History

September 18, 2021 - Washington Co., WI - The Washington County Sheriff's Department family celebrated the career of Deputy Jeff 'Ace' Schwitz on Tuesday afternoon. There was lunch, laughs, food, and memories shared about a...

Washington Co., WI - The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is arguably the most important right within the hallowed document. By preserving and defending the Second Amendment, we can protect...

September 15, 2021 - Washington Co., WI - The Washington County Sheriff's Department family celebrated the career of Deputy Jeff 'Ace' Schwitz on Tuesday afternoon. There was lunch, laughs, food, and memories shared about a...

September 15, 2021 - West Bend, WI - As West Bend history is demolished with the leveling of the West Bend Brewery, Robert Wietor is at least trying to save the memory. “My dad Leo...

September 12, 2021 - Hartford, WI - Motorcyclist enjoyed beautiful weather during Saturday’s Freedom Ride in Hartford. In the evening neighbors participated in the 9/11 luminary walk. A total of 2,983 paper bags were lined up...

September 11, 2021 - West Bend, WI - In 1916 the Summer Olympics were cancelled due to World War I, actor and comedian "Jackie" Gleason, from Honeymooners fame was born, and the Boston Red Sox...

September 8, 2021 - West Bend, WI - A piece of West Bend history started coming down today as excavators tore into the old West Bend Brewery. The painting below by Eileen Eckert shows the...

West Bend, WI - Local artist Eileen Eckert beautifully captured the history of the West Bend Brewery in one of her many paintings that documents the history of West Bend. Click HERE to read...

West Bend, WI - West Bend will  have three observances on Patriot Day. On Saturday, September 11, the American Legion will hold a wreath laying ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Veterans Plaza with Rev....

West Bend, WI - Local artist Eileen Eckert beautifully captured the history of the West Bend Brewery in one of her many paintings that documents the history of West Bend. Click HERE to read...

West Bend, WI - Local artist Eileen Eckert beautifully captured the history of the West Bend Brewery in one of her many paintings that documents the history of West Bend. Click HERE to read...

West Bend, WI - Local artist Eileen Eckert beautifully captured the history of the West Bend Brewery in one of her many paintings that documents the history of West Bend. Click HERE to read...

West Bend, WI - A tiny log home on S. Sixth Avenue in West Bend, WI has undergone a major remodel. Jesse and Aliceson Meyer of Oostburg purchased the home in 2020 and spent...

Washington Co., WI - Bananas were never Grandma’s favorite fruit, but if I peeled it and cut it up, she would eat it. One day Grandma said, in her broken English….. "Man try poison...

West Bend, WI - Soon that is all that will be left as the old brewery on N. Main Street is being demolished to make way for apartments. Contractors are currently working to remove cables and...

West Bend, WI - A tiny log home on S. Sixth Avenue in West Bend, WI has undergone a major remodel. Jesse and Aliceson Meyer of Oostburg purchased the home in 2020 and spent...

West Bend, WI - Local artist Eileen Eckert beautifully captured the history of the West Bend Brewery in one of her many paintings that documents the history of West Bend. Click HERE to read...

Town of West Bend, Wi - Dave Bohn was born just a few months after the stock market crash; he grew up during the Great Depression in the 1930’s on a farm just south...

West Bend, WI - A tiny log home on S. Sixth Avenue in West Bend, WI has undergone a major remodel. Jesse and Aliceson Meyer of Oostburg purchased the home in 2020 and spent...

July 26, 2021 - Hartford, WI - President Reagan's remarks to Broan Manufacturing Company employees in Hartford, Wisconsin on July 27, 1987. Can you identify the other local lawmakers on stage as Reagan enters? [youtube...