United Methodist

Holy Rosary Catholic

 

NEWSPAPERS: Marshfield News Herald, Marshfield WI, daily paper

O-W Enterprise, Withee, WI, weekly paper

 

RESTAURANTS:

Sunset Drive-In

Meadowview Golf Course

Cozy Corner

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

HOSPITALS: Memorial Medical Center, 216 Sunset Pl., Neillsville, WI 54456, (715) 743-3101

St. Joseph’s Hospital, 611 St. Joseph’s Ave., Marshfield, WI (715) 387-1713

Victory Medical Center, #6 Johnson St., Stanley, WI 54768, (715) 644-5571

 

DOCTORS &
CLINICS: Victory Medical Group, 106 E. 5^th St., Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-2177

 

DENTIST: Owen Dental Center, 202 N. Central Ave., Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-4337

 

TAXES: 2007 Property Taxes – Full Value Rate, 26.03/$1,000

2007 Real & Personal Property Value, $37,533,260

 

 

Information entered 03/09/09