Politics Insider

September 17, 2019 – West Bend, WI – “I’m handing out copies of The Constitution so people can understand how the country was founded and the rights we have,” said Del Ellefson, a veteran from West Bend. Ellefson was armed with two red bags filled with softcover books containing The

September 16, 2019 – Newburg, WI – Congratulations to Bill Sackett, who was appointed by the Village Board to fill the vacant Trustee position. Trustee Sackett has long served the Village of Newburg in many roles. He will serve the remainder of the term, ending in April, 2020.

September 12, 2019 – Village of Newburg, WI – Newburg Fire Chief Mark Chesak will officially take the oath of office tonight, Thursday, Sept. 12. Chesak will be sworn in by new Village Administrator Deanna Alexander. Chesak has been Chief since 2015. He took over for Chief Paul Fahey who served

September 10, 2019 – West Bend, WI – West Bend Fire Chief Gerald Kudek appeared before the West Bend Finance Committee this week to discuss acceptance of a FEMA grant. The purpose of the FEMA – Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program is to protect the health and safety of

September 4, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner announced on The MarkBellingShow Show he is retiring at the end of his term in January of 2021. Sensenbrenner served in the House of Representatives for 40 years, and prior to his election to Congress served 10

September 3, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – Effective September 1, 2019 property owners in Washington County with conventional systems, mound systems, at-grade systems and in-ground pressure systems are required under State Law to maintain their systems every three years. Previously, Washington County required a two-year maintenance cycle for

August 28, 2019 – Town of West Bend, WI – There was a huge turnout Wednesday night at the Town of West Bend Town Hall for the annual Protection & Rehabilitation District (PRD) meeting. A video of the meeting is below. Some of the highlights: the 2019-2020 annual budget

West Bend, WI – Common Sense Citizen of Washington County will host Mayor Kraig Sadownikow during its meeting August 29. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the West Bend Moose Lodge, 1721 Chestnut Street in West Bend. Organizers said Sadownikow will likely talk about the volunteer Private Citizens Task Force

Washington Co., WI – An Informational meeting will be held Tuesday, August 27 at Washington County Fair Park as Washington County Administrator Joshua Schoemann outlines the fiscal health of the county.   The meeting was scheduled after Schoemann indicated he would advise the Land Use and Planning Committee on August

Washington Co., WI – An Informational meeting will be held Tuesday, August 27 at Washington County Fair Park as Washington County Administrator Joshua Schoemann outlines the fiscal health of the county.   The meeting was scheduled after Schoemann indicated he would advise the Land Use and Planning Committee this week,

West Bend, WI – Common Sense Citizen of Washington County will host Mayor Kraig Sadownikow during its meeting August 29. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the West Bend Moose Lodge, 1721 Chestnut Street in West Bend. Organizers said Sadownikow will likely talk about the volunteer Private Citizens Task Force

To the Editor, The Jack Russell Memorial Library of Hartford just wrapped up its’ 10 week 2019 Summer Learning Challenge: Read, Discover, Create –“A Universe of Stories” for area children and teens. This program was sponsored by the Friends of the Hartford Library and encouraged recreational learning and library

August 19, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – Washington County is taking bids to install a median cable barrier this fall on a section of I-41. The first section is out for bid and will cover Highway 144 to County Highway K.   Since 2018 officials in Washington County

August 15, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – The Washington County Land Use and Planning Committee will meet Thursday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 a.m. and one of the agenda items includes making a recommendation to the full County Board on the special charge tax assessment for the Private On-Site