Living Lake Country

OHS girls lose to Mukwonago

Chris Schuck — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:25:31 GMT

Oconomowoc's varsity girls basketball team lost at home in a nonconference game, 47-40 against the Mukwonago Indians on Tuesday. Mandy Prom scored 12 points for the Raccoons. Sam Haertle scored 11 points....(read more)

Mukwonago School District absentee rates show increase

Carol Spaeth-Bauer — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:57:29 GMT

While Mukwonago School District absenteeism rates related to flu-like illness have begun to increase, to date the rates have not reached the levels that have been observed at other nearby districts, an Oct. 15 school health bulletin stated. To date Mukwonago...(read more)

Neighbors file dam law suit

Kelly Smith — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:07:20 GMT

City of Delafield - Margaret Zerwekh's neighbors have filed a law suit in Waukesha County Circuit Court challenging a ruling by an administrative law judge that Zerwekh can remove the dam she owns on the Bark River near the corner of Main Street and...(read more)

KM softball team romps

Chuck Delsman — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:11:11 GMT

Kettle Moraine's varsity girls softball team finished play in the Classic 8 Conference Monday by scoring an easy 11-0 win over visiting Mukwonago. KM completed league play at 8-6, good for fourth place. Sam Pfeifer, batting .524 on the season, had...(read more)

Wild game for OHS

Chris Schuck — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:55:28 GMT

Oconomomowoc's varsity baseball team lost 23-19 on Monday at Rainbow Park. The host Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings ended up ahed in the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference contest. The loss dropped Oconomowoc to 8-9 overall This season. Junior Aaron Benz...(read more)

AHS girls lose to Pius

Chuck Delsman — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:42:04 GMT

Visiting Milwaukee Pius upset the first-place Arrowhead varsity girls fastpitch sofbtall team Monday afternoon, 4-1, in a Classic 8 Conference game. AHS had defeated Pius twice earlier in the season. The loss dropped the Warhawks to 11-2 in league play...(read more)

Man dies from injuries in head-on crash

Jim Stevens — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:15:00 GMT

Town of Genesee - An 18-year-old Town of Ottawa man died Monday morning from injuries he suffered in a head-on crash last week Zechariah Masek of W361 S4910 Wildflower Ct., died at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa at about 10:30 a.m., according to Detective...(read more)

Damaged money stolen from M&I

Amy Nixon — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:26:52 GMT

According to a release from the Village of Mukwonago Police Department, a large amount of mutilated money was taken during the M&I Bank robbery last Wednesday. The money was worn or damaged and was going to be sent in for destruction. If anyone sees...(read more)

UPDATE: Vandalism at OAC

Donna Frake — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:20:48 GMT

Oconomowoc Area Schools - Police are investigating an incident of vandalsim at the new Oconomowoc Arts Center that occured overnight May 14. Authorities are reviewing the district's surveillance video and district officials are confident the matter...(read more)

Lose your winter insulation in the great outdoors

Katie Memmel — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:52:30 GMT

This is Wisconsin, so there's no shame in gaining "winter weight" to keep your body nice and insulated during the icy cold months. But now that spring has officially sprung and summer is right around the corner, it's time to get out...(read more)

Ottawa man hurt in head-on crash

Jim Stevens — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:40:00 GMT

An 18-year-old Town of Ottawa man was flown by helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa on Thursday evening after a head-on crash in the Town of Genesee, according to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department. According to a sheriff's office...(read more)

Vandals damage OAC

Donna Frake — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:27:14 GMT

City of Oconomowoc- Using spray paint in the school's colors of purple and gold, vandals wrote "'09" on the side of the Oconomowoc Arts Center at Oconomowoc High School and also vandalized the 9-foot bronze statue named ‘Melody'...(read more)

Police tighten-up on seat belt use

Erin Lamb — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:12:05 GMT

City of Pewaukee - Police are tightening up on seat belt safety May 18-31 with extra patrols and extended hours to cut down on preventable traffic deaths. The City of Pewaukee Police join other local police departments and hundreds throughout the state...(read more)

Photos of M&I bank robber released

Amy Nixon — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:22:22 GMT

These photos were released from the Village of Mukwonago Police Department. If you have any information regarding the M&I Bank Robbery, please call Village Police at 262-363-6435....(read more)

Attend informational meeting for Costa Rica trip at Park View Middle School

Carol Spaeth-Bauer — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:36:27 GMT

An informational meeting about a Costa Rica adventure trip next year, which is open to current Park View Middle School seventh and eighth grade Spanish I and II students, will be held Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Park View Middle School, Mukwonago...(read more)

Lakeland may be affected by Chrysler closings

Paige Smaga — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:31:00 GMT

Recent newscasts reporting that Chrysler will be closing 18 Wisconsin dealerships is another grim example of the failing economy. Lakeland GM & Jeep in Oconomowoc is listed among those closing. However, one of the owners, Tom Manthy, said that the...(read more)

New information on Mukwonago Bank Robbery

Amy Nixon — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:39:02 GMT

According to a release from the Village of Mukwonago Police Department, the lone gunman who entered M&I Bank at 11:20 a.m. yesterday and left with an undetermined amount of cash, showed a silver colored pistol and ordered two employees into the vault...(read more)

Police search area for Mukwonago bank robber

Carol Spaeth-Bauer — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:47:00 GMT

Village of Mukwonago Police Sgt. Ken Pileggi patrols outside M&I Bank in Mukwonago after an armed man robbed the bank around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday....(read more)

Police looking for armed robber in Mukwonago

Amy Nixon — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:40:00 GMT

Police are looking for the armed robber who escaped from M&I Bank around 11:30 this morning after showing his weapon to bank employees and leaving with an undetermined amount of money. No one was injured in the incident. According to Village of Mukwonago...(read more)

Bank Robbery in Mukwonago

Amy Nixon — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:58:47 GMT

Emergency officials are on scene at M&I Bank in Mukwonago, which was reportedly robbed this afternoon. We will have more information as it becomes available....(read more)