Port Washington News

July 7, 2009 12:14 p.m. Hartland a ' Citing a growing hunger problem in Waukesha County, area churches have joined with a local food pantry to start a monthly free meal program.

Man dies in extreme dive on Port wreck Body of technical diver found in 311 feet of water near wreck discovered in 1999 during search for Port fishing tug Linda E. A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN just four days before Phil Patz died shows him surfacing from a 270-foot dive on the wreck of the Michigan off the coast of Saugatuck, Mich.

Published July 3, 2009 at 9:59 a.m. Category: Festival Guide Tags: Saukville , Grafton , Port Washington , Fredonia , Ozaukee , Summerfest , Cedarburg , I have gone to every Summerfest since 1991 with the exception of last summer.

Mary Bernadette's unencumbered, unbridled spirit directs her lifestyle and her living space.

Some Fourth of July traditions that started nearly 100 years ago are being relied on again to carry the holiday spirit this weekend.

Southeast Wisconsin will receive nearly $5 million in federal funds to improve local waterways.

There are two kinds of vacations: the one where you go away, and the one where you stay home.

Oh Yeah!! The CSFLBA 11U Boys Tournament Team took first place in the Port Washington hardball tournament on Sunday 6-28-09. Good Job, Boys!! Your families are proud of you!!! We brought home some hardware!!!! Marquette salutes local honor students Marquette University and CudahyNOW.com are proud to salute the outstanding students who have made the ...

Jun. 26, 2009 3:56 p.m. Port Washington a ' It took the help of three expert deep water divers to bring to the surface the body of their friend, a scuba diver who drowned Thursday evening in 300 feet of water in Lake Michigan about nine miles southeast of Port Washington harbor, an Ozaukee County Sheriff's lieutenant said Friday.

Authorities say a diver from Illinois died in deep water in the Wisconsin waters of in Lake Michigan.

Move over bratwurst. Sheboygan is poised to become a gateway to the stars. It's called Spaceport Sheboygan, and a group of determined business leaders is making it happen.

Jun. 26, 2009 12:02 p.m. Port Washington a ' A plane flown by a St. Louis, Mo., man was towed to a beach just north of the Port Washington marina Thursday evening by two boaters after the plane struck a submerged log during a "touch and go" maneuver, making it unflyable, according to a police report.

Jun. 25, 2009 10:00 p.m. The body of a scuba diver was recovered from Lake Michigan on Thursday evening about nine miles southeast of Port Washington harbor, according to the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department.

The food shelves of Family Sharing of Ozaukee County will be the beneficiary of a healthy food drive to be organized and conducted on Saturday, June 27 by the Ozaukee County Chapter of "Organizing for America" in conjunction with President Obama's National Day of Health Care Service.

The contribution rate for the Wisconsin Retirement System will increase in 2010, with the fund that pays pensions for most teachers and municipal workers in the state increasing to its highest level in more than a decade.

Move over bratwurst. Sheboygan is poised to become a gateway to the stars. It's called Spaceport Sheboygan, and a group of determined business leaders is making it happen.

The 'Kid' defeated the Draft Exempts at the west-side ballpark, 9-5. The Exempts had stars such as C.G. Wilcox, C.F. Goodell, Fred Altmayer, W.J. Ludwig, F.W. Marcott, Joseph Branson, R.R. Risdon, August Knoeller, L.S. Wilcox and James Lee.

A 22-year-old Plymouth man who escaped from an outdoor recreation area of the Ozaukee County Jail complex Friday afternoon later returned to the jail, officials said.

Jun. 8, 2009 12:02 p.m. Saukville A public information meeting on a $10 million reconstruction of about two miles of Highway 33 in Saukville and Port Washington will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 18 at the Saukville Village Hall, 39 E. Green Bay Ave.

Representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Wisconsin Historical Society were met with open arms by area divers Wednesday, who seemed excited and pleased at the possibility of opening a marine sanctuary in the area around Lake Michigan.