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Washington County, WI – Horicon Bank’s Fred F. Schwertfeger and Linda Schellpfeffer were honored by the Wisconsin Bankers Association as recipients of the organization’s Lifetime Service Award for 50 and 40 years of service to the banking industry. Washington County Insider on YouTube. Fred F. Schwertfeger says...

As we get ready to celebrate Waupun at Celebrate Waupun, I was reminded that we have many great things to celebrate about Waupun!. First, 2024 has been a tough year. Hail, severe storms, and the flooding event have all happened in a month’s time. I can’t say enough good things about the city staff. City Administrator Schlieve and I were at city hall during the flooding, Our Utilities and Public Works crews who have to keep coming in overnight and weekends to deal with storms. Our firefighters who leave their wet basements behind to help others. Our police officers who get inundated with calls for help. City hall staff like Angie Hull who is tracking all the hours of overtime in hopes we’ll get some reimbursement to our city. Our city has also taken a hit in the media because of recent events at Waupun Correctional. Those of us who live here, however, know the challenging and dangerous work that correctional officers, and all correctional employees, do. Thank you to everyone who works in a prison; we’re all safer because of you. As we gear up to celebrate Waupun, I will once again be joining Jaedon Buchholz as we give the trolley sculpture tours. A little thing we like to call “See Waupun, with Mayor Rohn.” I hope you’re able to join us on a ride. My favorite tour is always the one when Jenny and the girls come along. Speaking of Jenny, I need to thank her for being so supportive, and a better wife than I deserve. The job of being mayor sure wears a person down. It’s a lot of work, for very little money, a lot of stress, phone calls, messages, emails, and you live under a constant spotlight as some people just eagerly wait for you to mess up, and see you fail. I wouldn’t be able to this job without her as our first lady and my sidekick. Waupun has had a rough spring. I have had a rough spring, too. But we have a lot to celebrate here. Waupun is a great city! We help each other during times of need, we’re a friendly, safe place to raise a family. Waupun has it going on, and this weekend, we get to Celebrate Waupun!

FOND DU LAC – Dave Colwin has been named the 2024 Big of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County. Colwin joined the BBBS Board of Directors around 1985. He served on the board through the early 1990s and later decided to become a Big Brother.

Representatives of Fond du Lac County, in partnership with the Ripon Noon and Early Bird Kiwanis Club are excited to announce the grand opening of the All-Inclusive. Playground at Riggs County Park on Douglas Street. On Saturday, July 13 th , at 11am, the County and the Kiwanis Clubs will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new playground at Riggs Park, which features play equipment suitable for children of all abilities, with a poured, rubber safety surface. The playground is a new addition to Riggs Park, sitting adjacent to the Splash Pad; which was also a project of the Ripon Noon Kiwanis. Representatives of the Fond du Lac County Parks Department and Ripon Kiwanis Clubs.

Things are getting crowded in Wisconsin Assembly District 48. The five-way Democratic primary race to represent the district is the largest of any primary battle in the state, as candidates make their case to represent the East Towne Mall area in Madison, as well as Sun Prairie and parts of Dodge County.

The American Legion Germantown Post #1 received a $5,000 Washington County Tourism grant, in order to prepare and install a flagpole representing the newest military service branch, the U.S. Space Force. It will be located at the Military Services Memorial in Germantown, at the corner of Park Avenue and Freistadt Road. The concept for the memorial was developed by Ken Puls, Jim Heimann and a third Vietnam veteran, Mel Ewert, who is deceased.

WEST BEND, WI – County Executive Josh Schoemann issued the following statement today on the passing of Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave:. “I join with the Racine County community and all who knew and loved Jonathan Delagrave in mourning his unexpected and untimely passing today. Jonathan willingly dove into problems and contributed greatly to finding solutions. We formed a strong bond through our tenure together with the Wisconsin Counties Association and Wisconsin County Executives and Administrators Association. But most importantly, he was a good man, and it was an honor to know him. May his family find comfort and peace in their memories and the support of all who loved him.”

Washington County, WI – Deb Meinert has graciously provided servant leadership to Cedar Community for 40 years. From her very first position as nursing secretary for the director of nursing and nurse scheduling, to human resources, and finally philanthropy, she has demonstrated a “people first” heart in all she does.

BANGOR, Wash. – Lt. Joel Thiesfeldt, a native of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, serves the U.S. Navy with Navy Band Northwest. Thiesfeldt graduated from Winnebago Lutheran Academy in 1997. Additionally, Theisfeldt earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Thomas Edison State University in 2016. The skills and values...