The Hansen connection

The Kaukauna Times was established in 1880. Ownership of the company has been in the Hansen family since 1925, when it was purchased by Glenn and Lyle's uncle, Carl Hansen.
Glenn started working at The Times part-time while he was in grade school and full-time during the summers when he was in high school and college.
He was named advertising salesman and circulation manager in January 1963. Hansen acquired company stock and was elected to the board of directors in 1965. He assumed the duties of president and publisher in 1991.
The Hansens sold the newspaper to Add Inc., a division of Journal Communications, and Glenn became part of the Fox Cities Newspapers group, working in advertising sales and as general manager of The Times.
Since Fox Cities Newspapers ceased operation in mid-January 2002, Glenn was involved in restarting the newspaper, bringing it back home where it belongs.
Glenn and his wife Joyce live in Kaukauna and have four children and one grandchild.

 

A timeline of Kaukauna newspapers

 

Sept. 16, 1880

First issue of The Kaukauna Times, a weekly, is founded by Hopkins & Cates

 

April 1886

The Times is purchased by Charles Raught

 

July 1887

Becomes a daily paper called The Kaukauna Times Daily

 

December 1887

Switches back to weekly, The Kaukauna Times

 

August  1888

Switches to a twice-a-week paper

 

June 1893

Fire destroys The Times; relocates to Third Street

 

March 1895

Paper moves to Second Street

 

December 1917

The Times & Kaukauna Sun merge

 

July 1921

The Times buys first linotype

 

June 1925

Company purchased by Carl Hansen

 

April 1960

James Lang named editor

 

April 1965

James Lang purchases The Times

 

December 1971

The Times goes to offset printing

 

June 1981

The Times production department on Main Avenue burns

 

May 1982

The Times moves across the street into larger building on Main & Third.

 

1991

Glenn Hansen elected president of The Times, which moves to former Piggly Wiggly building on Crooks Avenue

 

1996

The Times founds The Villager

 

April 1999

The Times and The Villager sold to Add Inc., a division of Journal Communications

 

July 1999

The Times and The Villager become a weekly, part of Fox Cities  Newspapers in Appleton

 

January 2002

All seven Fox Cities Newspapers weeklies closed

 

February 2002

New shopper called "Heart of the Valley Sunday" published

 

March 7, 2002

First issue of the Heart of the Valley Times-Villager is published as a weekly

 

June 2002

Times-Villager returns to twice a week publication.

 

April 2003

Times-Villager website debuts.