The Kewaunee Common Council was made whole on Tuesday after Russ Anderson was unanimously to fill the District 2 seat vacated by Wendy Shelton earlier this year. Anderson was the lone applicant for the seat. He retired in 2016 after an over 20-year career with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. He has lived in Kewaunee for the last five years and wrote in his cover letter that he felt “ready to get involved with working with the government again, especially with the community I live in.” Anderson is also involved with several local organizations, including the Kewaunee Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Kewaunee American Legion, and the Kewaunee Rotary Club. He will serve on the council until April 2025. 

After Anderson was seated as a member of the council, he was able to weigh in on several items, including the purchase of body cameras for the police department, the approval of a new massage and wellness facility, and supporting the sale of a parcel of land near the Kewaunee River.