Author: Jason Arndt

Class schedule on federal holiday creates confusion for some By Jason Arndt Staff Writer While seven Western Kenosha County schools kept their doors closed Monday for winter break, four resumed classes, which created confusion among some parents and apparently contributed to hundreds of absences at Westosha Central High School. Westosha Central Principal Lisa Albrecht reported…

Carthage College The following area students were named to the 2016 fall semester dean’s list at Carthage College: Allison Horcher, Paddock Lake; Maria Salerno, Salem; Mariah Starr, Salem; Hannah Kildahl, Twin Lakes; Sarah March, Twin Lakes. Dean’s list honors are awarded to students who have earned at least 14 credit hours with a 3.5 grade-point…

Westosha Central High School’s Julie Katzer is among a list of nearly 2,000 students to be named as a Semifinalist for the 2017 Coca-Cola Scholars Program, according to a news release issued by the school on Monday. Since the creation of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation in 1986, the program has distributed more than 5,700 scholarships…

More than 400 students at Westosha Central High School were marked absent Monday, when six other Western Kenosha County schools remained closed due to the holiday break. According to Westosha Central Principal Lisa Albrecht, there were “approximately 420 students” not in attendance, about 37 percent of the total student enrollment. The three other schools with…

Village is also prepared for winter By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent The Paddock Lake Village Board approved the purchase of a new brush chipper at its Dec. 21 board meeting. The village decided to replace a 2004 Vermeer unit that has 3,989 hours of use with a newer, larger model. The village chipper is not only…

Local cases delayed prosecution there By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Steven Zelich, a 55-year-old man convicted of first-degree reckless homicide in Kenosha County, entered a not guilty plea Dec. 22 for an alleged murder he committed in Minnesota. According to WXOW in Rochester, Minn., Zelich declined a plea deal in the murder of 37-year-old Laura…

By Gail Pecker-Dziki Correspondent Janie Mueller is a hometown girl with strong family roots in Western Kenosha County. Mueller, a graduate of both Riverview School and Wilmot Union High School, has several relatives with similar roots. Mueller’s father, Rueben Mueller, grew up in Bristol and mother, Nancy (Bruening), grew up in Camp Lake. Her brother,…