The Lilly Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District Board of Commissioners and Wheatland Town Board are scheduled to hold meetings Monday at Town Hall in New Munster. Both entities have the same members. The Lilly Lake meeting is first, starting at 5:45 p.m. Among the agenda items are: DNR funded Lilly Lake Aquatic Plant Management Plan […]
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Sept. 3, 2021 lake test results: Swim caution removed at Lilly Lake
A swim caution has been removed at Lilly Lake Beach after resampling Thursday by Kenosha County Public Health showed E,coli levels within the normal range. The test result from Thursday that removed the swim caution at Lilly Lake was 53 E.coli/100 mL. Share1Tweet1 Shares
Units responding for alarm in Lilly Lake
At about 10:55 a.m., Town of Wheatland Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue units are responding to an alarm in the 7700 block of Lilly Lake Road in Lilly Lake. Per dispatch: This is an activated residential fire alarm. UPDATE 11:05 a.m. — Randall Fire Department requested to respond with an engine as mutual aid […]
Units responding for investigation in Lilly Lake
At about 8:36 p.m., Town of Wheatland Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue units are responding for an investigation in the 7900 block of 328th Avenue in Lilly Lake. Per dispatch: Strong aroma of natural gas reported. UPDATE 8:54 p.m. — Randall Fire Department dispatched for additional manpower. Share467Tweet467 Shares
Aug. 18, 2020 lake test results: Lilly Lake open for swimming
Lilly Lake was reopened for swimming Tuesday after re-sampling Monday showed E.coli levels within normal levels there. Monday’s test result for Lilly Lake was 74 E.coli/100 mL. Share24Tweet24 Shares
Agenda: Lilly Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District Board of Commissioners meeting May 6, 2020
The Board of Commissioners of the Lilly Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District is scheduled to hold a meeting on Thursday starting at 5 p.m. at Wheatland Town Hall in New Munster. Meeting is open to the public until capacity is reached with social distancing requirements being enforced. Agenda items include: Approve Application for State Trust […]
Lilly Lake residents to get to vote on outlet project
Property owners and residents of the Lilly Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District will get a chance to vote on whether to proceed with creating an outlet that could solve chronic high water conditions there. Wheatland’s town engineer Len Roecker outlined three possibilities for an outlet recommended in a study of how to relieve the high […]
Agenda: Lilly Lake high water relief study subject of meeting Saturday
The Lilly Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District is scheduled to hold a meeting on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 9:30 a.m. at Wheatland Town Hall in New Munster. The meeting is all about the 2019 Lilly Lake High Water Relief Study and will include: A presentation on the study. Development of a consensus on best option […]
Drone to be used in Lilly Lake survey Tuesday
If you see something unusual over Lilly Lake Tuesday rest assured it is (probably) not a weird looking bird or an alien space craft. A drone or unmanned aerial vehicle will be flying above Lilly Lake Tuesday as part of an ongoing study of water levels there and how to deal with them. The study […]
Slow no wake ordered for Lilly Lake
Town Chairman Bill Glembocki has ordered slow no wake for Lilly Lake due to high water, effective immediately, town Clerk Sheila Siegler reported Friday afternoon. Slow no wake means any watercraft used on a lake must travel slow enough to not cause a wake. Share30Tweet30 Shares
Slow no wake order lifted for Lilly Lake
The Wheatland Town Board on Monday lifted the slow no wake order for Lilly Lake at its regular meeting. The order had been in effect since May 13. The slow no wake order was enacted after high water levels were detected. Wave action while a lake’s level is high can cause shore line erosion. On […]
Lilly Lake high water
Members of the Lilly Lake Protection District came to talk about the water level of Lilly Lake. What they thought was one question, actually turned out to be three separate questions. What should be the normal height of the lake? If it is too high, should there be a way to lower it back to […]
Lilly Lake remains under slow no wake after latest review
At each of its meetings since May 13, the Wheatland Town Board has reviewed the latest measurement of the Lilly Lake level to see if a slow no wake order can be lifted. So far, it can’t, town officials have decided each time. In fact, the latest level equal to 758.8 feet above mean sea […]
Sept. 5, 2018 lake test results: Lilly Lake open for swimming after second re-test
Lilly Lake Beach is open to swimming after testing on Wednesday showed normal E.coli levels there. Cautions are issued for results of more than 235 E.coli/100 mL. Beaches are closed to swimming for a test result of more than 1,000 E.coli/100 mL. Wednesday’s test result for Lilly Lake Beach was 133 E.coli/100mL. ShareTweet0 Shares
Units responding for crash in Lilly Lake
At about 12:15 p.m., Town of Wheatland Fire Department and Silver Lake Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to a crash in the 7100 block of Highway JI in Lilly Lake. Per dispatch: Two vehicles appear to be involved. UPDATE 12:20 p.m. — Personnel at the scene reports all occupants of the vehicles out […]
Local lakes remain under slow no wake orders
Western Kenosha County lakes that were under slow no wake orders last weekend due to heavy rain are still under slow no wake. We checked with local municipalities and slow no wake orders for the following are still in effect: Lakes Mary and Elizabeth in Twin Lakes. Paddock Lake. Lilly Lake in Wheatland. Powers Lake […]
Slow no wake posted for Lilly Lake
Slow no wake has been declared for Lilly Lake by the Wheatland Town Board. The board approved the order at a emergency meeting held Thursday afternoon. The resolution authorizing the order says it is prompted by “historical high water level due to recent rainfall.” The board has concerns that wake action from watercraft could cause lakefront property damage […]
Units responding for gas line leak in Lilly Lake
At about 3:09 p.m., Town of Wheatland Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to a report of a gas line leak in the 7000 block of 327th Avenue in Lilly Lake. Per dispatch: Gas is blowing from the line, which is about 200-300 feet from residence. UPDATE 3:15 p.m. […]
July 6, 2017 lake test results: All tested beaches open
Weekly test results for some Western Kenosha County lakes showed E.coli levels below beach warning or closure levels. Results reported Thursday, July 6, 2017, by the Kenosha County Health Department were: Salem Lakes — Silver Lake at Silver Lake County Park, 36 E.coli/100 mL. Paddock Lake — Old Settlers Park, 29 E.coli/100 mL; North Shore Beach Association, 38 E.coli/100 […]
June 28, 2017 lake test results: All tested beaches open
Weekly test results for some Western Kenosha County lakes showed E.coli levels below beach warning or closure levels. Results reported Tuesday, June 27 by Randall were: Randall – Powers Lake 31 E.coli/100 mL Results reported Wednesday, June 28, 2017, by the Kenosha County Health Department were: Salem Lakes — Silver Lake at Silver Lake County Park, 3 E.coli/100 mL. Paddock Lake — […]
June 21, 2017 Lake test results: Caution at Paddock-Hooker Lakes Assoc. beach on Paddock Lake; others open
Weekly test results for some Western Kenosha County lakes have one beach under a swimming caution due to high E.coli levels. Testing on Tuesday at Paddock-Hooker Lake Association beach on Paddock Lake returned a result of 961 E.coli/100 mL. The county Division of Health will re-sample at PHLA beach Wednesday. All other lakes tested this week are open. […]
June 14, 2017 Lake test results: Caution at Old Settlers beach on Paddock Lake; others open
Weekly test results for some Western Kenosha County lakes have one beach under a swimming caution due to high E.coli levels. Testing on Tuesday at Old Settlers County Park on Paddock Lake returned a result of 260 E.coli/100 mL. The county Division of Health will re-sample at Old Settlers Wednesday. All other lakes tested this […]
Salem Lakes may be back patrolling Lilly Lake in 2017
Lilly Lake might once again be patrolled by Salem Lakes Public Safety officers in 2017. The development marks the latest in an on, then off and now apparently on again water patrol relationship between Salem Lakes and Wheatland. Last summer, Wheatland contracted with Salem (now Salem Lakes) to patrol Lilly Lake. However, at the end […]
Salem doesn’t want to patrol Lilly Lake in 2017
Salem does not intend to patrol Lilly Lake in Wheatland in 2017 as it did this summer. That was the recommendation of village staff and the consensus of the Town Board as well at a Salem special board meeting Monday. This summer, Salem contracted with Wheatland for water patrol of Lilly Lake, with Paddock Lake for water […]
June 22, 2016 lake test results: All tested beaches open
Weekly test results for some Western Kenosha County lakes showed E.coli levels below beach warning or closure levels. Results reported Wednesday by the Kenosha County Health Department were: Silver Lake — Silver Lake County Park, 10 E.coli/100 mL. Paddock Lake — Old Settlers Park, 5 E.coli/100 mL; North Shore Beach Association, 11 E.coli/100 mL; Hoag Beach, 6 E.coli/100 mL; PHLA Beach, 10 E.coli/100 […]
Units responding for med call at beach
At about 3:34 p.m., Town of Wheatland Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue units and a sheriff’s deputy are responding for a medical call at a beach on Lilly Lake in the 7500 block of Lilly Lake Road. Per dispatch: Call is a for a female passed out on the beach. ShareTweet0 Shares
Body found along shore of Lilly Lake believed to be missing Wheatland man
The body of a man that had been missing since Monday and who family members had been actively searching for appears to have been found along the shore of Lilly Lake in Wheatland. A media release from the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department says the man appears to be Richard L. Warnke Sr of Wheatland. Positive identification is pending further […]
Dianna Barker earns US Figure Skating gold medal
Dianna Barker of Twin Lakes passed her senior moves in the field test earning a US Figure Skating gold medal on April 16. Of the tests passed each year by US Figure Skating, only 3 percent are at the senior level to earn the gold medal. Barker had to complete this test in front of a gold […]
Lilly Lake Beach upgraded to swimming advisory
Lilly Lake Beach has been upgraded to a swimming advisory after the latest test for E.coli there, said Wheatland town Clerk Sheila Siegler on Thursday. Elevated E.coli levels had kept the beach closed since Aug. 25. The latest reading at the beach from a test conducted Thursday was 461 E.coli/100mL. A result of 1,000 E.coli/100mL or higher […]
Lilly Lake Beach remains closed after latest test
Lilly lake Beach is still closed Wednesday after the latest water tests there still show elevated E.coli levels, Wheatland town Clerk Sheila Siegler reports. A Sept. 1 test showed 1,553 E.coli/100mL. A result of 1,000 E.coli/100mL or higher prompts a beach closure. A reading of 300 to 999 E.coli/100mL prompts the posting of a swimming advisory. Additional tests will continue […]