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Note: We completely goofed up the circumstances of this vacancy so we are putting this story back up to the top of the page corrected. I apologize for my mistake causing any confusion. — DH Paddock Lake is seeking applicants for the trustee seat vacated by the resignation of Trustee Jill Smart. The appointed trustee [...]
On May 24th and 25th the familiar red poppy of the American Legion Auxiliary will be offered to shoppers throughout the Paddock Lake, Silver Lake, Bristol and Brighton District 1 areas by both auxiliary and legion members of Schultz-Hahn Post 293, Silver Lake. According to members of the women’s auxiliary, donating to the poppy drive [...]
At about 5:55 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding for an investigation in the 24300 block of 64th Street in Paddock Lake. Occupant is reporting a slight smell of gas in a basement.
Paddock Lake celebrated Arbor Day today by planting a tree at Village Hall. This year’s tree was a Norway maple supplied by Ludwig Nursery in Brighton. Trustee Jill Smart led the ceremony, which included the tree planting, the presentation of a Tree City USA flag to the village by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources representative Kim Sebastian [...]
The Paddock Lake Village Board is seeking volunteers to serve on the Planning Commission, Tree Commission, Recycling Committee as well as the Storm Water Committee. The volunteers will serve on an AD-HOC Committee, rendering input and advice to the Village Board. The Planning Commission meets one night per month. The Tree Commission will meet on [...]
The Paddock Lake Village Board is seeking persons interested in filling the trustee seat vacated by our new village President Terry Burns. The appointed trustee will serve through April 2014. Village residents with an interest in serving as a village trustee may submit a letter of interest along with a resume to the Village President, [...]
The public is invited to attend the Paddock Lake Arbor Day Celebration at Village Hall, 6969 236th Ave. The activities will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 27, with a tree planting ceremony and refreshments to follow. Paddock Lake, Wisconsin was named a 2012 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of [...]
At about 11:03 a.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to a report of burning in the 24800 block of 68th Street in Paddock Lake. Caller says the burner appears to be burning yard waste, dispatch reports to responding units. UPDATE 11:07 a.m. — First personnel on scene reports burning is a small brush pile in [...]
Sleeping in their Paddock Lake home last night, Jeanette and Anthony Hansen both missed what the night’s high winds did to change their landscaping. Neither Jeanette, whose bedroom is downstairs, or Anthony, whose bedroom is upstairs, realized until this morning that 40 to 50 mph winds from very early this morning ripped up by the [...]
At 8:23 p.m., early results show Terry Burns leading Jill Smart leading in the race for Paddock Lake village president Burns 86-Smart 49. Both candidates are currently village trustees. Incumbent President Marlene Goodson did not run for re-election. UPDATE 8:28 p.m. — Final unofficial results from village Clerk Emily Uhlenhake show Burns wins. Totals: Burns [...]
Today is Spring Election Day. Contested elections will be held today for: Bristol village president. Bristol village trustee. Bristol School Board. Paddock Lake village president. Randall town chairman. Salem town supervisor. Salem School Board. Silver Lake village president. Silver Lake trustee. Silver Lake municipal judge. Wheatland town supervisor #2. Bristol School District residents also will be voting on [...]
At 2:32 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue is responding to a pharmacy at Brass Ball Corners in Paddock Lake for a medical call. The patient fell, dispatch says.
The Easter Bunny was quite busy today. That symbol of Easter met with youngsters in both Salem and Paddock Lake today, in events sponsored by those municipalities. Before the photos with the Easter Bunny, Salem had an Easter Egg Hunt at Salem Community Park. At Paddock Lake Village Hall, youngsters also were able to have [...]
At 7:08 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to a report of a person having difficulty breathing at Old Settlers County Park in Paddock Lake. UPDATE 7:09 p.m. — Patient in a woman in a van on the south side of Highway 50. She may be having an asthma attack and is without an inhaler. UPDATE 7:26 [...]
The Easter Bunny is coming to Paddock Lake Village Hall on Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. Have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Sit down and enjoy cookies, cupcakes, and milk. You can play a game and take home a Easter bag of goodies. It’s all free
At about 10:35 a.m., Salem Fire/Rescue is responding to Central High School for a report of an injured student. UPDATE 10:37 p.m. — Patient is a student who may have been hit in the head with a locker door. Student is being brought to the entrance to meet the rescue squad.
At about 2:48 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units responding to car versus pedestrian crash in Paddock Lake at 248th Avenue and Highway 50. UPDATE 2:50 p.m. — Car pulling into parking lot on north side of the road. Pedestrian up and walking around, deputy on the scene reports.
At 9:29 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue is responding to a medical call at a restaurant parking lot at Higheay 50 and Highway 83/75 in Paddock Lake. Patient is a 56 year old man having chest pains in a vehicle in the parking lot.
At about 4:25 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to a report of a crash in the 24200 block of Highway 50 in Paddock Lake for a multiple vehicle crash. Deputy on the scene reports one vehicle is leaking large amount of fuel. UPDATE 4:57 p.m. — Back from the scene: Crash involved a car and a [...]
When it comes to performance venues, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. Mallory Hillock from Paddock Lake will join other student musicians at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater who have been invited to play at Carnegie Hall, the prestigious concert auditorium in New York City. “This opportunity pushes us into the top tier of wind [...]
At 7:34 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to a report of arcing wires in the 6100 block of 240th Avenue in Paddock Lake. The arcing is catching trees on fire, a caller reported to dispatch. UPDATE 9:06 p.m. — Salem Fire/rescue dispatched for report of wires on fire and possibly trees to in the [...]
At about 4:05 p.m., a sheriff’s deputy and a Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to 235th Avenue and 62nd Street in Paddock Lake. The patient is a child at a school bus stop there who is having severe stomach pains. A parent is also present.
At 9:46 a.m., Salem Fire/Rescue is responding to a restaurant at the corner of Highways 50 and 83 in Paddock Lake for a medical call. Dispatch reports that a person in a car is having a heart problem, according to a third party caller.
At 10:22 a.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to a report of a supervisory fire alarm at Central High School in Paddock Lake. UPDATE 10:23 a.m. — Deputy on scene reports that the alarm is believed to be false. UPDATE 10:34 a.m. — Confirmed false alarm. Units returning to quarters.
Paddock Lake will have a contested election for village president this spring. Filing candidacy papers for the April 2 municipal election ended today at 5 p.m. Terry Burns and Jill Smart have filed for village president. Both currently are village trustees. As both were most recently elected to that post earlier this year, the candidate who loses [...]
A 68-year-old Northbrook man later died after becoming unresponsive while driving on Highway W near the state line on New Year’s Eve. From a statement from the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department: Deputies responded to a report of unresponsive motorist in the 12400 block of CTH W. Victim, William Darnall (M/W 68 YOA), was driving and became unresponsive [...]
At 5:30 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to a restaurant in the 25400 block of 75th Street in Paddock Lake for a patient assessment. Patient is breathing but not responsive.
Having completed the work that prompted her to get back into local government drove Paddock Lake President Marlene Goodson’s decision not to run for re-election in April she said Friday. “I’m going to miss it, but it’s time for me to move on,” Goodson said. Goodson has a long history in Paddock Lake elected office. She was first elected [...]
At 3:50 p.m., units from Salem Fire/Rescue and sheriff’s deputies are responding to Central High School in Paddock Lake for a medical call. Patient is a 17-year-old male with a shoulder injury.
If you’ve been contemplating running for village office in Paddock Lake but hesitated because you didn’t want to face an incumbent, this is the year you’ve been waiting for. Today is the deadline for the filing of notifications of non-candidacy for positions to be selected in the April 2, 2013 election. In Paddock Lake, all of the incumbents have filed those [...]
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