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Slow no wake ordered for some lakes in Salem Lakes

Slow no wake orders have been issued for the following lakes in Salem Lakes due to high water levels: Hooker Lake Lake Shangri-la Cross Lake A slow no wake order means water craft cannot be operated at a speed that generates a wake. Share12Tweet12 Shares

Deputy rescues man from pond near Hooker Lake (VIDEO)

A Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy rescued a man who had fallen through thin ice on a pond near Hooker Lake in Salem Sunday evening. From a KCSD news release distributed Monday morning: On December 20, 2020, at 4:53 PM, the Salem Lakes Fire Department and Kenosha Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a pond east of Hooker […]

July 29, 2020 lake test results: PHLA remains closed, Lance Park and DeWitt Park remain on caution, cautions removed for Camp Lake and Hooker Lake

Paddock Hooker Lakes Association beach on Paddock Lake remains closed to swimming and swim cautions remain at Lance Park on Lake Mary and DeWitt Park beach on Silver Lake after resampling from Tuesday still showed elevated E.coli levels in those locations. After resampling, swim cautions at Camp Lake and Hooker Lake have been lifted after […]

Many Salem Lakes lakes remain on slow no wake status

Several lakes in Salem Lakes will remain on slow no wake status through the weekend, village President Diann Tesar announced Friday. Village lakes under slow no wake are: Center Lake, Camp Lake, Voltz Lake, Lake Shangri-la, Hooker Lake, Cross Lake. Levels in these lakes are decreasing, but were still over the high water mark, Tesar […]

Some Salem Lakes lakes under slow no wake

Several lakes within the boundaries of Salem Lakes are under slow no wake orders. As of Wednesday, lakes that are under slow no wake are: Center Lake, Cross Lake and Lake Shangri-la, according to village President Diann Tesar’s Facebook page Lakes that have had a slow no wake order lifted are Camp Lake, Hooker Lake […]

Slow, no wake orders issued in Salem Lakes and Twin Lakes

Municipal governments in Salem Lakes and Twin Lakes have put most of their lakes under a slow, no wake order. One exception to the order is Silver Lake, which continues to have regular boat operation. The Twin Lakes order affects Lake Mary and Lake Elizabeth. The lakes there received over 4 inches of rain from […]

Boat launch fees to increase for Paddock and Hooker lakes

Above: The Paddock Lake boat launch. Boat launches fees have been increased for Hooker and Paddock lakes by action of the Paddock Lake Village Board last week. The boat launch fee has changed from $5 per day to $7 per day for both Paddock Lake and Hooker Lake. This makes the daily fee more in alignment with other […]

Salem makes new no-wake hours for Hooker Lake official

Hooker Lake has new slow, no wake hours, as a result of action taken by the Town Board on Monday. Now, no wakes are allowed  between the hours of sunset and 10 a.m. on any part of the lake. The new hours will be in effect after they are legally published. The new hours passed […]

Salem will not apply for requested buoys on Hooker Lake

An effort by four lakeshore residents to have slow-no wake buoys placed in the western bay of that lake will not be acted on further by the Salem Town Board after action at a special Town Board meeting Monday. Board members voted 3 to 1 with one abstaining to not pursue an application with the […]

Foster Parents Needed in Kenosha County

Throughout the state, there are many children in need of homes on a short or long-term basis. For that reason, in Kenosha County, the Community Impact Programs, Inc is seeking foster care parents. “We always need families,” said Foster Care Coordinator, Ann Dreschler, to the Twin Lakes Village Board. “We are in crisis mode right […]

Soggy, but tasty Dairy Breakfast

  The brave souls who meandered through muddy fields to attend the annual Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast at Uhlenhake’s Land Locked Acres were not disappointed. A steady downpour dampened the number of attendees, but not the spirit of those who enjoyed a fresh breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes, muffins, bread and butter, yogurt, milk and […]

Camp, Center and Hooker lakes on slow no-wake

The following statement regarding a slow no wake order was released by Salem town Clerk Cindi Ernest today: Camp, Center, and Hooker Lakes are restricted to “SLOW NO WAKE” at this time. With the predicted additional rain, there is the potential for further “Slow No Wake” restrictions on additional lakes in the Town of Salem. Further information […]

Hooker Lake wake allowed hours change delayed

A proposal that would have decreased the amount of slow no-wake hours on Hooker Lake by 90 minutes a week was tabled by the Salem Town Board Monday night for at least another year. Supervisor Dennis Faber motioned to put off a decision on the new hours until after the completion of a town-wide survey […]

Hooker Lake no-wake hours change stalls before Salem Town Board

A proposal that would have decreased the amount of slow no-wake hours on Hooker Lake was tabled by the Salem Town Board Monday night. The proposal would have set new no-wake hours on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday as from sunset to 10 a.m. The current slow no wake hours on those days are from a half-hour before sunset […]

Power outages reported; Salem School staying in session, Central HS releasing early

At about 10:35 a.m., we are getting reports of power outages in the central part of the West of the I area. We  Energies outage information is showing outages in Paddock Lake, the Hooker Lake area, along Highway 50 to Highway B and in Silver Lake. About 3,500 customers may be effected, it appears. Watch out for intersections where […]

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