Team continues domination of SLC competition A cheer rang out as the Waterford Union High School Academic Team prepared to step off the bus before this year’s Southern Lakes Conference Academic Bowl on Feb. 11: “Two, four, six, eight: we are here to dominate.” And dominate they did, an expression […]

Billboards, websites eyed to advertise Waterford By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The virtues of making the Village of Waterford a place to live, work and play could be featured on high-profile billboards on interstates 43 and 94 as part of an effort moving forward. Village Administrator Zeke Jackson and the Village […]

Kivisto, 50, took plea deal last December James Kivisto, a former gymnastics coach, will spend more than 17 years behind bars after being convicted of video recording children using the restroom at his Win Lake facility and possession of child pornography. Kivisto, 50, who pleaded guilty to some of the […]

Trustee raises concern over lack of visibility for emergency responders By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Recent concerns from the Rochester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company have prompted village officials to dust off an issue last explored three years ago about uniform house number signs. Trustee Russ Kumbier asked that he and […]

Carter Ehnert reads a story to Casey, a therapy dog brought in to interact with children and encourage reading, at the Waterford Public Library on Jan. 24. (Photo by Chad Hensiak)

      Students at Washington-Caldwell School, Waterford, including (from left), Landyn Hammiller, Mason Stencel and Wyatt Stencel, got some communal reading time in during the annual Chill Out event earlier this month. Students in 4K through eighth grade gathered in the gym to read or listened to books for 2019 seconds […]

Plan is to stimulate proposals for vacant village-owned property By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Village of Waterford officials this week set the stage in seeking outside developers for three specific locations the municipality owns or holds under contract. The Village Board on Jan. 14 approved Village Administrator Zeke Jackson’s recommendation of […]

  While sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures were welcomed by many, ice conditions were a concern when Tichigan Lake Lions Club hosted its 16th annual Ice Fishing Jamboree Jan. 5. In the end, however, the ice held up and the event went off without a hitch, according to organizers. […]

Event raises funds for cancer charity By Chris Bennett Correspondent Everyone knows it’s impossible to run away from problems. A suitable solution might be to start a fun run. Eric Parker, a long-time running coach at Waterford Union High School, organized a fun run each year for distance runner alumni […]