Ozaukee County Insider

Feb. 12, 2019 – Thiensville, WI – The community of Thiensville is mourning the loss of retired Fire Chief William F. Rausch who died today, Feb. 12, 2019 at the age of 91. The post below is courtesy the Thiensville Fire Department. It is with great sadness the Thiensville

Feb. 12 – Rep. Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) and other Assembly Reps from Washington County voted as part of the 61-33 majority to reduce the tax burden on middle class families in the State Assembly on Tuesday afternoon. The $340 million tax cut utilizes the significant budget surplus developed by

Feb. 10, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – Mother Nature is to blame for this and there are just no two ways about it. Last week after a polar vortex moved through southeastern Wisconsin there was an incredible warm up with temps in the mid-40s followed by rain. Overnight

Jan. 31, 2019 – Washington County, WI – The following school districts will be CLOSED and all after-school practices and activities have been canceled for Thursday, January 31, 2019: West Bend School District (includes Jackson) Hartford Area Schools Slinger School District Kewaskum School District Beaver Dam Unified School District Germantown

Jan. 28, 2019 – Washington County, WI – As the current snowstorm enters its final hours in southeastern Wisconsin, the National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning that will bring in extremely low and dangerous wind chill temperatures, possibly setting records for this part of the state.

Jan. 26, 2019 – Washington County, WI – The National Weather Service has just upgraded the winter storm watch for southeastern Wisconsin to a winter storm warning. The warning takes effect Sunday evening, January 27, at 9 p.m. and runs through Monday at 6 p.m. Snow totals of 7-12

Jan. 3, 2019 – Grafton, WI – A celebration in Grafton as Charming Paws has opened a second location. Owner Ashley Skinkis has been in the dog daycare business since March 2017.  After opening her first outlet in West Bend, 1410 Lang Street, Skinkis knew there was more opportunity ahead.

Nov. 20, 2018 – Washington Co., WI – Does your son or daughter work on a farm during the summer? Do you hire youth to work for you during the year? Do these young people have adequate safety training? To help improve on-farm safety for youth, Dodge County UW-Extension

  West Bend, WI – Would you like to work for a company where you can advance your career? McDonald’s is hiring Team Members and Managers. Receive tuition assistance up to $12,000 over four years and paid time off. There are multiple position openings in Kewaskum, Hartford, Grafton, Cedarburg,

Oct. 28, 2018 – Washington Co., WI – The U.S. flag is flying at half staff across Washington County and the rest of the United States following a proclimation by President Donald Trump in the wake of the tragedy at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. THE WHITE

Washington Co., WI – Halloween is almost here. Here are trick-or-treat times for Washington, Ozaukee, and Dodge Counties.         Saturday, October 27, 2018 Cedarburg, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Grafton, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Farmington, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Hartford (Downtown), 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Kewaskum, 5:00

  Oct. 23, 2018 – Ozaukee Co., WI – A 62-year-old Village of Grafton man was killed following a two-vehicle accident on State Highway 33 and County Road I in the town of Saukville. The accident happened Sunday afternoon, Oct. 21, 2018 at 3:15 p.m. According to the Ozaukee

Oct. 22, 2018 – Cedarburg, WI – Shirley A. Hilgendorf of Cedarburg, October 19, 2018 age 89 years. Beloved wife of the late Louis. Loving mother of Judith (Raymond) Frosch, Linda (Dave) Daute, Susan (Dick) Goodspeed and Connie (Mike) Wolfgram. Proud grandmother of 21 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and