Watertown News

Watertown's 22nd annual Riverfest celebration wrapped up a successful four-day run with a variety of musical performances, attractions and activities.

The Watertown Common Council Tuesday approved a resolution authorizing the city to borrow $3.59 million by issuing general obligation refunding bonds.

Two sisters from Watertown won the 27th Annual Wisconsin Country Showdown competition Thursday evening during the opening day of the 2008 Wisconsin State Fair.

A Watertown resident was selected as the $10,000 grand prize winner of the 2008 Riverfest Raffle Sunday night as the four-day festival came to a close.

A resolution authorizing the city to borrow $3.59 million by issuing general obligation refunding bonds will be on the agenda of the Watertown Common Council when it meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council ...

Many of those attending the classic car show on Sunday at Riverfest took a closer look at the 1936 Ford school bus.

The Michigan woman accused of killing her newborn baby was sentenced Monday morning in Jefferson County court.

Spending more than 42 hours a week at Riverfest is better than a 40 hour work week, Dan Adams of Watertown said Sunday afternoon.

Archie Loeb, a well-known business man in the Watertown community, was honored at Watertown's Riverfest celebration Saturday by having the Main Street bridge named after him for the next year.

A 56-year-old Watertown man was killed Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident north of Watertown in Dodge County.

A 56-year-old Watertown man died Saturday afternoon of injuries suffered in a one-car crash on County Trunk M in the town of Emmet.

Riverfest headline performer Dennis DeYoung fires up Friday night's crowd with a set of music from his former band, Styx.

Watertown Mayor Ron Krueger said Wednesday that he is confident the city will soon be purchasing a 1.5-acre parcel owned by We Energies that will be used for the new public works facility on South Second ...

The Dodge County Sheriff's Department has released the August "Dodge County's Top Five Most Wanted." The list includes: - Matthew J. Bauer, 22, last known address of W11959 Second St., Randolph.

The Watertown Plan Commission Monday voted against establishing a building moratorium in the area of Welsh Road.

Ryan Reichert of Midwest Electric strings lighting in a beverage tent this morning as workers make final preparations for the opening of the city's annual Riverfest celebration at Riverside Park.

A man and his wife were injured Saturday when their plane crashed at Watertown Municipal Airport, where a group of pilots gathered for an overnight pit stop en route to Oshkosh for the annual EAA AirVenture ...

A proposal for three building additions to Holz Motors on Utah Street was approved Monday by the Watertown Site Plan Review Committee.

The Watertown Police Depart-ment is looking for information regarding several windows that were shot out with BB guns either Tuesday evening or early this morning.

A light plane landing at the Watertown Municipal Airport crashed Saturday, setting off an explosion as it came down at one end of a hangar.