The body of a 77-year-old Wind Lake man was recovered at about 9:45 a.m. Thursday morning. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, Gerald Felician was boating with his wife Wednesday evening when he entered the water off his boat and did not resurface. The wife […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A new principal will greet students when they return to St. Thomas Aquinas School in September. Julie Lobitz, once a standout basketball player and then a physical education teacher, decided to make the jump to administration when she was looking for a new challenge. “I think […]

By Dave Fidlin Editor Citing a desire to bring clarity to residents and have a clearly worded ordinance on its hands, Town of Waterford officials are in the process of drafting a document pertaining to culverts and ditches and where the responsibility lies as issues crop up. The Town Board […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a beautiful start to the fifth annual Balloonfest in Waterford Friday night, the event – along with the weather – went south Saturday. A storm cell moving through the area Saturday morning created a dangerous situation when one of the hot air balloons was swept […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The official search for former Trustee Stephen Denman’s replacement on the Waterford Village Board is underway, following a series of recent maneuvers. Denman on June 22 submitted his resignation letter, a week after the board voted 4-2 in favor of switching public safety contractors from the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With agreements on both sides of the table in place, officials in the Town and Village of Waterford are about to begin hammering out many of the specifics pertaining to the town providing police resources to the village next year. After months of debate and review, […]

The Village of Rochester will close a section of Highways 20 and 83 starting Monday. The section between Highway 36 in Rochester and East Main Street in the Village of Waterford will be closed to repair a sanitary sewer line, with the work taking place at the intersection with Evergreen […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Citing frustration with his elected colleagues’ decisions concerning financial decisions, Waterford Trustee Stephen Denman has stepped down from the Village Board. Denman, who most recently was a vocal opponent of the village’s decision to switch contractors for police protection in 2016, officially tendered his resignation June […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While its northerly neighbor is gearing up for a shake-up, officials in the Village of Rochester are planning a status-quo approach to public safety services in 2016. With little discussion leading up to the motion, the Rochester Village Board on June 8 voted unanimously in favor […]