Waterford Graded School District students earned second-place honors in the Southern Lakes Academic Quiz Bowl, held at the Cotton Exchange in Waterford on March 13. A total of five school districts from southeastern Wisconsin participated including Elkhorn, Delavan-Darien, Whitewater, Lake Geneva and Waterford. Seventy-five students in grades six, seven and […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Public meeting March 27 for 83/20 roads project
An informal public information meeting has been set by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Southeast Region for Wednesday, March 27, on the future state highways 83/20 reconstruction projects eyed for 2018. The open house will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the Waterford […]
It’s Tim or Tom for town chairman
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Town of Waterford residents will soon select a new town chairman as a result of the retirement next month of Robert Langmesser, who has served 25 years in that position. The two candidates vying for the town chairman position in the April 2 election currently serve […]
Village president position on April 2 election ballot
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Tom Roanhouse hopes to be re-elected President of the Waterford Village Board to continue his long tenure of community involvement and advance solutions to some of the village’s most pressing issues. Judy Spencer, who has served as a village trustee for two years, hopes to unseat […]
Leadership Union Grove recruitment under way
Union Grove LUG is currently recruiting for the 2013-14 Leadership Union Grove (LUG) class. LUG is a community based leadership program sponsored by the Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and partners dedicated to developing caring, concerned and committed leaders. LUG was the first program of its kind in […]
Construction set to start on Highway 164 next week
By Patricia Bogumil Editor With spring fast approaching, it’s time to get ready for Wisconsin’s second season: road construction. Local officials say they hope to head off in advance any foreseeable problems likely to rumble down the road in the Highway 164 reconstruction project, due to start in Tichigan March […]
Two vying for Dover top spot
Lembcke and Lena in town chairman race By Patricia Bogumil Editor Town of Dover residents will decide April 2 whether to retain a veteran Town Chairman or vote in someone new to that position. The two candidates vying for the Dover Town Chairman position in the April 2 election are […]
Making way for a new McDonald’s
Historic Storms Hall to be demolished By Julie Rossman Correspondent With recent approval from the Union Grove Village Board and the Community Development Authority to allow McDonald’s to build a restaurant at 835 15th Avenue (Highway 11), the historic Storms Hall will be demolished to make way for the new […]
Unco Industries welcomed to Union Grove
The Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Unco Industries, Inc. Tom Chapman, CEO of the company, has been in the worm farming business for more than 37 years. He started out raising red worms for bait. The business has now evolved into producing a system that […]
Jeschke completes public policy graduate seminar
Town of Waterford Supervisor Lisa Jeschke is among 23 women to receive full scholarships to participate in this year’s six-week Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG) 13th Annual Public Policy Graduate Seminar program. “We are pleased to offer this leadership training to women who are committed to continued careers in Wisconsin […]