A motorcyclist was killed and his wife critically injured after their bike was struck by a pickup truck on Highway 12 in the Town of LaGrange on Memorial Day. Walworth County Sheriff’s deputies said the crash occurred at about 9:57 a.m. on Monday, May 28.      William M. Geimer, 58, of […]

The Absolutely Waterford Main Street Program recently received design services for proposed façade improvements for another building in downtown Waterford. Located at 228 E. Main St., the building is home to Top Dog Grooming and is viewed as a key building in Waterford’s efforts toward revitalizing the downtown. In February, […]

By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor Armed with colored pencils and markers, Dylan Hoffman, 7, of Raymond, created a swashbuckling doodle to pirate away a major stash of cash from Google, the Internet giant that runs the world’s most popular search engine. On May 17, at ceremonies held in New York […]

By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor Finding just the right word is often a hit-and-miss struggle for budding poets. That’s not a problem for Bruce Dethlefsen, Wisconsin’s Poet Laureate, who shared his thoughts precisely May 9, when the Java Jo’z coffee shop in Waterford hosted an evening filled with verse and […]

WSD adds a new option to consider By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor With no clear end in sight to how much or how to charge some 302 users of district-owned grinder pumps, another option – paying them off – came up May 9, when the Town of Waterford Sanitary District […]

By Maureen Vander Sanden Staff Writer Waterford Town Park goers will soon see another amenity added to Tichigan’s largest public recreational area. The Tichigan Lake Lions last week broke ground for a $35,000 park pavilion that members of the civic group say will enhance the green space located on Jensen […]

Draft proposal opens to mixed reviews By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor A preliminary draft proposal for joint 2013 Waterford town/village police services was reviewed by the Waterford Town Board at its May 14 meeting. Prepared by Police Chief Tom Ditscheit, the proposal is “based on just very rough figures,” Ditscheit […]

What does it take to get your principal and maintenance engineer arrested and jailed? For St. Thomas Aquinas School students, it was raising more than $1,200 for the Cancer Society in a week. The students and parents rallied together to see their principal, Pam Kramer, and school custodian, Jay Morrical, […]

The Muskego-Norway School Board has selected Dr. Kelly M. Thompson as the district’s next superintendent. Thompson is the assistant superintendent for the district and will succeed Dr. Joe Schroeder, who is resigning effective June 30. Schroeder, who has been with the district for five years, recently accepted the position of […]

The American Cancer Society will hold its third  annual Relay For Life of Waterford High School at the track and football field  beginning on Friday, May 25, at 6 p.m. and ending Saturday, May 26, at 6 a.m. This year, the high school’s National Honors Society is giving back to […]