Adell, WI

Chad and Josh Liedke of Fond du Lac are the winners of the 2021 Merc National Walleye Fishing Tournament. The pair caught 23 pounds, 10 ounces of walleye to win the first place prize of a new Lund fishing boat and Merc 150 Pro XS outboard. Tom and Hunter Camp of Fox Lake finished in second place with 22 pounds, nine ounces of walleye.

Only a week after Governor Tony Evers announced his plans for reelection, a former Sheboygan City Alderman has thrown his hat into the ring. Job Edmond Hou-Seye served on the Sheboygan City Council from 2015 through 2017 and has attempted to claim a seat on the State Assembly three times. He was unsuccessful each time.

Former Sheboygan Alderman Job Edmond Hou-Seye has announced his bid to become the next Governor of Wisconsin. Hou-Seye, who served as Alderman from 2015-2017 and ran three unsuccessful campaigns for State Assembly in the last 20 years, made the announcement last Friday on his 54th birthday, and will run as a Kennedy-Reagan Democrat in the 2022 fall election.

WEST BEND, Wis — Washington County-based West Bend Insurance is looking to grow their team at a time when insurance companies have been busy. The company says they expect to hire over 80 new positions in the next year, with around 50 spots available right now. The highest areas of...

West Bend, Wi – Cedar Lake Sales & Service recently completed a remodel of its store, 3820 W. Washington St., in West Bend. In the spring of 1968, Donald Bell with the support of his wife Eileen and seven kids, decided to go into business as a family. Don and Eileen negotiated an agreement with Simplicity Manufacturing Company from Port Washington and shortly thereafter they received their first shipment of lawn and garden equipment. Don’s Dad, Fred Bell, bought the first lawn tractor from the business. Don and Eileen knew with that support from Dad they were headed down the right path.

June 14, 2021 – Hartford, WI – The Hartford Plan Commission is set to approve designs tonight for the new Skogen’s Festival Foods and Caribou Coffee in the Hartford Plaza on Bell Avenue. An executive summary released Friday afternoon details preliminary designs for the proposed 70,213-square-foot store. Festival Foods would...

CEDAR GROVE, Wis. (WHBL) – Multiple coal cars have derailed on the rail line south of County Trunk K. Eyewitnesses say it happened just before 7pm. Law enforcement has closed down County Trunk K just West of TerMaat Road. It was in July of 2020 a coal train derailed just...

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 12, 2021 – The seventh Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program of the 2021 season produced plenty of action at the front of the field with three drivers visiting the Kunes RV Winners Circle in A-main action for the first time in 2021 and another earning back-to-back main event victories Saturday, June 12 at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis.

WAUBEKA, Wis. (WEAU) - Flag Day, celebrated on June 14 of each year, was established initially in a proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and later officially designated by Congress in 1949, but its origin is from a small town in Wisconsin. In 1777, the Continental Congress made the...

June 13, 2021 – West Bend, WI – The U9 West Bend Bulldogs took home the championship at the 2021 Port Washington Youth Baseball Tournament winning the title game 9-3 over the Mequon Heat. Quinn Chesak threw 3 no-hit innings with 9 strikeouts in the championship game. Carter Ladd had...

The Germantown School District is discussing options for refunding debt to save money. The School Board was updated on the process during the June 7 board meeting. The board approved a motion to have Director of Business Services Brittany Altendorf and the Robert W. Baird firm begin the process of refunding the district debt.

Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a Fond du Lac County home. Shortly before midnight Sunday firefighters were called to the David and Paulette Smit home on Lori Lane in the town of Waupun for a report the kitchen ceiling was blistering hot. Firefighters located a fire in the attic and extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire is believed to be electrical.

Slinger, Wis., June 13—Ryan DeStefano and R.J. Braun staged a classic short track fender rubbing battle for the victory in the Keith’s Marina Race Against Cancer 77-lap super late model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway with DeStefano edging Braun by inches at the checkered flag. “Wow…these guys are...

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which took place on June 14, 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson made a proclamation establishing June 14 as Flag Day. In August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an act of Congress, which was signed by Harry Truman. However, Flag Day is not an official federal holiday.

June 14, 2021 – West Bend, WI – It is a subtle change, but one worth noting as the familiar sign at the Shepherd’s Center recently underwent a facelift. The reddish color of the frame is now a darker brown and the Auto Safety Center signs have been spiffed up as well using a yellow background instead of white for better visibility and consistent branding.