Category: Twin Lakes
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Merry Christmas!
The staff at Southern Lakes Newspapers wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas!
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In this week’s Twin Lakes Report…
A week before the Twin Lakes’ annual ‘Shop with a Hero’ event, Twin Lakes police officer Kevin Saunders said he finds the greatest joy arriving to Lakewood and Randall schools, where officials inform students they will go on a shopping spree. The shopping spree, which happened Saturday at the Lake Geneva Walmart, had 26 area…
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Wheatland students step up for the Sharing Center
By Jason Arndt Editor Undergarments, like a pair of socks, are an often overlooked item for people who look to contribute to the Sharing Center, Inc. of Trevor. The student leadership group at Wheatland Center School recognized this need and organized a drive to collect socks in late November. About two weeks later, the students…
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A sweeping success
Curling attracts fans from far and wide By Jason Arndt Editor For some people, curling is more than just a sport, it is a way for them to socialize. The social sport, according to the United States Curling Association, is an activity where players slide 42-pound granite stones down a sheet of ice toward a…
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Twin Lakes amends budget
Property owners to see tax savings By Jason Arndt Editor Upon further review of its adopted budget, Twin Lakes village officials discovered higher than anticipated growth, among other items. The higher than anticipated growth, in addition to the village’s revaluation and building activity, forced the Village Board to amend the budget and tax levy at…
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Probable cause found in homicide case
Four defendants bound over for trial By Jason Arndt Editor Despite objections by their attorneys, four Racine men accused in the Nov. 15 shooting death of Joseph Riley were bound over for trial, which will be before Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason Rossell. Kenosha County Commissioner Loren Keating, who listened to arguments at a…
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Wheatland OKs new fire station construction manager
But chief says change in contractors was made without his input By Jason Arndt Editor The Wheatland Town Board approved a construction management contract with Scherrer Construction, Inc., of Burlington, for a proposed new fire station at a Nov. 26 meeting. The unanimous decision, aside from absent supervisor Andrew Lois, comes in spite of concerns…
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Illinois woman, 83, dies in Twin Lakes collision
Slippery road conditions could have played a role in Thursday’s fatal crash in the Village of Twin Lakes, according to a news release issued by the police department. The fatal crash, which claimed the life of an 83-year-old Crystal Lake, Ill. woman, happened at the Richmond Road and 388th Avenue intersection at around 1 p.m.…
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In this week’s Twin Lakes Report…
Throughout Kenosha County, multiple area schools recognized veterans for their sacrifices, including Westosha Central High School. Westosha Central, which held its Veterans Day assembly on Monday, brought in two veterans to share their experiences overseas before more than a thousand supportive students and staff. At Randall Consolidated School, students served veterans lunch as part of…
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Wheatland tax rate relatively unchanged
By Jason Arndt Editor Town of Wheatland residents should not expect an increase in their mill rate after electors unanimously approved the budget at their Oct. 29 annual meeting. The one cent drop in mill rate, which was authorized at $2.07 per $1,000 assessed property value for 2019, comes in spite of increase in the…