Author: Jason Arndt
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When homelessness hits home
Kenosha agency releases biannual homeless count By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In its biannual Point In Time homeless count, Kenosha Human Development Services reportedly identified 190 people, the lowest since 2013 when it was 185. The count, which occurs every January and July, had 22 volunteers searching all of Kenosha County, including communities west of…
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Falcons regional title hopes doused
Fort Atkinson ends Falcons’ season By Jason Arndt STAFF WRITER In a stunning upset, top-seeded Westosha Central High School lost 43-31 to visiting Fort Atkinson in Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 regional title game, courtesy of a cold shooting night for the Falcons. The Falcons, who scored 40 first half points on Friday, could only muster…
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Stray bison roaming near Paddock Lake
Authorities advise caution, awareness About nine bison are reportedly loose near the Village of Paddock Lake, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department. In a press release issued Saturday, authorities responded to a farm in the 20300 block of County Road NN in the Town of Paris at 8 a.m., where 17 bison escaped an…
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Buzzer beater ends Wilmot season
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Burlington basketball coach Steve Berezowitz’s power play paid off in a major way Friday night. His team down, 69-68, with 3.2 seconds remaining in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal against conference foe Wilmot at Burlington High School, Berezowitz put his money on size and checked senior Aaron Mutter…
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Frederick keys Central in defeat of visiting Broncos
Falcons face Fort Atkinson Saturday By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Nic Frederick was too much for visiting Union Grove to handle, as No. 1 seeded Westosha Central drubbed the Broncos 88-66, and advanced to Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 regional title game against Fort Atkinson Saturday. Frederick, a 5-foot-10 sophomore, scored a game-high 21 points that…
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Westosha, Wilmot win state cheer titles
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When a defending champion cheer squad compiles top finishes in the first seven meets, there is no doubt they would capture another Division 2 All-Girl Large state title. Westosha Central High School, which won last year’s Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches state meet, finished first again in Madison’s Memorial Coliseum…
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PSC gives preliminary approval to ATC route
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin gave preliminary approval of a proposed transmission line upgrade in Western Kenosha County at a hearing in Madison Thursday. The company’s proposal, known as Spring Valley-North Lake Geneva Electric Reliability Project, calls for construction of a new 138,000-volt transmission line of about 23 miles. Upon…
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A night of 1,000 laughs
Annual Mr. Wilmot promises to deliver twists, turns By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Eight senior boys at Wilmot Union High School plan to strut their talents and wardrobes in the annual Mr. Wilmot at 6 p.m. March 18. The Mr. Wilmot pageant is organized through the school’s Business and Information Technology Department with proceeds benefiting…
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Group plans a restaurant with baseball facility
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Rueben and Co., at 9251 Antioch Rd., may be sold to a group with plans to create a family restaurant and several youth-sized baseball fields. There are already two men‘s softball fields behind Rueben’s and the plan would be to develop two smaller, youth-size baseball fields this year with the eyes…
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Central gymnasts state bound
Writer’s note: Sydney Rau was named first-team all-Southeast/Classic-8 conference in the vault, her second straight honor since joining Kenosha Combined. By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Two Westosha Central gymnasts, seniors Sydney Rau and Lexie Biggs, are accompanying their Kenosha Combined Gymnastics squad to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament in Wisconsin Rapids this week. Kenosha…