Category: Paddock Lake-Salem
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A pre-med’s mission
Area woman joins volunteers in Guatemala By Jason Arndt Editor Access to basic human rights, such as public health and the means to receive medical services are just two areas people in the United States often take for granted, said Madeline Brown. Brown, a Salem native and 2015 Westosha Central High School graduate, fully recognized…
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End of an era
Scott Pierce concludes 11-year tenure at Central By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent District Administrator Dr. Scott Pierce has attended his last Westosha Central School Board meeting. “Eleven years is a rather long time for an administrator to stay at a school,” explained Scott Pierce. He will be retiring at the end of this month. Altogether, Pierce…
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Central to enshrine 8 new Hall of Fame members
By Jason Arndt Editor Westosha Central High School will enshrine eight new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame in January, according to an announcement made by the school. The newest members will be the second class inducted into the Hall of Fame. The second Hall of Fame class consists of John Zeihen (Class of…
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Village clerk ready to retire
Her deputy will step into the role By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent For the past 16 years, when Paddock Lake residents came into the municipal office, they more than likely received service from with Emily Uhlenhake. On Dec. 1, Uhlenhake will retire, leaving current deputy Clerk-Treasurer Michelle Shramek at the office helm. Uhlenhake has been in…
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Group pays for walleye stocking
Game fish added to Paddock Lake recently By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent On the morning of Nov. 14, more than 1,000 walleye were stocked in Paddock Lake. The grassroots effort to stock the fish began at the 2017 Paddock Lake Hooker Lake Association meeting. “We realized that this project would take money and we needed a…
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UPDATE: Authorities arrest last two murder suspects
Investigators with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department believe they may have arrested the last two suspects involved in the homicide of a Town of Wheatland man on Sunday. The arrest of Augustine Jesus Sanchez, 20, and Anthony Lee Harris II, 23, both of Racine, comes less than 48 hours after deputies found the first two…
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Love for Leah benefit draws hundreds
Local girl, 5, still has long road to recovery By Jason Arndt Editor At a packed Parkway Chateau in Kenosha on Saturday, where hundreds attended the Love for Leah benefit, guest of honor Leah Dinchak did what any 5-year-old does. Dinchak, of Trevor, was seen smiling, tugging at her father Blake’s arm for attention and…
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UPDATE: Shooting in Wheatland leaves one dead, another injured
Suspects, both of Racine, arrested at nearby restaurant By Jason Arndt Editor A home invasion in the Town of Wheatland turned deadly Thursday, when two suspects broke through a front door, and opened fire at the four residents inside. One of the four residents returned fire, which left the two suspected assailants wounded, according to…
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One dead in Wheatland/Paddock Lake quadruple shooting
A shooting in the Town of Wheatland Thursday night left one person dead and three others injured, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, which indicated the shooting is still an on ongoing investigation. The quadruple shooting initially started at a residence in the 31500 block of 71st Street, where authorities learned two people were…
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Central to premiere ‘Once Upon Mattress’
Show opens Friday and runs through weekend By Jason Arndt Editor Senior Kaitlyn Shaffer of Westosha Central High School never played an upbeat character until this year’s musical production of “Once Upon a Mattress.” “Once Upon a Mattress” is a comedy first produced in 1959 and based on the book titled “The Princess and the…