Republican presidential nominee John McCain and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin invited Wisconsinites to look forward with them at Thursday's Straight Talk Town Hall meeting in Waukesha.

With a month to go before the fall elections, voters are already beginning to cast absentee ballots, which became available Monday.

The state is proposing to take the trumpeter swan, the largest waterfowl species in North America, off the endangered species list.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, have scheduled a town hall meeting for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Waukesha County Center Court Sports Complex on Northview Road across from from the Waukesha County fairgrounds.

Waukesha County food pantries are feeling the pinch of a troubled American economy.

While most of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted yes to the $700 billion bailout, the House ignored warnings from President Bush and defeated the rescue plan.

Visitors to Old World Wisconsin will celebrate the harvest and experience for themselves all that's involved in bringing in the year's crops during Autumn on the Farms, with so many activities planned that the event has been expanded to two weekends.

Each year, 40,460 women die from breast cancer. Millions of women are fighting cancer, and other health issues, now.

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the Kettle Moraine Studio Tour, in which artists open their studios to the public, displaying the fruits of their labors.

Are you dedicated to your community? If so, why not head out and see the Mukwonago Village Players fall show, "Dedicated to the End."

Thinking of going green but unsure how when you haven't got much green to spend? A home energy inspection is the perfect way for a homeowner to go green and save money in the long run.

Rolling Hills Elementary School student Alayna Scherff of Mukwonago was among five Waukesha County students honored recently by Good Friend Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating autism awareness, teaching acceptance of differences and fostering empathy for children with autism spec
(Published 10/08/2008)

Over the past several weeks, hundreds of parents in the Mukwonago Area School District have filled elementary school gymnasiums to learn about, experience and learn how to help their children with the newest elementary math techniques in the district, Everyday Mathematics.

As a sophomore, Mukwonago High School student Amanda Krebsbach heard English teacher Sarah Dianich talk about a school shooting at Weston High School in Cazenovia, Wis., where she had once taught.

Mukwonago High School celebrates its homecoming this week, with a week's worth of activities, featuring a parade and the Indians' game against Milwaukee Pius on Friday.

For the past 10 years, Mukwonago High School students have done writing assessments as part of the school's goal to have all students achieve proficiency in writing. In past years, about 20 teachers would sit down to read and score more than 1,700 essays on the topic for that assessment.

As required by state statute, the Mukwonago Area School District Board of Education put the final touch and stamp of approval on a new policy regarding locker room privacy at its Sept. 22 meeting, more than a week before the state deadline.

More than eight years after it was built, Rolling Hills Elementary School is starting to bulge at the seams, causing some concern about available classroom space at the school as the Mukwonago Area School District Board of Education looks forward.

Garden Party Florist has been keeping things fresh in Mukwonago for the past 10 years.

Families ordering pizza from Mario's Pizza in Mukwonago or Paisanos and Zazing in North Prairie from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, may be surprised when a fire truck from the Mukwonago Fire Department or the North Prairie Fire Department arrives with their order within the village and town li
(Published 9/24/2008)