By Patricia Bogumil Editor All three full-time employees of the Waterford Sanitary District have asked that personnel issues and problems be aired before the public. That request will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 7, when the WSD board next meets for its regular monthly session. Monday morning, all three WSD commissioners […]
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Early voting strains local resources
Area clerks ‘swamped’ as early voters flock to cast their ballots By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The impact of early voting was one of the subjects discussed at the recent semi-annual Waterford “super board” meeting. The Oct. 23 meeting included representatives from the villages of Waterford and Rochester and towns […]
Honor Our Veterans program to be held Nov. 7
The second annual celebration to Honor our Veterans will take place Wednesday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the lower banquet room of The Cotton Exchange, 345 Hickory Hollow Drive, Waterford. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by Integrity Funeral Services, Waterford, to honor those […]
School District Board salaries get trimmed to nothing
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Members of the Waterford Graded School District Board of Education will not receive any compensation for the next 12 months, following action taken Monday night by residents. Board salaries were just one of several issues taken up at the district’s Oct. 22 annual meeting. Each of […]
WGSD budget up by 2 percent for 2012-13
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent More than two dozen residents attending the Waterford Graded School District’s annual meeting Monday night favored a proposed 2012-13 budget calling for a 2.03 percent increase to the property tax levy. Superintendent Chris Joch outlined highlights of the budget during the Oct. 22 annual meeting – […]
Driver in critical condition after early morning crash
A 30-year-old Elkhorn man is in critical condition at Froedtert Memorial Hospital after an early morning car crash in Waterford township. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene on High Drive near Honey Creek Road around 12:30 a.m. When deputies […]
Waterford district may leave special ed co-op again
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A special joint meeting for all school districts in the Waterford Special Education Cooperative has been called for Wednesday, Nov. 14, to discuss the Cooperative’s makeup in the near future. The Cooperative is run by the Waterford Union High School district to provide services for special […]
Waterford district may leave special ed co-op again
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A special joint meeting for all school districts in the Waterford Special Education Cooperative has been called for Wednesday, Nov. 14, to discuss the Cooperative’s makeup in the near future. The Cooperative is run by the Waterford Union High School district to provide services for special […]
Choose to reach youth before the drugs do
All parents, community members and middle- and high-school students are invited to hear an honest presentation about the devastating effects of drug and alcohol abuse on young people and families. The Your Choice drug and alcohol awareness program will be held Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. […]
Photo shopping turns negative
Man charged with taking pictures under woman’s dress By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer During a family outing to the grocery story Aug. 19, a Waterford man was allegedly caught using his cell phone to take photographs under the skirt of a female shopper. According to the criminal complaint filed in […]