Category: News

  • Burlington’s Aquaducks cancel shows until levels rise

      By Jennifer Eisenbart ~ Staff writer A lack of rain has forced a popular summer group out of the entertainment business for the moment. The Browns Lake Aquaducks announced Friday that its weekly Thursday shows are postponed until further notice because of low water levels on Browns Lake. The group went forward with their normal…

  • We’re officially in a drought

    By Ed Nadolski~Editor in chief Monday’s state of emergency declaration by Gov. Scott Walker will provide little relief for drought-parched farm fields here because most local farmers don’t irrigate. That is the assessment of Kim Iczkowski, executive director for the federal Farm Service Agency serving Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee counties. “The majority of the farmers…

  • UW-Extension has drought resources online

    Southern Wisconsin is now in drought conditions that rival those of 1988. These conditions pose challenges for all Wisconsin residents, both urban and rural. Potential crop losses may prove stressful to cash grain farmers as they struggle to meet commitments, and for livestock farmers who require large amounts of quality feed and forage. Urban residents…

  • Village of Bristol: Please water trees in front of your property in the right-of-way

    Drought and Watering of Ornamental Plants Dr. Laura Jull, Woody Ornamental Extension Specialist UW-Madison, Dept. of Horticulture Many of our established woody ornamentals can survive periods of prolonged drought. In response to drought conditions, some of our woody ornamentals, both native and exotic, can start the annual fall leaf defoliation a bit early during prolonged…

  • BloodCenter of Wisconsin planning Kenosha County blood drives

      BloodCenter of Wisconsin will host two Kenosha County blood drives in July. They include: • Twin Lakes, 3 to 7 p. m. on Monday, July 9, at St. John the Evangelist Parish, 701 N. Lake Avenue. Contact Sue Fitzgerald at (262) 877-3220 or Susan Kolano at (262) 237-1831 to make an appointment. • Salem,…

  • Salem Fire/offers Heartsaver/CPR course

    The Town of Salem Fire and Rescue Department will be hosting an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/AED course on Thursday, July 19, at 6 p.m. This is a three to four hour course and combines basic CPR skills training with instruction and practice in using an AED. Course covers: Adult CPR/AED with and without a…

  • Music on the Border returns to Central

    By Gail Peckler-Dziki ~ Correspondent Music on the Border returns to Westosha Central High School, 24617 75th St., in Salem, on Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m., This is a competition between eight drum and bugle corps and is the second year time Central has hosted the event. Adam Scheele, band director and music teacher…

  • County Highway K should reopen soon

    An unanticipated closure of County Highway K at I-94 will continue for three weeks, according to Kenosha County Highway Commissioner Gary Sipsma. Sipsma said the Wisconsin Department of Transportation had determined it necessary to close CTH K as part of the I-94 overpass bridge construction. WIDOT recently determined that when the new bridge beams are…

  • Low lake levels pose hazards to boaters

    By Annette Newcomb Editor Weeds and dropping lake levels are what’s plaguing local fishermen and boaters these days. Dan Roanhaus of the Twin Lakes Bait Shop, 108 Lance Drive, Twin Lakes, said Monday weeds are a big problem for fishermen locally. “They’re catching a lot of fish, though. We sponsored the kid’s fishing during Libertyfest and…

  • Emission tests are now closer to home

    By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief State-required vehicle emission tests for vehicle owners will become considerably more convenient as of July 2. The state Department of Transportation is scrapping its decades-long practice of requiring the tests at a limited number of fixed facilities in favor of a decentralized program that allows the testing to be…