Veteran

Washington Co., WI - Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Orders #192 and #193 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sat., April 15,...

Washington County, WI – On Saturday, April 22, 2023, 76-year-old Navy veteran Mike Chesak of West Bend, WI, will be joining other vets on the Stars & Stripes Honor Flight along with an appointed...

Washington Co., WI - The month of May is filled with holidays that honor the military. Military Appreciation Month was initially introduced by Senator John McCain with a resolution in 1999; the resolution was...

West Bend, WI - The 5th-grade students at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School, 529 Hawthorn Dr., West Bend, WI, used elbow grease and thoughtful creativity to send cards of thankfulness and encouragement to the...

Washington Co., WI - Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Orders #192 and #193 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sat., April 15, 2023,...

West Bend, WI - West Bend's Memorial Day observance will be held on Monday, May 29, 2023.  The observance will include a parade followed by a program. The lineup for the parade will be on...

April 12, 2023 - Slinger, WI - Harry Emil Thom, 89, of Slinger, Wisconsin passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023, at the Aurora Medical Center in Hartford, WI. Harry was born on July 13,...

Washington County, WI - Orville Larsen was born in Milwaukee in 1925. His mother, Genevieve, had three children and worked in the grocery business of her parents. His father, Johan, was the captain of...

West Bend, WI - Ronald “Ron” Shaw, 87, of West Bend went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. He was born on September 15, 1935, to the late Harry and...

April 5, 2023 - West Bend, Wi - Kenneth “Ken” James Skidmore, 92, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Ivy Manor in West Bend. He was born...

Kewaskum, WI - The following rendition of the Star Spangled Banner sung by Windy Hope during the dedication June 13, 2021 of the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial and Education Center in Kewaskum.

April 3, 2023 - West Bend, WI - Jeffrey Allen Spurgin Sr., 66, 0f West Bend, WI was born on October 22, 1956, and went home on March 22, 2023, after his last big...

Washington Co., WI - WashingtonCountyInsider.com is working to gather videos from people in the community reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The hope is to post a different video daily. Today, the pledge is from the 75th...

March 31, 2023 - Kewaskum, WI - A man with talents and known by multiple nicknames, including “Sr.,” “Sneaker,” & “Main Nuts” (an affectionately assumed title for the eldest active member of Pelican Lake...

Washington County, WI – Town of West Bend Air Force veteran Gary Logan, who will be turning 80 in June, will be joining seven other veterans from Washington County, WI on the Saturday, April...

Washington County, WI - On Saturday, April 22, 2023, 71-year-old Army/National Guard veteran Alan Melichar of Allenton, WI, will be joining other veterans on the Stars & Stripes Honor Flight along with an appointed...

March 28, 2023 - Hartford, WI - John Joseph Habeth, 86, of Hartford, Wisconsin, was promoted to heaven (for believers in Jesus Christ- “absent from the body, present with the Lord”) on Wednesday, March...

Washington Co., WI - The US flag will fly at half-staff on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in honor of Army Private First Class William LaVerne Simon who lost his life in World War II.

Washington Co., WI - The US flag will fly at half-staff on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in honor of Army Private First Class William LaVerne Simon who lost his life in World War II.

Allenton, WI - WashingtonCountyInsider.com is working to gather videos from people in the community reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The hope is to post a different video daily. Today, the pledge is by the Allenton American...