The Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce and Waterford Lions Club are hosting the third annual Waterford Brewfest from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, April 27, at the Cotton Exchange, 345 Hickory Hollow Road, Waterford. Regular and VIP tickets are available. All tickets include unlimited tasting, souvenir sample glass and […]
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Town Board verbal dust-up results in criminal complaint
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Harsh spoken words have resulted in a complaint being filed by Waterford Town Supervisor Lisa Jeschke against Town Supervisor Tim Szeklinski. The matter is being investigated by the City of Racine Police Department. Its public information officer said Tuesday that Racine police are investigating at the […]
Local school boards collaborate at a super level
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While they are all autonomous from one another, officials overseeing each of five area public school districts recently discussed collaboration with each other, as well as their parochial school counterparts, at their most recent semi-annual Super Board Meeting. Leaders from the six school districts, in addition […]
Fire at WUHS cancels classes for the day
Fire began in storage area near practice gymnasium A small fire at Waterford Union High School was quickly extinguished Monday morning, but classes were canceled for the day. Initial reports from officials at the scene were that the fire broke out in a storage area near the practice gymnasium. The […]
New chairman and supervisor coming on board
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Current plans are to have Waterford Town Supervisor Tom Hincz officially sworn in sometime Monday, April 15, as the new Waterford town chairman. Hincz will replace long-time chairman Robert Langmesser, who is retiring. Aug. 15 is also the date the public is invited to say good-bye […]
Jensen bests Graff
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Nearly 100 absentee ballots were still waiting to be returned after polls closed April 2, leaving many supporters of candidates James Graff and Daniel Jensen with their fingers crossed, waiting to see if Jensen’s 26-vote preliminary lead in the Waterford Union High School race would hold […]
Highway 164 construction updates
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Incoming Waterford Town Chairman Tom Hincz and Ken Hinz, who heads up the town’s Department of Public Works, are attending weekly meetings with state officials in charge of the Highway 164 reconstruction project now under way through Tichigan. Following are recent project updates Hincz provided: • […]
Grand piano makes a library debut April 12
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Long gone are the days when visiting a library meant tiptoeing around in a hushed silence enforced by crabby people. Case in point is the Waterford Public Library, which plans to introduce its new concert grand piano during a free, informal musical presentation in the library’s […]
Jensen in, Graff out (maybe)
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Voters in Tuesday’s election probably upgraded Dan Jensen from being just a thorn in the side of the Waterford High School Board to having his own seat on the board. At least that’s the preliminary outlook Wednesday morning, with unofficial results awaiting the return of likely […]
A quilter’s paradise
Mukwonago’s quilt show celebrates 26 years this weekend By Amanda Schumacher Correspondent Round robins and log cabins were abundant during last month’s meeting of the local quilting guild, Crazy Quilters. While members focused heavily on preparation for their annual quilt show set for this weekend and conducted basic housekeeping for […]
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