Waterford Graded School District is offering families two mobile apps to provide more options for school-to-home communication. The two apps are extensions of technology already used by the district: the Skyward Family Access and Sharp School website apps. The Skyward Family Access app, which is available for both i-devices and […]

      The Village of Waterford is asking for the cooperation of water utility customers in response to potential problems resulting from extremes in weather this winter.      Customers may limit the risk of water line damage by running a constant stream of water the size of pencil lead from one […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Graded School District’s one-to-one laptop program has been touted as a cost-saving method and a way of reaching today’s tech-savvy students. But when it comes to student achievement, how has the program been faring? Administrators attempted to address the question – posed in recent months […]

      Western Racine County Health Department Health will offer low-cost animal vaccinations for all west-end residents at the former Rochester Municipal Building, 203 West Main St., 10 a.m. until noon, on Sundays, Feb. 9 and March 9.       Dogs can receive bordetella, distemper and rabies; cats can receive their rabies […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent       A new year is upon us, and new state and federal legislation is on the books.       One of the most recognized new laws, of course, is President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA).       The much-publicized snags concerning ACA legislation and a sometimes-murky understanding […]

The idea of dropping participation – and funding – in the federal school lunch program was tabled Jan. 20 by the Waterford Graded School Board at its monthly meeting. District Administrator Chris Joch has been tasked with obtaining more information about the issue before a board decision is made, likely […]

    By Dave Fidlin  correspondent       The deadline for filing candidacy paperwork in this spring’s general election has passed, and many of the municipal and school races across the Union Grove and Waterford areas are not being contested.       Of the 16 local races in the area, four have […]

      The Village of Waterford is working with the firm GRAEF to develop a preliminary design and cost estimate for redevelopment of the area that consists of the land and buildings in the vicinity of the village Safety Building, the North Second Street Parking lot, the parking lots serving the […]

Local officials generally pleased with changes to proposal By Patricia Bogumil Editor  Sometime in 2014 ­– likely this month or next – the Wisconsin Legislature will take up proposed shoreland management rule changes approved in December by the state Department of Natural Resources Board. The rules now awaiting action by […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent   WUHS monitoring common core standards  Officials in the Waterford Union High School (WUHS) district continue to monitor the state’s Common Core Standards, which were implemented in 2010 and could potentially be refined before the next school year. Forty-five states are currently participating in Common Core, […]