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The Wheatland J1 School District board is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Room #164 (Community Room) at the school starting at 7 p.m.
Agenda items include:
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The following deaths of local residents and those with local connections are being reported by funeral homes today. Click on name to see obituary/service information:
Continue reading →We might get some rain Tuesday might but we are virtually certain to do so Wednesday, says the latest, local National Weather Service forecast.
There’s a 40 percent chance of rain and/or a thunderstorm tonight mainly between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m., Wednesday.
Wednesday, there’s a 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, most likely between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. That rain could yield 1 to 2 inches.
High temps will cool off a little for the Wednesday (74) and Thursday (82) before climbing into the 90s Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Camp Lake is under a swim advisory after testing there Monday showed elevated E.coli levels.
The State Department of Health recommends posting warnings at beaches when test results indicate an E.coli level of 235/100mL or more and closing a beach when test results exceed E.coli 1000/100mL.
The result that triggered the advisory for Camp Lake was 236 /100mL. That location was scheduled to be resampled.
Results from testing by Kenosha County on Monday were:
Salem Lakes – Silver Lake County Park beach 39 E.coli/100 mL; Silver Lake DeWitt Park 9 E.coli/100mL; Lake Shangri-la 220th Ct. 22 E.coli/100 mL; Center Lake 65 E.coli/100 mL; Camp Lake 236 E.coli/100 mL; Hooker Lake Boat Launch 5 E.coli/100 mL; Rock Lake 34 E.coli/100 mL
Paddock Lake — Old Settlers County Park beach 15 E.coli/100 mL; Hoag Park 29 E.coli/100 mL; North Shore Association 27 E.coli/100 mL; PHLA beach 19 E.coli/100mL; PHLA diving board 17 E.coli/100 mL.
Wheatland — Lilly Lake 12 E.coli/100 mL.
Twin Lakes — Lance Park on Lake Mary 29 E.coli/100mL.
Randall (reported by District of Powers Lake) — Powers Lake beach 1 E.coli/100 mL
Note: The following is a paid announcement from Hartnell Chevrolet — DH
This post sponsored by Westosha Floral.
The following deaths of local residents and those with local connections are being reported by funeral homes today. Click on name to see obituary/service information:
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The Twin Lakes Village Board and Lake District Board of Commissioners (same members) are scheduled to meet Monday, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall.
The Village Board meeting is first. Agenda items include:
The full agenda and information packet are available here.
The lake district commissioners meeting will follow the Village Board meeting. Agenda items are:
The Salem Lakes Village Board is scheduled to meet Monday, starting at 6 p.m. at Village Hall in Salem.
This meeting also will be livestreamed and available for later viewing here.
Agenda items include:
The full agenda and meeting packet information is available here.
Note: Glenda and Butch Dupons, of Bear Realty, are westofthei.com sponsors. This is a paid announcement — DH
Here are open houses being hosted today by Glenda and Butch Dupons, of Bear Realty:
At abut 12:55 p.m., Wheatland Vol. Fire Department, Town of Randall Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue units and the Wheatland constable and sheriff’s deputies are responding for a crash in the 35200 block of Highway 50 in Wheatland.
Per dispatch: Injuries being reported.
Kenosha County Dairy Promotion held its annual dairy breakfast Saturday morning.
This year’s host farm was Might Grand Dairy in Brighton.
Those attending could purchase a hearty eggs with ham, pancakes and sausage breakfast top it off with ice cream donated by Culvers on Highway 142.
Also there was farm and fire department equipment on display, milking demonstrations, kids activities, vendors and lots of cows.
Here are some more photos from the event:
Continue reading →At about 7:31 a.m., Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue units are responding to an investigation in the area of the 23200 block of Highway JB in Brighton.
Per dispatch: A large plume of smoke has been reported.
Note: Glenda and Butch Dupons, of Bear Realty, are westofthei.com sponsors. This is a paid announcement — DH
Here are open houses being hosted today by Glenda and Butch Dupons, of Bear Realty:
This post sponsored by Westosha Floral.
The following deaths of local residents and those with local connections are being reported by funeral homes today. Click on name to see obituary/service information:
Continue reading →At about 2:19 p.m., Bristol Fire and Rescue and other departments are responding to a report of a fire in the 7500 block of the northbound lanes of I-94.
Per dispatch: This is being reported as a semi tractor trailer in fire.
UPDATE 2:23 p.m. — Dispatch updates with info that truck is on a ramp and tractor is fully engulfed with trailer catching.
At about 2:12 p.m., Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to a report of a crash in the 30700 block of Highway C in Wilmot.
Per dispatch: This is a two-vehicle crash with injuries being reported.
At about 12:39 p.m., Wheatland Vol. Fire Department, Town of Randall Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies and the Wheatland constable are responding to a crash in the 32800 block of Highway 50 in Wheatland.
UPDATE about 12:39 p.m. — Incident command requests second ambulance from TL Rescue. Unit on scene reports two vehicles involved.
West of the I’s garage sales page has been updated.
Be sure to check it out each week before you begin your bargain hunting.
If you’d like your sale added to the list, please drop us a line at darren@westofthei.com. Include your address, days, hours etc. We’ll even add a map to your info.
From Kenosha County:
Members of the Kenosha County Housing Task Force met Tuesday for an update on the group’s ongoing work.
Established by the Kenosha Area Business Alliance and Kenosha County in late 2024, the task force includes developers, municipal and nonprofit leaders, financing experts, real estate agents, large employers, and other community members interested in encouraging more available housing throughout the county.
Since the full Task Force’s first meeting in November, three subcommittees have been working on specific issues, collecting information and developing recommendations to help address the housing shortage in the county. The subcommittee areas are:
— Financial tools
— Zoning, planning and design standards
–Marketing and promotionsTuesday’s meeting, held at the Aurora Pleasant Prairie Ambulatory Surgery Center, included presentations on local and regional initiatives to address the housing shortage.
The presenters included leaders of Livable Kenosha, which reported on the results of a survey administered by KAC to determine the current state and future needs of housing for seniors and people with disabilities in Kenosha County. University of Wisconsin Extension Bayfield County Housing Outreach Specialist Kelly Westlund offered insights on developing community land trusts.Kenosha County Geographic Information Systems Analyst Joshua Birndorf
demonstrated a website application that the county is developing to allow for easier access to zoning and infrastructure information.The Task Force subcommittees are expected to continue meeting throughout the summer to work on the action plan, which is anticipated to be rolled out toward the end of the year.
Note: The following is a paid announcement from Washburn Lodge — DH
At about 6:18 p.m., Bristol Fire and Rescue, Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue and Newport Fire Protection District units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to a report of a crash in the 7500 block of the northbound lanes of I-94.
Per dispatch: Two vehicles involved. Possible injuries being reported
Note: The following is a paid announcement from Twin Lakes Area Chamber & Business Association — DH
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
NO ATM ON SITE – CASH PREFERRED
$10 CREDIT CARD LIMIT
PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY
Hosted by the Twin Lakes Chamber and Twin Runners Snow Mobile CLub
Food and Beer Tent (no outside alcohol will be allowed in)
Bands throughout the day: The Catfish Brothers, Velvet Stilleto and The Charlie Thornton Band
Aquanuts Show at 6:30pm
Rock The Lake shirts for sale $20 – these make a great Father’s Day gift. Buy one before they are all gone by calling the Chamber (262-877-2220) or stopping in.
A multi-family development has received Bristol Village Board approval for a conditional use permit and site plan review.
The development is slated to be built at 130th Avenue and 81st Street.
The votes for the conditional use permit and the site plan review were unanimous with village President Mike Farrell absent from Monday’s board meeting.
The development is being proposed by Horizon Development Group of Greenfield and LEO Bristol Multifamily LLC of Aventura, Florida.
Plans submitted to the village call for construction of seven buildings with a total of 256 units, with a per building limit not to exceed 40 units. Maximum building height is 45 feet
Village administrator Randy Kerkman said the votes on Monday represent the last village approval needed, though a required state approval is still pending.
The development was approved by the village Plan Commission in May.
West of the I’s garage sales page has been updated.
Be sure to check it out each week before you begin your bargain hunting.
If you’d like your sale added to the list, please drop us a line at darren@westofthei.com. Include your address, days, hours etc. We’ll even add a map to your info.
The Salem Lakes village government is warning residents about an email scam that purports to be from a village employee.
Village administrator Cassandra Hiller told westofthei.com that the scam was brought to the village’s attention by a local business that received the scam email.
The email appears to be a phishing scheme intended to extract sensitive information from individuals that could be used for fraudulent purposes.
The scam email came from Village of Salem Lakes Board of Trustees villageofsalemlakes.org@usa.com. All legitimate village emails end in @voslwi.gov. If a resident or business owner receive anything from the village that does not come from an email ending in @voslwi.gov, it should be the first red flag that this doesn’t feel correct, Hiller advised.
The scam email request asked for a wire transfer of funds. The village does allow online payments, but does not ask for wire transfers of funds, Hiller said.
Another red flag was the payment instructions state it was issued by the Village of Salem Lakes Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees do not issue invoices.
If any resident or business owner receives an invoice that feels or looks suspicious, please either visit Village Hall in person or contact the Village of Salem Lakes at 262-843-2313 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for verification before payment, Hiller said,
Additional lakes tested by Kenosha County Tuesday and released Wednesday all were within normal E.coli levels.
The State Department of Health recommends posting warnings at beaches when test results indicate an E.coli level of 235/100mL or more and closing a beach when test results exceed E.coli 1000/100mL.
Results from testing by Kenosha County on Tuesday were:
From Kenosha County:
Resurfacing of Kenosha County Highway V ( 224th Avenue) from Highway C (Wilmot Road) to 116th Street (also Highway V) in the Village of Salem Lakes is scheduled to begin Thursday, June 12.
This work is anticipated to last approximately two weeks. The road is expected to remain open to through traffic throughout the project, with flagging operations in place.
Drivers are strongly encouraged to use an alternate route through the area as traffic delays are expected.
This work schedule is weather-dependent and is subject to change.
The Paddock Lake Village Board is scheduled to hold a committee of the whole meeting Wednesday starting at 6:30 p.m.
Committee of the whole meetings are for discussion only. No formal action is taken at committee of the whole meetings.
Agenda items include:
All local lakes sampled were found to be within normal E.coli levels from testing performed this week.
The State Department of Health recommends posting warnings at beaches when test results indicate an E.coli level of 235/100mL or more and closing a beach when test results exceed E.coli 1000/100mL.
Results from Kenosha County this week are:
Results from District of Powers Lake are:
West of the I’s garage sales page has been updated.
Be sure to check it out each week before you begin your bargain hunting.
If you’d like your sale added to the list, please drop us a line at darren@westofthei.com. Include your address, days, hours etc. We’ll even add a map to your info.
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