with Paul J. Seeling, WW News

WOODVILLE, WI – As we prepare to turn the last page, on our last chapter, we want to pause and celebrate the long journey of the Woodville Leader – and reflect on the legacy that began even earlier with the Woodville Times. Through decades of community life, this paper has witnessed and chronicled who we are, where we’ve come from, and what matters most in Woodville and the surrounding areas.

The story begins nearly a century ago. The Woodville Times first published on November 20, 1913, serving the St. Croix County community of Woodville, Wisconsin. By 1929, the Woodville Times gave way to a new voice: the Woodville Leader, which started publishing in January 1929. Gateway Publishing, Inc. continued the tradition when Paul J. Seeling became the owner publisher on November 4, 2004.

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