Big Bend News

Nov. 17, 2009 3:04 p.m. Big Bend-Vernon Fire Chief Phil Buchholtz, under fire in recent months, will retire from the department effective May 1. Buchholtz had been involved in closed meetings with the Big Bend-Vernon Fire Board concerning job performance.

James L. Hintzke, CPA, S.C. recently relocated his CPA firm back to New Berlin where he had been in practice for over 20 years serving the communities of New Berlin, Muskego, Waukesha, Big Bend, Mukwonago and Milwaukee.

Lester H. Lewins, 82, Green Bay resident, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at his home following a brief illness.

A federal district court decision handed down last week by Judge Lynn Adelman could affect how federally funded highway projects in Lake Country are designed and built, including the proposed four-lane expansion of Highway 164, new construction in the Highway 67/I-94 corridor, proposed roundabouts on Highway C and work slated along I-43 near ...

The former chief executive officer of Monarch Homes of Wisconsin, which went out of business this spring, has been charged with four felony counts of theft by contractor, according to a criminal complaint filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court.

A celebration and fundraiser for the Muskego Senior Taxi took place at the Regency Senior Communities in Muskego on July 31.

Craig Schueffner of Sheboygan Falls led wire-to-wire for the 35-lap Late Model A-Main to win the feature race during Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Saturday night at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds.

Expecting parents in three New Berlin neighborhoods will be invited to be part of a nationwide study to improve child health, Chris Cronk of the Medical College of Wisconsin told the New Berlin Common Council on Tuesday.

Jun. 8, 2009 3:38 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for southeastern Waukesha County until 4:15 p.m. At 3:47 p.m., trained weather spotters reported a funnel cloud and ping pong-ball sized hail along I-43 near Mukwonago.

Jun. 6, 2009 5:38 p.m. Vernon The Vernon Town Board is accepting applications to fill the supervisor No.

National Children's Study's Waukesha Vanguard Center begins recruiting volunteers May 11th in some Waukesha County neighborhoods The National Children's Study's Waukesha County Vanguard Center begins recruiting volunteers on May 11, 2009, to take part in the nation's largest long-term study of children's health and development ever conducted in the ...

The largest long-term health and development study of children ever conducted in the United States is ready to begin in Waukesha, with the University of Wisconsin-Madison one of the research partners.