Note: This is a paid announcement from Lake Shangri-la Annual Ice Fishing Derby — DH Lake Shangri-la’s Annual Ice Fishing Derby will take place on Saturday, January 28th and Sunday, January, 29th. This is the 54th year for this event. Don’t let the “Ice Fishing Derby” name fool you…it’s a lot more than that. It’s […]
Posts from ‘January, 2023’
Winter weather advisory issued
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for extreme southeast Wisconsin, including Kenosha County. The advisory is set to be in effect from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday. The latest, local National Weather Service forecast calls for about 2 inches of snow, perhaps a little more. Snow should start falling about […]
Agenda: Wilmot Union High School board meeting Jan. 25, 2023
The Wilmot Union High School board is scheduled to hold a regular meeting starting at 6 p.m. in the school library. Among the agenda items are: Informing Community of April Operational Referendum Special Education Open Enrollment Limits for the 2023-2024 School Year Regular Education Open Enrollment Limits for the 2023-2024 School Year The full agenda […]
Snow in forecast for Wednesday
The National Weather Service is pretty darn sure we will see some snow Wednesday in Western Kenosha County. There’s a 100 percent chance of snow for us in the latest, local NWS forecast. Snow is expected to begin falling about 5 a.m. and continue until about 5 p.m. Two inches of total accumulation is anticipated. […]
Agenda: Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District board meeting Jan. 24, 2023
The Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District is scheduled to hold a board meeting Tuesday starting at 7 p.m. in the school library. Here is a Zoom meeting link. Agenda items include: Strategic plan update. The full agenda is available here. ShareTweet0 Shares
Deaths Jan. 23, 2023: Belva Lee Johnson
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Agenda: Paris Town Board meeting Jan. 24, 2023
The Paris Town Board is scheduled to hold a meeting Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Agenda items include: Consideration of modification to the adopted building permit and inspection fee schedule. Internet updates – Spectrum, Mid-West Fiber project Creating a Disaster Response Partnership Animal Control service Town hall technology projects updates The full […]
Masons donate fire suppression tools to Bristol Fire and Rescue
Two local Masonic lodges have donated four fire suppression tools to Bristol Fire and Rescue. Last year, Masons Grand Lodge of Wisconsin purchased 200 fire suppression tools (a cost of $1,100 per unit), so that each lodge could get one for free, and donate it to the first responders in their community. Washburn Lodge in […]
Megan Lejcar named to Wisconsin Lutheran College fall 2022 Dean’s List
Students were named to Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester. To be eligible for Dean’s List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or higher. Among the local students on the list is: Megan Lejcar, of Bristol, a sophomore. Megan is a graduate of Westosha Central High School. Wisconsin Lutheran […]
Deaths Jan. 22, 2023: Louise A. Spiegelhoff
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Agenda: Joint School District #1 Silver Lake-Salem (Riverview School) board meeting Jan. 23, 2023
The Joint School District #1 Silver Lake-Salem (Riverview School) board is scheduled to hold a meeting Monday in teh school library. A closed session is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. concerning the employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. The regular meeting […]
Agenda: Salem Lakes joint Fire Commission/Village Board meeting Jan. 23, 2023
A joint meeting of the Salem Lakes Fire Commission and the Village Board is scheduled to be held Monday, starting at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall in Salem. Agenda items include: Responsibility matrix Discussion of the hiring process – presentation by two commission members. Chief Lejcar – Hiring of two (2) Full-time Fire Fighter/EMT positions. […]
A word from our sponsors: Jan. 21, 2023 open houses from Bear Realty’s Glenda and Butch Dupons
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Deaths Jan. 21, 2023: Mary A. Cukla
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Agenda: Bristol Village Board meeting Jan. 23, 2023
The Bristol Village Board is scheduled to hold a regular semi-monthly board meeting Monday starting at 7 p.m. ay Village Hall. Agenda items include: An ordinance separating the clerk and treasurer offices; providing for the appointment to the office of clerk. An ordinance separating the clerk and treasurer offices; providing for the appointment to the […]
Agenda: Wheatland Town Board meeting Jan. 23, 2023
The Wheatland Town Board is scheduled to hold a meeting Monday, starting at 6 p.m. at Town Hall in New Munster. Agenda items include: Call a special town meeting of electors for February 27, 2023, 6 p.m. for the purpose of authorizing the townboard to sell property, tax parcel #95-4-219-314-0610. Set January 30, 2023 for […]
A word from our sponsors: Jan. 21, 2023 open houses from Bear Realty’s Glenda and Butch Dupons
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Deaths Jan. 20, 2023: Lyle Virgil Wilson
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A word from our sponsors: Free Healthy Living with Diabetes Class offered online by ADRC
Note: This is a paid announcement from Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center. — DH The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center is offering a free online class for those who have diabetes or care for someone who does. Healthy Living with Diabetes is a 6-week evidence-based program from Stanford University that has helped […]
Twin Lakes cost share of East Lakeshore Drive project with county to increase
Twin Lakes’ portion of the cost of a joint project with Kenosha County to repave and bring other improvements to East Lakeshore Drive (county Highway EM) such as wider pedestrian shoulders and improved drainage has gone up. Last January, an estimate of the $2.86 million project’s cost put the village’s contribution at $250,000. But after […]
New traffic signals operational on Highway Q
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Deaths Jan. 18, 2023: Ashley L. Harnisch
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A word from our sponsors: St. Alphonsus to Host 33rd Annual GREAT Nite Out
Note: This is a paid announcement from St. Alphonsus Parish — DH St. Alphonsus will host its 33rd Annual GREAT Nite Out. The GREAT Nite Out will take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 7pm to Midnight at Bella Vita Banquet Hall, 34816 Geneva Rd., New Munster, WI. The event is a fun-filled evening […]
Snow/sleet accumulation expected Wednesday night
A mix of rain, snow and sleet Wednesday night may result in as much as 1 inch of snow/sleet accumulation here, says the latest, local National Weather Service forecast. Snow and sleet should be first in the precipitation parade, starting around 7 p.m. and continuing until around midnight. Then it will rain, with the majority […]
Spring election 2023: Salem Lakes to have ATV/UTV referendum in April
The Salem Lakes Village Board approved putting a referendum gauging interest in allowing ATV/UTV use on village roads on the April 4 ballot. The referendum will be advisory. The vote to hold the referendum was unanimous at a special meeting held Tuesday. (Note: Corrected from earlier version – DH) The ballot language will say: Shall […]
Deaths Jan. 17, 2023: Thomas H. Hausman, Sharon L. Welsh
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Agenda: Paddock Lake Village Board meeting Jan. 18, 2023
The Paddock Lake Village Board is scheduled to hold a meeting Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m. at Village Hall (Municipal Building). Agenda items include: Approve Ordinance 23.01, an ordinance to repeal and recreate section 7.52 of the code of ordinances of the Village of Paddock Lake relating to Water Utility District water rates. Subject to […]
A word from our sponsors: 54th annual Lake Shangri-la Ice Fishing Derby is Jan. 27-29; family fun for all with or without ice
Note: This is a paid announcement from Lake Shangri-la Annual Ice Fishing Derby — DH Lake Shangri-la’s Annual Ice Fishing Derby will take place on Saturday, January 28th and Sunday, January, 29th. This is the 54th year for this event. Don’t let the “Ice Fishing Derby” name fool you…it’s a lot more than that. It’s […]
Deputies fire on suspect in Paris; suspect dies at hospital
Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputies fired on a suspect who pointed a gun at deputies during an incident Monday afternoon. From a news release from the Sheriff’s Department issued Monday night: (Monday) just after 3:30 pm, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department assisted with a vehicle pursuit that entered Kenosha County. The suspect vehicle crashed into a field […]
Deputies assisting in capture of suspect near county line
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