Village of Withee

Clark County Wisconsin

 

DEMOGRAPHICS

 

1990 – 503

1996 – 496

2000 – 504

2005 – 470

 

GOVERNMENT

 

PRESIDENT: Gary Mitchell, 1121 Division Street, Withee, WI 54498, (715) 613-0798 (Cell)

 

TRUSTEES: Jon Harms, John Frankewicz, Bill Kroeplin, Dan Hiipakka

 

COUNCIL DATES: Second Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building

 

VILLAGE HALL: Michelle Renderman - Clerk/Treasurer, 504 Division, P.O. Box A, Withee, WI 54498

(715) 229-4319

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

FIRE: Rick Nelson – Fire Chief, O-W Fire Department

(715) 229-2112

23 EMTs and 28 Volunteer Firemen

 

FIRE RATING: 8

 

EQUIPMENT: 3 pumper trucks, 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: Withee Library Board

 

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: Jim Mertens, DPW, Withee Municipal Water Utility,

507 W. Mill Street, Withee, WI 54498 (715) 229-4112

SOURCE: 2 wells

CAPACITY: 170 GPM

STORAGE: 100,000 Gallons

CHEMICALS: Chlorine, Caustic Soda, Potassium Permangate & Polymers

PRESSURE: 62 PSI

SEWER: Gary Smith – DPW, Owen Sewer Utility, P.O. Box 67, Withee, WI 54498, (715) 229-4612

 

AERATED LAGOONS:

1986

Design Flow 426,000 GPD

BOD Design 836 IBS/Day

Average Flow: 383,400

 

REFUSE: Veolia, (715) 387-3101

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

EMPLOYER PRODUCT EMPLOYEES

State Bank of Withee Bank & Branches 25

Mobile Mart Convenience Store 16

Midwest Aluminum Aluminum Extrusions 50+

Midway Steel Steel Forms & Stock 5

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

HOSPITALS: Victory Medical Center, 425 N. Franklin, Stanley, WI 54768 (715) 644-5530

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

Memorial Hospital, 135 S. Gibson, Medford, WI 54451, (715) 748-8100

 

DOCTORS &
CLINICS: Victory Medical Group, 6 Johnson St., Owen, WI 54460 (715) 229-2177

 

DENTISTS: Dr. Ed Sluzewski, 118 Third St., Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-2801

Marshfield Dental Clinic – Owen Dental Center, 202 N. Central Ave., Owen, WI 54460 (715) 229-4337

 

 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

 

State Bank of Withee, 511 Division St., Withee, WI 54498, (715) 229-2188

Community Bank of Central WI, 328 N. Central Ave., Owen, WI 54460, (715) 229-2165

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

 

 

REALTORS

 

O-W Realty, 1121 Division, WIthee, WI 54498, (715) 229-4424

Community Real Estate, 511 Division, WIthee, WI 54498, (715) 229-4065

 

 

EDUCATION

 

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

832 W. 3^rd St., Box 417, Withee, WI 54498, (715) 229-2151

 

O-W Junior/Senior High School, Dan Taft – Principal

832 W. 3^rd St., Box 417, Withee, WI 54498, (715) 229-2151

 

O-W Elementary School, Lance Batchelor – Principal

832 W. 3^rd Street, Withee, WI 54498, (715) 229-4488

 

 

COLLEGES

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

UW-La Crosse, 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

 

 

ORGANIZATIONS

 

4-H Clubs • American Legion Post 123 • O-W Boy Scouts • Homemaker’s Clubs • O-W Girl Scouts •

Knights of Columbus • O-W Development Corp. • O-W Area Jaycees • O-W Senior Citizens •

O-W Vets Club • Masonic Lodge #317 • Owen Public Housing Authority • Owen Fair Board •

O-W Lions Club • O-W Fire & Ambulance • Friends of the Old School • O-W Promoters of Youth & Ag.

 

 

RECREATION

 

Outdoor Sledding • Horseshoes • Snowmobiling • Summer Rec Program • Outdoor Ice Skating •

Softball • Tennis • Volley Ball • Withee Sportsmen’s Club • Public Library • Public Parks • Golf •

Bike Trail • Basketball • Cross Country Ski Trails • Bowling Alley

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

CHILD CARE

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

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

 

CHURCHES: Community Alliance

St. John’s Lutheran

St. Katherine’s Episcopal

Holy Rosary Catholic

United Church of Christ

Nazareth Lutheran

United Methodist

New Harvest Assembly of God

 

NEWSPAPERS: O-W Enterprise, weekly paper

Marshfield News Herald, daily paper

RESTAURANTS:

Meadowview Golf Course

Sunset Drive-In

Cozy Corner Café

Double “B” Sports

Rondi’s Café

 

RADIO: WCCN AM & FM, Neillsville, WI 54456, (715) 743-3333

 

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

AIR: Taylor County Airport, Medford, 30 miles (4,101 x 75 Runway)

Marshfield Airport, 39 miles (5,000 x 100 Runway)

Central Wisconsin Airport, Mosinee, 52 miles (7,645 x 150 Runway)

Neillsville Airport, 29 miles (3,400 x 60 Runway)

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Eau Claire, 43 miles (7,301 x 150 Runway)

Steven’s Point Airport, 64 miles (6,028 x 120 Runway)

 

HIGHWAYS: State Highway 73 – 1 mile south

State Highway 13 – 14 miles east

State Highway 29 – 1 mile south

State Highway 10 – 28 miles south

County Highway X – Intersecting

RAILROAD: Canadian National, 2 miles north to Owen

 

DISTANCES: Marshfield, 38 miles

Eau Claire, 54 miles

Wausau, 46 miles

Green Bay, 140 miles

Minneapolis, 130 miles

Madison, 179 miles

Chicago, 320 miles

Milwaukee, 250 miles

 

TAXES: 2006 Property Taxes – Full Value Rate, $21.86/$1,000

2003 Real & Personal Property Value, $16,688,200

 

 

Information entered 03/28/07