By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the big switch imminent, local leaders are bracing for a new public health department agency when 2014 gives way to 2015. Early this year, officials with the Burlington-based Western Racine County Health Department announced the agency was disbanding Dec. 31. Member municipalities — including […]

        Registration for the optional 2015-16 four-year-old kindergarten program for Waterford Graded School District is Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 18-19, 1-7 p.m., in the Trailside Elementary School library, 615 N. Milwaukee Ave. Bring copies of child’s immunization records and birth certificate. Parents will also schedule a screening for their child, being […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As planning for the future of Ten Club Park in the downtown continues to gain momentum, Village of Waterford officials have turned their attention toward the cornerstone of the site — the Fox River. The village has been working with civil engineering firm Baxter and Woodman […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In a move that runs counter to a decision made by their northerly neighbors, Village of Rochester officials this month nixed a proposal to install decorative light fixtures during the upcoming reconstruction of Highways 83 and 20. In 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will undertake […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Well aware of the budget-crunching issues impacting their school budget, Washington-Caldwell electors Monday night faced the future with the same kind of composure Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has asked his fans to adopt in the face of adversity. After sounding a distress signal last month, […]

Trick-or-treat times in the Waterford area are Friday, Oct. 31: Town of Norway, 5-7 p.m.; Town and Village of Waterford, 5-7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 2: Village of Rochester, 2-5 p.m.

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Initial consultation costs for applications and other incidental fees could be waived for developers in Waterford as part of a proposal described by several village officials as “pro-business.” Village President Tom Roanhouse requested the board discuss waiving select fees for business owners interested in developing in […]

]By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Union High School has been named one of nine public school districts across the state to receive a top ranking in the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) most recent report card data. WUHS Superintendent Keith Brandstetter learned of the recognition last month, a day […]

IF YOU GO … WHO: Washington-Caldwell School District electors WHAT: Annual meeting; resident input on final 2014-15 budget and tax levy WHEN: 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27 WHERE: Washington School gym, 8937 Big Bend Road, Tichigan By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Although declining enrollment and sluggish property values have cast a […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After hearing an earful from concerned commercial property owners, leaders of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District No. 1 agreed to consider a proposal to implement a rate revamp proposal through a series of phases. WSD commissioners met Oct. 8 and discussed moving forward with a […]