By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Dousman Transport officials are continuing to examine elementary school bus routes, as the start to the 2013-14 school year draws closer for Waterford Graded School District students and their families. The routes for elementary school students are being tweaked in the aftermath of a decision to […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
R&R Club patio open until midnight some evenings
By Jason Arndt Correspondent After more than an hour of debate Monday night between business owners, the Village Planning Commission voted to amend the conditional use permit held by the R&R Club in downtown Union Grove. As a result, each week the R&R outdoor patio can be open until midnight […]
Quit, or laid off?
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Debbie Nelson – who for nearly 15 years has been the voice-on-the-phone, face-in-the-office and note-taker-at-the-meetings of the Waterford Sanitary District – has left her position as WSD administrator somewhat hurriedly, but not surprisingly. Her position faces downsizing after WSD, seeking cost savings, voted July 24 to […]
Dollar General plans to open in Union Grove
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Developers with Dollar General presented initial plans to Union Grove Planning Commission members Aug. 5 for building a 9,100 square-foot store on a vacant lot at the intersection of York Street and state Highway 11. The national discount chain is seeking to rezone an area deemed […]
Design-a-sign contest open to local students
The Village of Waterford is hosting a design-a-sign contest to promote safe driving in the Village. All students entering grades K-8 in a Waterford Graded School District school or St. Thomas Aquinas may enter. If interested, pick up/print out a design form. Then, submit a drawing at an upcoming school […]
Waterford Sanitary District goes with KJ Tax
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer After Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) commissioners voted unanimously July 24 to contract with KJ Tax & Accounting for administrative functions such as payroll, bookkeeping and customer billing, they also passed a motion signaling to staff they had better be on board with the change. Or […]
Infidelity leads to disfiguring mayhem
A 21-year-old Kansasville woman is charged with mayhem as an act of domestic abuse after allegedly biting off her sister’s left nipple during a fight around midnight July 28 at a Washington Avenue residence in Kansasville. Wisconsin statutes define mayhem as the intentional infliction of great bodily harm, dismembering or […]
Big things are happening
Church’s annual VBS is set for Aug. 5-8 By Linnea Langusch Summer Intern An eight-foot tall toolbox towers in the lobby overseeing the setup of an annual event in Waterford that attracts nearly 250 kids each night it is running. The annual Vacation Bible School at Community United Methodist Church, […]
Donor registration drive set for Saturday
A bone marrow donor registration drive is being held from 2 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Waterford Village Hall, 123 N. River St. The drive is part of an Eagle Scout Service Project for Patrick W. Goldammer, 12, Waterford. Goldammer decided to hold the drive after his […]
Warning given about meeting behavior
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A July 23 special meeting of the Town of Waterford’s Sanitary District No. 1 (WSD) began with a stern reading of the commission’s policy on public comments. The three-person commission overseeing WSD operations places its policy on public comments on each agenda. After a heated exchange […]