While the national spotlight focuses on rising gasoline prices, natural gas prices are also quietly going up, nearly doubling over the last year.

Waukesha County's Disaster Recovery Center will close its doors this weekend, but officials are still encouraging residents to register for disaster assistance before the Aug. 13 deadline.

Spend a day at Old World Wisconsin and explore an entirely different time and place. Watch as a blacksmith works over hot coals and smell the aroma of country cooking.

After sorting through more than 20 applications, the Mukwonago Community Library Board selected a successor to fill the seat vacated after Library Director Kathy McBride's retirement.

The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin recently announced that it has fully staffed its Mukwonago River watershed project office in East Troy. The conservancy now employs three staff members who work exclusively on advancing conservation in or around the Mukwonago River. They are: Patricia Morton, M
(Published 7/23/2008)

Heroin, now called "dope" on the streets, has become increasingly popular among young people in Waukesha County.

After several years of erosion eating away the Mukwonago River shoreline in Indianhead Park, a project to stabilize the shoreline and create a more natural appearance will begin soon, possibly in the beginning of August.

Many people know that Rotary clubs are service organizations that raise money for local projects. Many people know that Rotary clubs contribute to polio research. What many people might not know, however, is that Rotary International supports a variety of worldwide projects, with the goal of adva
(Published 7/23/2008)

The Salvation Army Waukesha County Service Extension, based in Mukwonago, donated $1,000 to Seniors on the Go Taxi Service of Mukwonago. The Rev. Gerry Krupp of Our Saviors Wesleyan Church and Scott Howard of A.G. Edwards, representing the Salvation Army Waukesha County Service Extension, present
(Published 7/23/2008)

Headway is being made in Country Bliss subdivision, as a fourth pump was used last Thursday and Friday and water levels continue to decline.

In an unprecedented move locally and nationally, the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) has reached an agreement to buy the assets of Puppy Haven Kennel in Green Lake County, about 20 miles northwest of Waupun.

Amid an uncertain economy and this month's collapse of California-based IndyMac Bank, some Wisconsin residents are concerned their banks could suffer the same fate, but bankers insist there is little risk of that happening.

While the national spotlight focuses on rising gasoline prices, natural gas prices are also quietly going up, nearly doubling over the last year.

Mukwonago, it seems, is a community at a crossroads. Although new subdivisions are going up and people are moving into the community, businesses, especially in the downtown district, are struggling to stay afloat.

Local residents might have already known it, and area officials perhaps believed it, but now the word is out nationwide that Waukesha County is a great place for families.Forbes.com has named Waukesha County as the eighth best place in America to raise a family.

After months of discussion, the North Prairie Village Board passed an ordinance regarding sexual offender residency restrictions within the village at its meeting last Thursday.

"Country Bliss has been developed with the concept that leisurely outdoor living can also provide elegance for the discriminating homeowner. A carefully controlled subdivision of lots, just over an acre in size, guarantees lasting home values."

With information readily available on the Internet, some might think journalism is a dying field. Not Jim Baughman, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and director of the School of Journalism.

Residents living in Country Bliss subdivision can look out their windows today and finally see that work has begun to help rid their neighborhood of the 19 million gallons of water still sitting there.

To learn about flood risk and about steps to protect your home and business from flood damage, visit www.floodsmart.gov.

Residents who report flood damages to their municipality or to the county Emergency Management Office are not automatically registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Victims of recent severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Wisconsin may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service.

Over 970 Waukesha County residents affected by severe weather and flooding in early June have registered for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency as of Monday.

Thinking of traveling over the Fourth of July, or have high gas and food prices gotten you down?

"We've got some good news," said Town of Mukwonago Supervisor Fred Leppin on Monday morning, as he referred to the flooding situation in Country Bliss subdivision.

It is important that residents realize that reporting their damages to their municipality or to the county's emergency management office does not register them with FEMA. There are two ways to register with FEMA: Call (800) 621-FEMA (3362) or complete the registration forms online at www.fema.gov
(Published 7/02/2008)