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Boil order extended in Village of Wonder Lake after new test still detects bacteria in water
A boil order for the Village of Wonder Lake has been extended, officials said Friday.The video in the player above is from a previous report.A new water test Thursday still showed coliform bacteria in the system, resetting their two-day test cycle and extending the boil order until at least Sunday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe order was issued on Monday afternoon after tests showed coliform bacteria was found in the water system.The village said is needs to have two consecutive tests 24 hours apart from one another showing no coliform to be able to lift the...
A Muskego congregation has decommissioned its historic 1905 church. Demolition is next.
MUSKEGO - With a formal ceremony offering a last look and commemorating its history, St. Paul's Lutheran Church's 1905 building has moved a step closer to demolition. Congregation leaders held a decommissioning service Sunday, July 21, an event that also included a chance for church members and others to collect some memorabilia from the historic building itself before it is demolished in the months ahead. ...
CBS 58 visits the 2024 Racine County Fair -- from agriculture to tractor pulls and pig races
UNION GROVE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Racine County Fair kicked off at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24. The fair is five full days of grandstand events, agriculture and Racine County history. CBS 58 was at the fair on opening day to see what's new and returning at the...
Our Place, July 24, 2024
The United States Postal Service. Once again, this wonderful, warm and so well respected, and very American, public service must raise its first-class postal rates to a higher level. The new cost of a forever stamp is seventy-three cents, up from sixty-six cents last year. The American postal system is the most responsive, responsible, and dependable mail service in the world. The average price of a first-class stamp in Europe is $1.60, with Denmark at over $4.00 and no European country as low as the U.S. South America charges about $2.30. Asia is right at about $3.17. None of those places is mail handled and delivered like in the United States. Mail simply disappears or fails to get delivered so seldom that the citizens of this country don’t even consider the possibility. In Europe, a first-class letter is mailed with only a 91 percent likelihood that it will be delivered! Imagine the outrage in the U.S. if that was the case here. The 73-cent rate is so very worth it on any comparative basis.
Front Page, July 24, 2024
A scandal brews quietly and slowly up in Elkhorn. This scandal might become, or already is, communicable. It’s the failure of the community to properly inspect building codes, and building contractors’ work, as well as those citizens owning property where nearby vacant land is zoned for single or multi-unit construction. A current nearby building inspector once told this newspaper, when interviewed, that small communities like those currently in existence around the lakes of Geneva, Como, and Delavan simply don’t have the personnel to inspect everything that might be built after proper permits are issued, and consequently, some builders with good track records are simply trusted to follow the approved building plans.
Whitnall School District voters to decide on $79.1 million referendum in November
Like the Arrowhead and Franklin school districts, the Whitnall School District will also put a referendum to its voters this November. The Whitnall School Board voted unanimously July 8 to place a $79.1 million facilities referendum on the November ballot "to address the district's crucial infrastructure and facility needs," according to a Whitnall...
Spinning The State: Kenosha, Madison, Eagle, Milwaukee
Stories you might have missed from across Wisconsin. Kenosha: Florida based recovery center coming to Madison. More help for people with drug and alcohol addiction problems is coming to Kenosha. Three floors of Froedtert South’s former downtown Kenosha hospital is going to be leased by a for-profit drug and alcohol addiction treatment center. The center plans on hiring more than 70 people. The arrangement with Guardian Recovery from Delray Beach Florida is designed to address a service gap in Kenosha County. Froedtert South doesn’t run its own program for drug and alcohol treatment. In a press release, Guardian said it plans to open the Kenosha addiction treatment center in summer 2025. It will offer evidence-based detox and residential care for adults. Full Story.
Natureland Park Closing Temporarily for Improvements
Natureland Park will be closed to the public beginning Monday, July 29, 2024. The park will reopen on Friday, September 6, 2024. Natureland Park is located at W8338 Territorial Road in Whitewater. During this time, Walworth County Public Works will replace the two parking lots, add concrete walkways at the...
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