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Oconomowoc Extravaganza moved to September

Matt Inda — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:43:00 GMT

City of Oconomowoc - The annual Downtown Extravaganza in the City of Oconomowoc has been pushed back until Sept. 5-6. The originally scheduled date was Aug. 9. The move was made because the downtown Oconomowco road reconstruction contractor Dorner Inc...(read more)

Hartland-Lakeside asks for parent feedback on summer school program

Erin Lamb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:43:41 GMT

Hartland-Lakeside School District - Kids dove into Hartland-Lakeside's summer school program, Summer Splash, with over 100 more students this year than last year, but the district is asking for parent input to make the program even better. About 530...(read more)

Big Bend-Vernon Fire Department receives grant

Amy Parkhurst — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:18:50 GMT

U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced today that the Big Bend-Vernon Fire Department received a 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant of $228,950. 713 applications from Wisconsin departments were turned in to the United States Fire Administration for the...(read more)

Errors cost Post 91 against Beloit

Chris Schuck — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:22:19 GMT

Oconomowoc Senior Legion Post 91 head baseball coach Josh Fenzl said four errors led to four unearned runs on Wednesday, holding back the Senior Legion baseball team in the first round of the Wisconsin State Regional playoffs. It lost to Beloit in Beloit...(read more)

Kommer to leave Pewaukee chamber

Jim Stevens — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:00:58 GMT

Pewaukee - The Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce will be bidding farewell to its executive director and welcoming a new one next week. The chamber will be holding a farewell party Tuesday for Amy Kommer, who served as the chamber's executive director for...(read more)

Ebert's truck involved in crash

Debi Eimer — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:59:37 GMT

Aa flatbed truck is removing an Ebert's Greenhouse pickup truck and trailer from the scene of an accident on Highway 16 at Capitol Drive in the Village of Pewaukee. The front of the trailer and rear of the pickup appear "crushed," according...(read more)

Accident closes westbound 16

Debi Eimer — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:34:45 GMT

Westbound traffic on Highway 16 is being diverted off the highway at Main Street in Pewaukee because of an accident near the Capitol Drive exit. Eastbound traffic is unaffected by the accident, according to one observer....(read more)

Police: Lock your cars

Jim Stevens — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:24:28 GMT

Residents are being asked to lock their vehicles as there has been a rash of thefts from vehicles this month. Since July 2 there have been more than two dozen break-ins to cars in the area including in the towns of Merton, Lisbon, the village of Nashotah...(read more)

Vrakas holds Town Hall Meetings

Amy Parkhurst — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:04:41 GMT

Vrakas held his first Town Hall Meeting today at Waukesha State Bank in Mukwonago. The meeting discussed the County's 2009 budget. Future meetings: Waukesha County Courthouse: Monday, July 28, 6 p.m. Village of Menomonee Falls Public Library: Tuesday...(read more)

District accepts $1.2 million offer on OMS

Donna Frake — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:44:43 GMT

Oconomowoc Area Schools - The School Board announced Tuesday that it has accepted a $1.2 million offer to purchase on the Oconomowoc Middle School property from a local developer. The letter of intent, from Nelson Property Solutions, LLC, a real estate...(read more)

Van Beck leads AHS to win

Chuck Delsman — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:33:01 GMT

Senior Eric Van Beck did it all Tuesday night for Arrowhead's varsity baseball team in hthe championship game of the WIAA AHS regional. Van Beck, a tall right-hander, pitched a three-hitter with 13 strikeouts and just one walk and singled in two runs...(read more)

Hamilton ousted, Mukwonago wins

JR Radcliffe — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:36:00 GMT

Mukwonago's varsity baseball team advanced to Friday's WIAA sectional by notching a 10-6 win over Waukesha Catholic Memorial in regional play at home Tuesday. The second-seeded Indians will face either Waukesha West or Waukesha South in a 3 p...(read more)

Kettle Moraine advances

JR Radcliffe — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:28:00 GMT

Dalton Grove and Kyle Calhoun each collected three hits and two runs batted in as the Kettle Moraine varsity baseball team advanced to Friday’s WIAA sectional with an 8-2 regional win over Waukesha North on Tuesday. Cody Smith picked up the win on the...(read more)

Season ends for PHS nine

Chris Schuck — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:35:29 GMT

Pewaukee's varsity baseball team was beaten 16-0 in five innings on Tuesday at McCoy Field by Brookfield Central. The game was called after five innings due to the 10-run high school mercy rule. Both teams entered the WIAA State Summer Regional game...(read more)

Find LivingLakeCountry.com on Facebook

Erin Mellone — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:50:00 GMT

Lake Country's premier local news site, LivingLakeCountry.com, can now be found on Facebook. The page includes feeds of the newest top articles from the website, the newest posts from Lake Country Watch (LLC.com's up-to-the-moment news blog),...(read more)

Services scheduled for Aljubouri

Debi Eimer — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:03:32 GMT

Funeral services have been planned for Lauren Aljubouri, 18, formerly of Hartland, who was killed Saturday. Visitation is scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, at the Evert-Luko Funeral Home, 170 Warren Ave., Hartland. A funeral Mass is scheduled...(read more)

Commuters should expect delays along Highway 16

Kelly Smith — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Village of Hartland - Lake Country commuters traveling east board along Highway 16 to Interstate 94 should either seek alternative routes or anticipate traffic delays during morning and evening rush hours. A traffic jam early Tuesday morning was apparently...(read more)

Hartland man charged in murder

Jim Stevens — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:44:00 GMT

Milwaukee - An 18-year-old Hartland man was charged Monday with killing his girlfriend in their apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee early Saturday. Eric Tavulares was charged in a criminal complaint with first-degree reckless homicide...(read more)

Waukesha County Disaster Recovery Center to close July 26

Amy Parkhurst — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:29:58 GMT

The Waukesha County Recovery Center will be open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily until July 26; however FEMA Public Information Officer Tom Mullins says the Waukesha Center will close at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Anyone affected by the recent disaster should...(read more)

Oconomowoc Relay for Life raises $24,000

Matt Inda — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:37:14 GMT

City of Oconomowoc - The Oconomowoc Relay for Life, held at the Oconomowoc High School this past weekend, raised a grand total of $24,000 for the American Cancer Society. The annual event kicked off at noon on Friday, July 18, and went through the night...(read more)