History

West Bend, WI - A tribute this week to Edna Sepersky who ran Lighthouse Lanes for 30 years with her husband Arthur.  Edna passed away peacefully on March 6, 2022. Below is a walk...

West Bend, WI - Neighbors in West Bend, WI, are enjoying the love story of The Potted Owl where a Great Horned owl nested in a flowerpot on a 3rd floor balcony. Now, the...

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 won the 1916 World...

April 4, 2022 – West Bend, WI - Monday, April 4 will be 41 years since a tornado struck West Bend. It happened in the middle of the night on April 4, 1981. Members...

West Bend, WI - There is a lot of history inside the old West Bend Brewery building. Below is a tour of the caverns in the lower level of the brewery. The former West Bend...

Slinger, WI - You've probably driven past the old Zuern Family Homestead a million times and haven't even known it. The small white and brown farmhouse sits on the south side of Highway 144 just...

West Bend, WI - There's nature going on along the Milwaukee River in West Bend, WI and it looks like the Great Horned Owls, that used to nest in the old West Bend Brewery,...

March 24, 2024 - West Bend, WI - Not sure if there will be a red carpet but The Potted Owl will make its debut on YouTube tonight and a large audience is expected. If...

Washington Co., WI - It was February 6, 1936, more than 86 years ago when a blizzard dumped over 20 inches of snow statewide causing 10-foot drifts and traffic to come to a standstill. The...

February 6, 2022 - West Bend, WI - Neighbors in West Bend may want to drop the needle on their favorite vinyl today in remembrance of Dennis Benn. The longtime manager of The Exclusive...

April 7, 2022 - West Bend, WI - As the Milwaukee Brewers begin the 2022 season we take a look back at some of the baseball memories in West Bend, WI. It was 10 a.m....

November 20, 2020 - West Bend, WI - November 22 is the 57th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy. The 35th President of the United States was assassinated in 1963 while riding...

This story was first published in 2018 during the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's as washingtoncountyinsider.com editor, Judy Steffes passed through Peshtigo, WI. Peshtigo, WI - In the summer of 2018 while on a fundraising bicycle...

West Bend, WI - It's been a storied history for the building at 110 Wisconsin Street in West Bend, Wi and another chapter is about to turn as the restaurant knows as Vino has...

October 8, 2023 - Peshtigo, WI - This story was first published in 2018 during the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's as washingtoncountyinsider.com editor, Judy Steffes passed through Peshtigo, WI. Peshtigo, WI - In the summer...

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...

West Bend, WI - There is a lot of history inside the old West Bend Brewery building. Below is a tour of the caverns in the lower level of the brewery. The former West Bend...

May 17, 2022 - West Bend, WI - It's been a storied history for the building at 110 Wisconsin Street in West Bend, Wi and another chapter is about to turn as the restaurant...

May 10, 2021 - Washington Co., WI - Dear Editor,   My name is Lisa Allen.  I am concerned about 3 century farms that will be destroyed by the Hwy W Extension. These are sustainable farms,...

Slinger, WI - You've probably driven past the old Zuern Family Homestead a million times and haven't even known it. The small white and brown farmhouse sits on the south side of Highway 144 just...