By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The winter weather wallop that hit the area last month also whacked the Village of Waterford’s 2014 public works budget, according to the head of the department. Jeff Dolezal, public works director, discussed the state of funding operations within the public works department, particularly in the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the current school year nearly halfway complete, Waterford Union High School officials are turning their attention toward next year with course selections. In an effort to meet students’ needs for academic rigor and harness the latest in technology, WUHS administrators presented the School Board with […]

  By Patricia Bogumil Editor “Whoa!” (or a stronger expletive) was the common reaction for many Waterford and Union Grove area residents taking a first glance at their 2014 property tax bills. While the grand total of taxes owed dropped across the county’s west end, huge percentage hikes are listed […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Racine County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations that Tichigan Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Todd Bluhm improperly used fire department funds. Bluhm has resigned from his position as Fire Chief and is fully cooperating with Racine County’s investigators, Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said Tuesday.  Schmaling said his […]

Waterford-area positions up for 2015 spring election on local school, municipal boards By Patricia Bogumil Editor The next regularly scheduled statewide election in Wisconsin is the Spring 2015 election, being held Tuesday, April 7, 2015. A Spring primary, if needed, will be held Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.       •The first […]

 County official stresses that property tax bills are correct By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When some people living in union school districts opened their tax bills this week, they may have been confused about what appeared to be large percentage changes in the local school tax. The tax bills are correct, […]

  By Tracy Ouellette Staff writer James Barnak, the 75-year-old Waterford man charged in Walworth and Racine counties for the repeated sexual assault, false imprisonment and strangulation and suffocation of a 14-year-old East Troy girl, pled not guilty in Walworth County Circuit Court Nov. 26. As of press time Wednesday, […]

Town of Waterford residents now have the option to pay their property taxes at Community State Bank’s Waterford location, 810 Fox Lane, and the Rochester branch, 201 W. Main St. To pay property taxes at the Bank, town residents must: • bring their property tax bill with them; and • […]

  By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several months of reviews and refinement, officials in Town of Waterford’s Sanitary District No.1 have adopted their 2015 budget. It represents a slight decrease from the 2014 operations plan. Commissioners overseeing WSD adopted the budget Nov. 12. It totals $972,824 — a 1.43 percent […]

Clearing tables, washing dishes and setting up for a lunch crowd are not generally part of a legislator’s job description. But Mike Firorita, Brandon Ernst and Danyelle Smith with Waterford Senior Living recently had the opportunity to put two legislators to work doing just that. It was all part of […]