Category: Paddock Lake-Salem
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Two arrested in Town of Paris fire
House and barn were unoccupied By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A fire at a Town of Paris barn and house last week was intentionally set, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, and two Kenosha residents face arson charges. Damien Struble and Travis Delabio, both 21, were arrested Friday evening in a statement released by…
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Village opposes farm store rezone
Matter was withdrawn from county planning agenda By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent The Salem Town Board on Feb. 8 unanimously rejected a recommendation from Salem Planning and Zoning Commission to approve rezoning that would accommodate a retail farm operation on 98th Street. This means the Town Board is recommending that Kenosha County deny the rezoning of…
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Communities reporting power outages, high winds
With peak wind gusts exceeding 60 mph, some western Kenosha County communities are reporting multiple power outages Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan still has a high wind warning in effect for all of Southern Wisconsin through 6 p.m. Friday. The warning comes when sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or…
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Cause of Paris fire under investigation
Accelerant potentially used By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Kenosha County authorities are investigating a ‘suspicious’ house and barn fire in the Town of Paris Thursday afternoon. The fire in the 19400 block of County Road N, east Highway 45, required mutual aid from several departments, including the Kansasville Fire Department and Salem Fire and Rescue,…
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County looks to get the lead out
Hazardous paint still found in older homes By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent If you live in a home that was built between 1920 and 1940, there is a possibility that some paint in the home may contain lead. Lead was used to make paint last longer and the main places it was used were in bathrooms,…
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Director sits in
Band Director John Murphy plays the trumpet along with seventh graders during the annual Band-o-Rama at Westosha Central High School Feb. 6. The concert featured performances from fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade bands from Brighton, Bristol, Paris, Salem, Wheatland schools, as well as music from the Central High School Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble…
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Seven vie to advance in Silver Lake
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Seven Silver Lake residents have tossed their hats into the ring to duke it out in the in Tuesday primary election for a chance to compete for a Village Board seat in the April 5 vote. The list of seven candidates will be reduced to six based on the results of…
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County to straighten nasty curve
Highway W project is planned for 2017 By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Kenosha County plans to get the major kink out of Highway W, just south of 82nd Street, in 2017. The estimated cost of the project is $850,000 and construction is planned to begin in the spring or summer of 2017 and be completed by…
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PBS spotlight shines on area
Residents can watch local ‘Around the Corner’ episode online By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Hundreds of people, including elected officials, attended the advance screening of “Westosha-Western Kenosha County” Monday night at the Wilmot Union High School auditorium. The episode, which is part of Milwaukee Public Television’s “Around the Corner with John McGivern,” highlights several facets…
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Schools will band together for musical performances
Band-O-Rama is Saturday at Westosha Central By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Nearly 2,000 people, including 400 students from several area schools expect to perform at Westosha Central High School in the annual Band-O-Rama Saturday. The multiple-school performance has been a fixture for at least 25 years, according to Westosha Central band director Adam Scheele. “There…