August 12, 2025 – Germantown, Wi – The Washington County dive team is staging at Cracker Barrel in Germantown following a call for a water rescue.
Germantown has been slammed with more than 10-inches of rain over the past three days. The dive team was called to the area of County Line Road just before 8:45 a.m. Tuesday morning.
UDPATE from Germantown Police | Due to the current and ongoing flooding and now power outage in the Village of Germantown, specifically County Line Road from I41 to Appleton Ave/175, Riversbend Circle subdivision, Germantown Police along with Germantown Fire & Rescue personal will be doing a canvas of Riversbend Circle and attempting contact with all residents.
Residents are not required to evacuate however we want to inform them of the current power outage and check their wellbeing.
If residents decide they want or need to evacuate their homes, they should secure their homes and call the Washington County Sheriff’s Department to get further assistance at (262) 355-4411. You will then be directed to a temporary shelter in our area.
If your power is out and you decide to use a generator, please make sure the generator is stationed outside of your home for safety reasons.
UPDATE – Need a place to get away from the flood? If your home was damaged by flooding and you need a place to go, the Village Library is open until 8:00 PM and has space set aside for people who need shelter.
This is a working story. More information will be posted when details are available.
