Author: Jason Arndt

  • Three vie for two spots on Riverview Board

    By Jason Arndt Staff Writer There will be a new Riverview School Board member when Silver Lake residents vote April 5. With two seats, and incumbent Brent Brenner declaring non-candidacy, Jim Walker is the lone incumbent in the race. Walker, who has served the board for 11 years, and challengers Mike Gentile and Joy Corona…

  • Leadership excellence

    Westosha Central has a dozen FBLA state qualifiers By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A dozen Westosha Central students qualified for the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in La Crosse, after finishing among the top three in several events at the regional competition held Feb. 6. According to Jessica Petersen, Westosha Central’s FBLA…

  • Zelich receives 35 years in Kenosha County homicide

    Former cop still faces charges in Walworth County and Minnesota By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Steven Zelich, 54, has been sentenced to 35 years imprisonment on first degree reckless homicide and hiding a corpse stemming from the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez of Oregon state. The 54-year-old former West Allis police officer initially faced a…

  • Randall seeks more open dialogue with community

    By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Randall Consolidated School is seeking ways to bolster communications with the district residents, according to Administrator John Gendron, who presented another method at its board meeting last week. Gendron has a mass mailing plan to all 6,000 mailboxes in the Randall District, noting a most of them do not have…

  • Railroad quiet zone would cost about $2 million

    Salem officials may take issue to a referendum By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent There are nine railroad crossings within the Town of Salem that need to be upgraded in order to become train horn-free quiet zones. Eight of them are at 76th Street; Highway AH/276th Ave; 272nd Avenue; 258th Avenue; 104th Street; 264th Avenue; Highway C/Wilmot…

  • Wilmot nets two senior all-stars

    Wilmot Union High School is sending two basketball players to the annual Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association senior All-Star game held at JustAGame Fieldhouse in the Wisconsin Dells. The game held in June will have Division 2 South representation from Sam Kirk of the Lady Panthers while Bobby Brenner is playing on the boys squad. Brenner’s…

  • Five seek Wilmot board seats

    Incumbents face opposition from two challengers By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Wilmot Union High School’s string of recent successes are one of the main reasons three board seats have brought two challengers against three incumbents in the April 5 election. But, funding is a concern, and all five candidates are hoping it does not hinder…

  • Wheatland approves reduction of 4-way stop

    By Jason Arndt Staff Writer After several expressed traffic concerns on County Highway O and Geneva Road in the Town of Wheatland, board members are hoping that addition by subtraction can lead to better outcomes. At its Town Board meeting March 14, members voted 3-0 in favor of removing the north and south stop signs…

  • Cooking up success

    Wilmot culinary students take second at competition By Jason Arndt Staff Writer [email protected] Culinary students at Wilmot Union High School reaped the rewards after their second place finish at the Wisconsin ProStart Invitational last weekend. ProStart, a nationwide two-year program, has 28 high schools in Wisconsin teaching the curriculum. Students involved are seniors Lauren Brendel…

  • Salem School is set to celebrate 100-plus years

    Anniversary event is planned for April 24 By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Salem Grade School began in a brick building built 100 years ago in 1916, or so Principal Eileen Bruton thought. When she began her search, she discovered a photo of an earlier wooden, two-room structure that was built in 1877. “I was surprised,” she…