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REAL ESTATE | Trail’s Edge Apartments Outdoor Oasis | By Christa Weindorf

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West Bend, Wi - American Companies has finalized two key areas for Trail’s Edge tenants to enjoy the outdoors in their backyard. The path connecting to the Riverwalk is now complete, so tenants can enjoy...

Storms comin’

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April 15, 2023 - Washington Co., WI - Dark clouds starting to roll through the southern part of Washington County, WI as storms make their way through. According to the National Weather Service: A chance of...

VIDEO | Share your signs and sounds of Spring

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Washington Co., WI - There should be a sign that reads 'Frog Crossing' on Scenic Drive in West Bend, Wi during this time of year as the chorus from the wetland is like a...

VIDEO | Pharmacal in Jackson is local producer of Potable Aqua for camping and...

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Jackson, Wi - There are growing concerns of drinkable water continuing to pop up everywhere. Potable Aqua’s Water Treatment Tablets, by Pharmacal in Jackson, WI, are effective against bacteria and Giardia Lamblia, for water...

VIDEO | Signs of Spring in Washington County

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Washington Co., WI - While temperatures may be annoyingly cool for the end of March across Washington County there are signs Mother Nature is making the turn to eventually grace us with better weather....
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HazMat called to I41 south for semi accident near Germantown, WI

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March 25, 2023 - Germantown, WI - UPDATE | Diesel fuel spill. HazMat cleaned up and road cleared around 11 a.m.  Motorists may want to avoid I41 southbound following a semi accident between Lannon...

Winter weather advisory in effect for Saturday, March 25 | By National Weather Service

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Washington Co., WI - It may be spring, but don't put those snow shovels and sledding equipment away just yet. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter weather advisory that includes 3-6"...

REAL ESTATE | Trail’s Edge Apartments Outdoor Oasis | By Christa Weindorf

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West Bend, Wi - American Companies has finalized two key areas for Trail’s Edge tenants to enjoy the outdoors in their backyard. The path connecting to the Riverwalk is now complete, so tenants can enjoy...

Slippery roads lead to morning semi rollover in neighboring Fond du lac County

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March 13, 2023 - The Monday morning commute was fraught with slippery roads, blowing snow, reduced visibility, and icy patches which may have been the cause of a semi accident in Fond du lac...

VIDEO | Oh March…. We’ve been down this road before… Remember 2017

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Washington Co., WI - Five years ago, on March 13, 2017, visibility was extremely limited in Washington County as a late-season snowstorm pushed through the area. Here's a quick video of a recognizable location in...

VIDEO | Maple syrup season is underway at Cedar Community and across Washington County

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March 2, 2023 - Town of West Bend, WI - Maple trees along Village Drive at Cedar Community on Highway Z were sporting bright blue plastic bags as temps were in the mid-40s and...
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PHOTO GALLERY | “Do you wanna build a snowman? Come on, let’s go and...

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Washington Co., WI - Neighbors across Washington County are submitting some of their best snowy artwork as they enjoy the outdoors. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRDjSP4tbNk] Found this snowman family in Slinger. Unique with its salami eyes. Props from...
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On a history note | Remembering the snow storm of 1936

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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...
McLane recess 1947

1947 wintery recess in West Bend | By Carol Strack Roecker

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West Bend, WI -  "I think I was in fifth grade," said Carol Strack Roecker about the photo from 1947. The picture was taken during recess at McLane School. A history check on Wisconsin winter...
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Horicon Bank in West Bend closing at 2 p.m. today, February 22, 2023

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February 22, 2023 - West Bend, WI - Horicon Bank on Paradise Drive in West Bend is closing at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, because of weather. The bank will resume a normal...

REAL ESTATE | Trail’s Edge Apartments Outdoor Oasis | By Christa Weindorf

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West Bend, Wi - American Companies has finalized two key areas for Trail’s Edge tenants to enjoy the outdoors in their backyard. The path connecting to the Riverwalk is now complete, so tenants can enjoy...
McLane recess 1947

1947 wintery recess in West Bend | By Carol Strack Roecker

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West Bend, WI -  "I think I was in fifth grade," said Carol Strack Roecker about the photo from 1947. The picture was taken during recess at McLane School. A history check on Wisconsin winter...

Frigid temps remind West Bend neighbor of ‘North Pole’ prank from the mid-1990s

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February 4, 2023 - West Bend, WI - Received a note with a newspaper clipping from the mid-1990s as a neighbor on North Street in West Bend recalled the cold weather of 1993-94. The...

76th anniversary of Woolen Mills fire

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Feb. 4, 2023 - West Bend, WI - This Saturday is the 76th anniversary of the Woolen Mills fire in West Bend. In 1947 the headline on the front of the paper read: ‘Fire...

Snowfall totals across Washington Co., WI

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Washington Co., WI - Mother Nature let go a blanket of winter white Saturday night across Washington Co., WI. Snow started initially Saturday morning in Germantown and by 1:30 p.m. started creeping further north...