Washington County News

Parker Klumb had a dream before he died, before he had any idea how short his life would be.

Michael R. Miller of West Bend has been appointed to the Moraine Park Technical College District Board as an elected official representative.

The theme of this year's Washington County Fair, scheduled to run from Tuesday through next Sunday, is "a celebration 150 years in the making." Washington County Fair If You Go For information on hours, ...

A married Texas software consultant who traveled to Wisconsin to have sex with a teen he met over the Internet has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

' More rain is in the forecast this weekend. That's not welcome news in one Washington County community.

Three Washington County sheriff's deputies made significant mistakes and were disciplined for their handling of a Town of Erin man who died in custody May 8, Sheriff's Department officials said.

Register Now June 27 - 1 pm Ten Command-ments of Intelligent and Safe Fireground Operations Presenter: Mark Emery This webcast will look at the reality fire departments face: The need for numerous critical ...

A registered sex offender to be released Tuesday from Jackson Correctional Institution in Black River Falls will live with relatives in the Town of Hartford, Washington County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said.

An Allenton firefighter suffered minor injuries early Saturday fighting a barn fire caused by a lightning strike, the Washington County Sheriff's Department said.

A Washington County man accused of sexually assaulting a child has been charged with trying to hire someone to kill witnesses in his case.

" A West Bend man is charged in a murder for hire plot. The Washington County Sheriff's Department reports Arthur Ankebrant tried to get an undercover detective to kill the father of a child Ankebrant molested ...

After word came over the city public works radio Tuesday morning that police were looking for someone who had just held up a nearby gas station, Hartford Fire Chief Paul Stephans thought the perpetrator might ...

There's a little legal rigmarole, probably useless, endured by all the people pushing shopping carts full of shells, cones, sparklers, fountains, firecrackers, and honking big mortar tubes to the checkout at ...

West Bend Savings Bank and Continental Savings Bank said Tuesday they plan to merge, forming a bank with a new name and a presence in five counties.

First, it was cow gas that was wrecking the environment. Then gas-powered lawnmowers.

EDITOR'S NOTE : Wisconsin's endangered species law requires the Department of Natural Resources to notify the public when it proposes to authorize the incidental taking of a State Endangered or Threatened ...

Secretary Karen Timberlake announced the launch of Family Care in Washington County.

The 20-year-old Minnesota man accused of fatally stabbing Madison resident Joel Marino last winter is heading for Dane County Jail on Monday.

A 20th-century history of American kitchenware manufactured in Washington County - from the introduction of lightweight aluminum pots and pans to the convenience of waterless cookers, electric corn poppers, hot ...

The owners of a half-mile stretch of road that borders the Towns of Cedarburg and Jackson have filed suit in Washington County Circuit Court to force the towns to declare it a private road.