Future still uncertain as School Board examines cost to district By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A popular childcare program could be in limbo as part of a greater discussion in the Waterford Graded School District about facility usage, rental fees and scheduling. The Waterford Area School-Age Program, or WASP, has been […]

Area students face off Saturday night in singing competition at WUHS By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Call it a miniature version of American Idol, if you will. The Riverport Chorus will present Diva Quest 2012 Saturday at Waterford Union High School at 6 p.m. Ten area high school students will […]

Leah Jaskie, 19, died in crash early Sunday morning By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Funeral services for Leah Jaskie, 19, of Genoa City, formerly of Waterford, will be held Saturday at Mealy Funeral Home in Waterford. Jaskie, a 2011 Waterford Union High School graduate, was killed Jan. 22 car crash […]

In the aftermath of Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10 legislation, school districts – including Waterford Graded – wrangle with post-employment benefits. Locally, elected officials continued their discussion of the issue at a recent School Board Personnel and Finance Committee meeting and could have acted a retirement request at a regular […]

By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Town of Waterford residents living on County Road L received letters in the mail today from the United States Postal Service saying they have been using the wrong address and will have to change to addresses that use “Janesville Drive” as their street. Waterford Town […]

Nine outside firms have expressed interest in providing janitorial services in the Waterford Graded School District, officials announced Monday. At a School Board Personnel and Finance Committee meeting, Superintendent Chris Joch provided an update on the issue, which has been previously discussed as a cost-savings measure. The interest came from […]

One person is dead and another is injured following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of highways 83 and O in the Town of Waterford early Sunday. Town of Waterford Police and deputies from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the scene about 12:30 a.m., according to a […]

By Patricia Bogumil Staff Writer Lab work for a student who attends Washington School in Tichigan tested positive for pertussis (whooping cough) earlier this month, causing letters and a fact sheet to be sent home to parents by the Western Racine County Health Department. The child has since returned to […]

By Patricia Bogumil Staff Writer Timothy Fields, 19, Burlington, faces felony charges of first-degree reckless injury and physical abuse of a child for allegedly dragging his ex-girlfriend about 50 feet while driving down Buena Park Road in Waterford. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Circuit Court: The […]