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West of the I’s garage sales page has been updated.

Be sure to check it out each week before you begin your bargain hunting.

If you’d like your sale added to the list, please drop us a line at darren@westofthei.com. Include your address, days, hours etc. We’ll even add a map to your info.

At about 4:31 p.m., Bristol Fire and Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to the 12300 block of Highway 45 in Bristol for a crash.

Per dispatch: Bristol command already on scene says three vehicles involved and there are injuries.

Kenosha County has announced the reopening of the county Administration Building in Kenosha as of Monday.

From a news release issued Friday:

The Kenosha County Administration Building will reopen to the public on Monday, May 10, County Executive Jim Kreuser announced today.

The facility has been closed to the public since late August, when its front doors and windows were damaged during the civil unrest in the community at that time.

Repairs, which have been delayed due to the historic nature of the building, are ongoing, and replacement of several large, first-floor display windows has not yet occurred. However, a temporary repair to the main entry doors will now allow for the public to safely enter and exit the building.

The building, located at 1010 56th St. in downtown Kenosha, houses the offices of the County Executive, County Clerk, Treasurer, and Register of Deeds, as well as other administrative functions. Building hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visitors are asked to wear a mask while in the building and practice social distancing wherever possible.
Many services, which have been available online throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, will still be able to be accessed remotely.

Appointments for in-person services — including marriage license applications through the County Clerk’s Office and vital records requests and other real estate services from the Register of Deeds Office — are encouraged and in some cases required to promote social distancing. These may be scheduled online at https://kenoshacounty.timetap.com or by calling the office from which you are seeking services.

For the time being, County Clerk Regi Bachochin’s office will conduct marriage license applications by appointment only; passport application services remain suspended. For more information about services from County Clerk’s Office, please call 262-653-2552 or send an email to countyclerk@kenoshacounty.org. County Treasurer Teri Jacobson’s office is continuing to accept tax payments by mail or online at https://kenoshacounty.org/589/Treasurer or in person. For more information, please contact the office at 262-653-2542 or at TRBank@kenoshacounty.org.
 
Register of Deeds JoEllyn Storz’s office is continuing to record documents and handle applications submitted through the mail and online through VitalCheck. For more information about accessing records by mail or online, please call 262-653-2444 or visit https://www.kenoshacounty.org/522/Register-of-Deeds.

All in-person services may also be accessed at the Elected Officials’ Satellite Office in the Kenosha County Center at highways 45 and 50, which has remained open since last July.

At about 3:48 p.m., Twin Lakes Fire Department units are responding to an alarm in the 800 block of Lake Street in Twin Lakes.

Per dispatch: This is a residential alarm.

Note: This is a paid announcement from Boy Scout Troop 385. –DH

Boy Scouts of America Troop 385 will host a Brats & Hot Dogs Feed on Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the parking lot of Lakeside Foods, northeast corner of Highway 50 and Highway 75 in Paddock Lake.

Get a Klements brat or hot dog, chips and water. Hot dog meal is $5, brat meal is $6. Two meals is $10.

This is a fundraiser to benefit Scout Troop 385

Note: All numbers are cumulative since data started being reported in early 2020, unless otherwise noted. — DH

Kenosha County Public Heath is reporting 15,539 total positive COVID-19 test results in Kenosha County as of Wednesday. That’s 16 more than Tuesday. There have been 304 COVID-19 deaths in Kenosha County. Kenosha County Public Health is reporting 77,597 negative test results.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a positive rate of 9,249/100,000 people and a 2.0 percent case fatality rate in Kenosha County as of Wednesday.

In Kenosha County, 38.71 percent of the population has had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 32.17 percent are fully vaccinated as of Wednesday, reports Kenosha County Public Health.

Kenosha County Public Health is reporting the following total positive COVID-19 test results for Western Kenosha County as of Wednesday:

• Bristol — 426 cases
• Paddock Lake — 275 cases
• Salem Lakes — 1,043 cases (3 more than Tuesday)
• Randall — 230 cases
• Twin Lakes — 403 cases
• Wheatland — 252 cases
• Paris — 100 cases
• Brighton — 114 cases

All other county cases reported above are from Kenosha, Somers and Pleasant Prairie.

Here are Kenosha County COVID-19 daily positives and negatives over time:

Here are Kenosha County COVID-19 positives as a percentage of daily tests over time along with a 14-day moving average (Note: Moving average has been paused due to adjustment of positives for March 5, 6 and 17– DH):

The Kenosha County Division of Health announced Kenosha County’s first case of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 16, 2020.

Wisconsin DHS is reporting 600,936 positive tests and 2,864,060 negative tests with 6,863 deaths statewide as of Wednesday.

In Lake County, Ill., where many people from Kenosha County work, there have been 60,110 positives as of Wednesday.

At about 3:37 p.m., Bristol Fire and Rescue units are responding to a report of a burning smell in the area of Highway 45 and Highway JS.

The Board of Commissioners of the Lilly Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District is scheduled to hold a meeting on May 6 starting at 6 p.m., at Wheatland Town Hall in New Munster.

The commissioners are the same people as the Town Board members.

Among the agenda items are:

• DNR funded Lilly Lake Aquatic Plant Management Plan – readiness for presentation and method to present aquatic plant management plan to the public.
• Spot treatment for aquatic weeds for 2021.
• Report – outlet completed – loan received – temporary loan from town repaid.

The full agenda is available here.

Note: All numbers are cumulative since data started being reported in early 2020, unless otherwise noted. — DH

Kenosha County Public Heath is reporting 15,523 total positive COVID-19 test results in Kenosha County as of Tuesday. That’s 41 more than Monday. There have been 304 COVID-19 deaths in Kenosha County (1 more than Monday). Kenosha County Public Health is reporting 77,455 negative test results.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a positive rate of 9,239/100,000 people and a 2.0 percent case fatality rate in Kenosha County as of Tuesday.

In Kenosha County, 38.56 percent of the population has had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 31.81 percent are fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, reports Kenosha County Public Health.

Kenosha County Public Health is reporting the following total positive COVID-19 test results for Western Kenosha County as of Tuesday:

• Bristol — 426 cases
• Paddock Lake — 275 cases (3 more than Monday)
• Salem Lakes — 1,040 cases (4 more than Monday)
• Randall — 230 cases (2 more than Monday)
• Twin Lakes — 403 cases (2 more than Monday)
• Wheatland — 252 cases (1 more than Monday)
• Paris — 100 cases
• Brighton — 114 cases

All other county cases reported above are from Kenosha, Somers and Pleasant Prairie.

Here are Kenosha County COVID-19 daily positives and negatives over time:

Here are Kenosha County COVID-19 positives as a percentage of daily tests over time along with a 14-day moving average (Note: Moving average has been paused due to adjustment of positives for March 5, 6 and 17– DH):

The Kenosha County Division of Health announced Kenosha County’s first case of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 16, 2020.

Wisconsin DHS is reporting 600,297 positive tests and 2,859,673 negative tests with 6,850 deaths statewide as of Tuesday.

In Lake County, Ill., where many people from Kenosha County work, there have been 60,042 positives as of Tuesday.

Kenosha County Public Health on Tuesday announce a shift from mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics to mobile, community-based vaccination clinics starting next month.

In the meantime, a large scale clinic is scheduled for May 12 from noon to 6 p.m., at Central High School, 24617 75th St., Paddock Lake. Appointments for that clinic can be made here, but are not required.

Other mass vaccination clinics in Kenosha scheduled for May are:

• Friday, May 7, 9 a.m. to noon, former Shopko building, 5300 52nd St., Kenosha.
• Friday, May 14, 9 a.m. to noon, Shopko building.
• Friday, May 21, 9 a.m. to noon, Shopko building.
• Saturday, May 22, 9 a.m. to noon, Shopko building
• Wednesday, May 26, 1 to 5 p.m., Kenosha County Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road,
  Kenosha.
• Friday, May 28, 9 a.m. to noon, Job Center.

A full, frequently updated list of other local providers is available on the Kenosha County COVID-19 Response Hub website at http://bit.ly/KCCOVIDHub, or by clicking the flashing red button at the top of the homepage at https://www.kenoshacounty.org/.

“As we’re seeing demand decrease at our mass community vaccination clinics, we’re nearing the
point where we will be more effective taking the vaccine out to the corners of the community
where it’s most needed,” said Dr. Jen Freiheit, Kenosha County public health officer. “In the meantime, over the coming weeks, we encourage people to come out to our large-scale clinics. Appointments are available, but are no longer required.”

Those attending the May clinics also can now choose which vaccine — Moderna, Pfizer or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson — they receive.

These clinics are open to any age 16 or older who lives, works or studies in Kenosha County. At present, Pfizer the only vaccine federally approved for distribution to 16- and 17-year olds.

“For anyone who has not yet had an opportunity become vaccinated or is still on the fence about it, these final weeks of our large-scale clinic availability are a great time to get it done,” Freiheit said. “It is now easier than ever to take this simple step to protect yourself and those around you from COVID-19.”

Note: This is a paid announcement from Boy Scout Troop 385. –DH

Boy Scouts of America Troop 385 will host a Brats & Hot Dogs Feed on Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the parking lot of Lakeside Foods, northeast corner of Highway 50 and Highway 75 in Paddock Lake.

Get a Klements brat or hot dog, chips and water. Hot dog meal is $5, brat meal is $6. Two meals is $10.

This is a fundraiser to benefit Scout Troop 385

Note: All numbers are cumulative since data started being reported in early 2020, unless otherwise noted. — DH

Kenosha County Public Heath is reporting 15,482 total positive COVID-19 test results in Kenosha County as of Monday. That’s 28 more than Friday. There have been 303 COVID-19 deaths in Kenosha County. Kenosha County Public Health is reporting 77,397 negative test results.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a positive rate of 9,215/100,000 people and a 2.0 percent case fatality rate in Kenosha County as of Monday.

In Kenosha County, 38.49 percent of the population has had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 31.66 percent are fully vaccinated as of Monday, reports Kenosha County Public Health.

Kenosha County Public Health is reporting the following total positive COVID-19 test results for Western Kenosha County as of Friday:

• Bristol — 426 cases
• Paddock Lake — 272 cases (1 more than Friday)
• Salem Lakes — 1,036 cases (4 more than Friday)
• Randall — 228 cases
• Twin Lakes — 401 cases (1 more than Friday)
• Wheatland — 251 cases
• Paris — 100 cases
• Brighton — 114 cases

All other county cases reported above are from Kenosha, Somers and Pleasant Prairie.

Here are Kenosha County COVID-19 daily positives and negatives over time:

Here are Kenosha County COVID-19 positives as a percentage of daily tests over time along with a 14-day moving average (Note: Moving average has been paused due to adjustment of positives for March 5, 6 and 17– DH):

The Kenosha County Division of Health announced Kenosha County’s first case of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 16, 2020.

Wisconsin DHS is reporting 599,576 positive tests and 2,856,874 negative tests with 6,839 deaths statewide as of Monday.

In Lake County, Ill., where many people from Kenosha County work, there have been 59,945 positives as of Monday.

The village of Paddock Lake has found a tenant for a building it owns adjacent to Village Hall..

The Village Board approved a 10-year lease with the United State Postal Service for the annex building. The building has been vacant since 2018 and has recently been offered for sale or lease.

The lease will be worth $368,000 in revenue for the village over its initial 10-year term, said village President Terry Burns.. The lease includes three possible five-year extensions.

The USPS is expected to initially use the building for rural route and package delivery staging, but eventually the building is also expected to house retail service, said village administrator Tim Popanda.

The USPS is expected to add on to the building and the parking lot, Popanda said.

The building was originally constructed in the 1980s as a doctor’s office. The village purchased the 5.1 acre property for $371,685 in 2007. The intent at that time was to incorporate about 4 acres of the property in a comprehensive outdoor recreation plan. Instead, the building was rented, including to The Sharing Center from 2008 to 2012. The last tenant left the building in 2018 and the village has been seeking a tenant or buyer since then.

“We’re glad there’s closure on that building,” Popanda said.

At about 8:03 p.m., Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue and Bristol Fire and Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to a report of a fire in the 23900 block of 126th Place in Trevor.

Per dispatch: This was initially reported as a fence on fire, which spread to a house.

UPDATE 8:06 p.m. — Deputy on scene reports two houses on fire.

UPDATE 8:14 p.m. — MABAS box alarm activated. Among departments responding to the scene are:

• Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue and Rochester Fire Department with engines.
• Randall Fire Department and Town of Wheatland Fire Department with tenders (water tankers).
• Union Grove Fire Department with a truck.
• Antioch Fire Department with an ambulance.
• Pleasant Prairie and Twin Lakes Fire Department with chiefs.
• Responding for change of quarters are Spring Grove Fire Department, Paris Fire and Rescue, Kansasville Fire Department and Lake Villa Fire Department.

UPDATE 8:26 p.m. — Deputies controlling traffic at Highway 83 and JF and 126th St.

UPDATE 9:26 p.m. — Kenosha County Fire Investigation Task Force dispatched to the scene.

The Twin Lakes Village Board is scheduled to hold a committee of the whole meeting Monday, starting at 6:30 p.m., at Village Hall.

Agenda items include:

• Discussion regarding mobile food vendors.
• Three sanitary sewer service related items: Discussion regarding lateral televising and inspections, discussion regarding bids received for the 2021 Wastewater Treatment Facility upgrade and a presentation by Brian Roemer from Ehlers on the WWTP upgrade financing and sewer user rates.

The full agenda is available here.