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Fire damages Boat House restaurant

A kitchen fire at the Boat House restaurant, 4917 Seventh Ave., Thursday evening prompted the evacuation of about 75 patrons, and casued an estimated $50,000 in damage, said Kenosha Fire Department Battalion Chief Matthew Haerter. There were no injuries to patrons or firefighters, he said.

The department responded shortly after it was called at 5:45 p.m., and had put the fire out and left the scene by by about 8:30. View Article

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Chairmen: Remind donors of increasing need for United Way

The United Way of Kenosha County kicked off its 2010 annual fund drive Thursday with co-chairs Lori Benson and Zach Stoner exhorting luncheon attendees at Gateway Technical College to remind potential contributors of the burgeoning need for assistance in Kenosha County as demand skyrockets for non-profit agencies’s services.

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Transit funding in place

SALEM — It appears pilot funding for the Western Kenosha County Transit system, now in its third year, is safe for one more year, an official said Thursday.

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Wilson named Labor Person for 2010

Ann Wilson has been named Labor Person of the Year.

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Man faces charges for pot plants

A Kenosha man tried to bargain his way out of a drug arrest while his 7-year-old daughter slept in their house.

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Kenosha Classic Cruise-In attracts crowds downtown

Tony Pontillo Sr. is a self-described classic-car lunatic.

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Shirl’s shooting defendant takes plea bargain

Justin A. Condroski, one of the four men charged in a robbery and shooting at a Kenosha custard stand in July 2009, reached a plea agreement with the prosecutor in a court hearing Thursday.

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Food program starts in Twin Lakes

TWIN LAKES – Area residents, regardless of income, may be able to cut some of their grocery expenses through a new food-buying program at Hope Lutheran Church in Twin Lakes.

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Highway KD reopens

Highway KD reopened to through traffic Thursday, putting an end to a timely detour for some rural residents.

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Repair quells foghorn from sounding off nonstop at Kenosha Harbor

Today’s problem: Not a problem — anymore. Before Fix It could go to press, the U.S. Coast Guard station at 5036 Fourth Ave. in Kenosha Aids to Navigation Team repaired an automatic sensor system atop the harbor lighthouse, and the foghorn once againworks properly after sounding off incessantly since Aug. 5 in fair weather and foul.

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New leadership, school changes welcomed in school districts

Exciting changes, innovative technology and new faces awaited students who returned to several western Kenosha County schools Wednesday.

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Silver Lake to cut lights to save money

SILVER LAKE — A dozen street lights are on the budgetary chopping block in Silver Lake.

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Dirt-bike track or landscaping?

SILVER LAKE — Michael Pope contends the mounds of dirt on his property within the Silver Lake Business Park are part of an overall landscaping plan, not a make-shift dirt bike path.

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Homeroom: Back-to-school event is Sept. 11

The biggest celebration at Kenosha’s lakefront this month is back, and students and families are especially welcome to attend.

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Mason to succeed Greco on bench

The new face in former Kenosha County Court Commissioner Carl Greco’s chair isn’t really new at all.

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Greco steps down from the bench

For Carl Greco, retirement was a revelation that came from a scan across a roomful of his contemporaries.

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City hopes to eliminate furlough days

At this time, anyway, Kenosha’s city administration is not considering employee furloughs as a solution to its budget challenges in 2011, an official said Wednesday.

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Southport Bank gets back on track

Southport Financial Corp., the parent company of Kenosha-based Southport Bank, announced that it has raised $14.2 milllion in a private stock offering and converted $15.5 million in debt to common stock, creating $29.7 million in new equity.

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Bank of Kenosha, First Banking Center work to right ships

Bank of Kenosha and First Banking Center are in similar straits with Southport Bank.

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Freshmen get a jump on high school

Freshmen are starting their first school year at Wilmot and Central, but many of them already have gotten a start on high school.

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Central, Wilmot reach out to freshmen

PADDOCK LAKE — Nica Ware knows what it’s like to be a new kid in a new school.

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New, enlarged Indian Trail opens its doors

Indian Trail High School and Academy was suffused with an air of controlled confusion Wednesday.

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Law enforcement still seeking armed suspect

Federal agents continued searching Wednesday for a possibly armed suspect who avoided an attempt to arrest him in Pleasant Prairie the night before.

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Vets invited to Welcome Home event

Federal Veterans Administration officials are encouraging those who served in the military, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, to attend the 2010 Welcome Home event in Oshkosh on Oct. 2.

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Man suffers spinal injuries in dive from pier

A Burlington man was taken to a hospital with severe spinal cord injuries after diving head first into 21 inches of water at Benedict Lake about 11 p.m. Tuesday.

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