By Patricia Bogumil Editor A fleet-footed escapee was caught after slowing down to make a cell phone call while running away from an officer driving him to the Racine County Jail. According to the criminal complaint filed Sept. 28 in Racine County Circuit Court: Coty M. Obermeyer, 18, Waterford, admitted […]

Couple charged in drug trafficking By Patricia Bogumil Editor A jobless couple living with young children near Whitford Park, Waterford, is accused of using marijuana sales at their residence to supplement their food stamps and state Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program benefits. Melanie A. Adkins, 23, and Brandon S. […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor Waterford has a nice big public library. Now it has a nice little one, too. The first Little Free Library in Racine County recently opened outside Bon Voyage Cruise & Vacations, 116 N. Milwaukee St., Waterford. It is housed in a hand-painted bright blue box that […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to remove heavy amounts of sediment – long considered a foe in local waterways – could pick up in the year ahead. Cost, however, will determine the full scope of work. Several committee members within the Waterford Waterway Management District (WWMD) have been examining ways […]

Groundbreaking expected next month By Patricia Bogumil Editor A St. Vincent de Paul presence in the west end – sorely missed by many since the group’s pantry and thrift store closed in Burlington more than four years ago – is coming back. Monday night, the Waterford Village Board approved a […]

By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Waterford Sanitary District Commissioner Rick McNeiley says he is certain no documents are missing from the district offices. Town Chairman Robert Langmesser says he is not. Questions about missing paperwork arose at a Sept. 12 Sanitary District meeting – the first meeting after Dan Dickinson […]

The inaugural River’s Edge Art Walk will be held Friday, Oct. 19, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will feature 25 artists exhibiting and selling their artwork at 18 different business locations throughout the Waterford downtown area. Artwork will range from ceramic, raku, woodcraft, water and oil paintings, photography, […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of scrutiny and discussion, the Waterford Village Board has approved a resolution on the façade and signage grant improvement program that has been under discussion in the downtown business Heritage District. The resolution, approved Aug. 27, points to a number of specific guidelines that […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In a narrow 4-3 vote, Village of Waterford officials recently agreed to increase spending on a project to improve flooding in the Waterford Farm Drainage District by nearly $10,000. Village Administrator Rebecca Ewald came before the board Aug. 27 with a second change order on the […]

By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Newly elected Waterford Sanitary District Commissioner Dan Dickinson says he was taken aback recently after requesting some documents from the WSD administrator, Debbie Nelson. Nelson told Dickinson he’d have to make an open records request for the material he needed and pay for it like […]