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Part I: Remembering November 22, 1963, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy

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West Bend, WI - November 22 is the 59th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy. The 35th President of the United States was assassinated in 1963 while riding in a motorcade in...

Chickens made good nest eggs in depression-era West Bend | By Dave Bohn

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Washington County, WI - Over the last 15 years, Dave Bohn has been writing down memories of his childhood, growing up on the family farm just south of West Bend on Hwy P. He...

VIDEO | End of an era at Carl Kuss Field in West Bend

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March 9, 2021 - West Bend, WI - It was the end of an era Tuesday morning as the historic grandstand at Carl Kuss Field in West Bend was leveled to make way for...
Bauer's Bakery

On a history note: Remembering Bauer’s Bakery in West Bend, WI

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West Bend, WI - Since reporting about Sweet Creations Village Bakery in Slinger closing its doors this May 2022, we've been fielding a lot of comments about other bakeries across Washington County that have...

Students from Ozaukee Christian School create Easter Devotional | By Kris Austin

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Town of Trenton, WI - The kids at Ozaukee Christian School in the Town of Trenton, have worked hard the last two weeks to understand the events and meaning of Jesus' last week among...

On a history note | Remembering the Sears Roebuck catalog for Christmas

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Washington Co., WI - A bunch of folks were reminiscing about Christmas and how years ago, you knew the season was around the corner when the shiny new Sears Roebuck catalog arrived in the...
Brewed Omen

VIDEO | Brewed Omen – a tasting room – to open in Hartford, WI

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March 3, 2022 - Hartford, WI - A new name announced this week for a tasting room in the lower level of the Millstream Building, 120 N. Main Street in Hartford, WI. Bill and Ane...

Remembering my days at Rusco School | By Dave Bohn

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Washington Co., WI - For over 15 years, Dave Bohn wrote down memories of his childhood, growing up on the family farm, just south of West Bend on Hwy P and his school days....

Remembering my days at Rusco School | By Dave Bohn

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Washington Co., WI - For over 15 years, Dave Bohn wrote down memories of his childhood, growing up on the family farm, just south of West Bend on Hwy P and his school days....

Slinger Memorial Day Parade and ceremony May 30, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. | By...

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Slinger, WI - The VFW post in Slinger, WI. will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade on May 30, 2022. The day is for honoring our fallen soldiers and one of the main purposes of...

The sounds of Spring | By Ann Marie Craig

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West Bend, WI - Spring is early this year: the warmer days and freezing nights and the urge to find the drill, clean the buckets, and get out into the woods to see if...

Chickens made good nest eggs in depression-era West Bend | By Dave Bohn

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Washington County, WI - Tomorrow is the big day as the chicks arrive at West Bend Elevator. It’s one of the favorite times of year as the chicks signal a start of spring, new birth, and...

Lucy Carter turns 95 today and shares the secret to a long life

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September 15, 2022 - West Bend, WI - "I never believed I'd get that old," said Lucy (Waldkirch) Carter, who does not wish for anything more than birthday accolades today. Carter was born in 1927...

REAL ESTATE | VIDEO | Underground oil change vaults found beneath new Rogue Beauty...

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West Bend, WI - The buildout at 109 N. Sixth Avenue in West Bend, WI is expected to take about six months as the former Van Beek Motor Co. turned Slesar Glass finds new...
wreaths

VIDEO | Hundreds in Washington County participate in Wreaths Across America ceremony

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December 21, 2021 - Washington Co., WI - Hundreds of people turned out Saturday to pay tribute to fallen veterans as the Allenton American Legion Post 483 organized a local Wreaths Across America ceremony...
snow

On a history note | Remembering the snow storm of 1936

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Washington Co., WI - It was February 6, 1936, more than 85 years ago when a blizzard dumped over 20 inches of snow statewide causing 10-foot drifts and traffic to come to a standstill. The...

A farm boy remembers butchering days nearly 90 years ago | By Dave Bohn

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West Bend, WI – Over the last 15 years, Dave Bohn has been writing down memories of his childhood, growing up on the family farm, just south of West Bend on Hwy P. He hopes...

VIDEO | West Bend Baseball Association confirms revised approach to refurbish Carl Kuss Field

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September 29, 2020 - West Bend, WI - Leaders with the West Bend Baseball Association confirmed this week that a refurbishing of Carl Kuss Field will get underway shortly as financing is nearly complete. [youtube...

Remembering the Enger-Kress Pocketbook Co.

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West Bend, WI - The old Enger-Kress building, 151 Wisconsin Street, was sold back in 2016. Enger-Kress had a long history in West Bend and was a popular Christmas shopping stop for the holidays. According...

VIDEO: On a history note | Town of Addison woman calls 911 for woodchuck...

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Addison, WI - It was 2016 and "We assumed it was very small and we got a cooler and when the officer approached it the woodchuck stood up and it was very large and...