A Waterford man stopped for a traffic violation in the Village of Waterford Nov. 25 is now facing a felony charge of drug possession. Jessie Stephan, 31, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Monday with possession of marijuana (second offense), as well as possession of a controlled substance and […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Depending who you listened to Nov. 30 at a special joint session of the Waterford and Rochester village boards, one or the other – or both – of the villages’ fire chiefs were responsible for the current tension between their departments. But as Village of Rochester […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Taking to the one-act play stage this season with an emotional story of the horrors of war, the Waterford Union High School one-act play wrapped up its competition season Nov. 21. Performing at the Wisconsin State Theater Festival, the school’s one-act “Booby Trap” took home All-State […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the hopes of plotting out the district’s long-term future, Waterford Graded school officials are about to embark on an intensive strategic planning process. The full scope of the effort will be fleshed out in greater detail in the months ahead, but the WGSD board laid […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the deadline of the oft-discussed and much anticipated village-wide appraisal having passed a month ago, Waterford officials are again looking to meet with the head of the company enlisted to perform the service. In mid-September, Mark Brown, executive director of project management of the contracted […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A long-deteriorated home will likely have a date with demolition equipment as Village of Waterford officials go through a multi-tiered series of legal maneuvers. After hearing impassioned pleas from nearby residents and soliciting legal advice from Village Attorney Marcy Hasenstab, the Village Board on Nov. 9 […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of a recommendation from residents last month, officials in the Waterford Graded School District have backed a plan to freeze the property tax levy for the 2015-16 school year, even as the second largest source of income – state aid – took a […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Union High School officials inched one step closer toward firming up details for a proposed revamp of the district’s athletic facilities. The WUHS School Board on Oct. 26 directed Superintendent Keith Brandstetter to narrow in on two of four proposals for a new field house […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In stark contrast to the distress signal sounded last year by Washington-Caldwell school officials, this year’s district budget is more status quo. Full details of this year’s operating budget and property tax levy will be shared with the public at the district’s annual meeting this coming […]