South Shore Supervisor Pat Jursik has published her latest E-news update, and it includes information on a public hearing for the Lake Parkway extension project, transit changes, Family Care and Grant Park improvements. Check it out here. And check out these other local headlines of interest: Driver Arrested After Accident, Refuses Breath Test (Oak Creek [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Jursik Publishes February E-Newsletter And Other Local Headlines Of Interest
Posted in Headlines, Milwaukee County on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Celebrating South Milwaukee’s Baseball And Football Coach … And His Wife
Posted in Schools, Sports, tagged John Galewski, Sandy Galewski, South Milwaukee baseball on January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
South Milwaukee NOW has a great story on South Milwaukee High School baseball and football coach John Galewski and his wife Sandy — who both will be honored by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association in February. John will be inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame. Sandy is the organization’s Woman of the Year. Check [...]
Drexel Avenue Construction Update
Posted in Construction, Transportation on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Work will begin this spring on the new Interstate 94 interchange at Drexel Avenue — with additional work to widen Drexel to four lanes between 27th Street and the freeway beginning next month. That’s according to this story in Oak Creek Patch. From it: Oak Creek officials have said the expanded Drexel Avenue and new [...]
South Milwaukee Sports And Activities Update
Posted in Sports, tagged South Milwaukee sports on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the latest South Milwaukee sports and activities update from Ante Udovicic and the South Milwaukee School District … Milwaukee Wave Senior Boys Soccer All-Star Game Rocket standout senior Jake Eaton will be playing in the 4th Annual Wave HS Senior All-Star game this Sunday, January 29th, following the Wave game at the US Cellular Arena [...]
Tommy Thompson Invests In South Milwaukee
Posted in 2012 Elections, Community, tagged South Milwaukee, Tommy Thompson on January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tommy Thompson has put his money behind South Milwaukee. Among the municipal bonds he has invested in are some from our fair city, according to this story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. And here is a more detailed story on the results of the former governor and current Senate candidate’s financial disclosure this week. From [...]
Even More Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines on January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out these headlines of note from around the South Shore: Deal With Caterpillar Means Jobs For Superior (Duluth News Tribune) Trio Charged In Cudahy Burglary Spree (Journal Sentinel) What Does Future Hold For Oak Creek Public Library? (Oak Creek Patch) Council, School Board Will Discuss Redevelopment Options (Oak Creek Patch) Former Jazzbro’s Sports Zone Burns In Training Exercise (Oak [...]
Big Profit Jump For Caterpillar … And A Strong 2012 Could Be In Store
Posted in Local Business, tagged Caterpillar, South Milwaukee on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Caterpillar had a strong 2011, and there’s optimism for the new year. Is that great news for South Milwaukee? Check out the Wall Street Journal story on Cat’s annual earnings here. From it: Caterpillar said it is racing to expand capacity for mining equipment and has such a big backlog that it won’t be able to [...]
Why Honadel Supports The Mining Bill
Posted in State Lawmakers, tagged Mark Honadel, Mining bill, South Milwaukee on January 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Update: Not surprisingly, the Assembly passed the bill on a party line vote. We’ll see what the Senate does. South Milwaukee Rep. Mark Honadel has an edidtorial in Oak Creek Patch explaining his support for the mining reform bill making its way through the legislature. Check it out here. From it: The bill to be [...]
New Look To South Milwaukee Bus Service: Route 15 Changes Take Effect Sunday
Posted in Milwaukee County, Transportation, tagged Milwaukee County transit, Route 15, Route 52, South Milwaukee bus on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The changes to Route 15 — South Milwaukee’s only bus line — take effect Sunday morning. As you recall, a new Route 52 will replace some of the 15′s service in the South Shore, including South Milwaukee. Route 52 will now operate on Pennsylvania and 15th Avenues, looping on to Rawson, 10th, Chicago, Drexel Boulevard and [...]
January 25, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2012 | 10 Comments »
“Call me when you land. Christian has diabetes.” And so, with a text message, began a pretty incredible year helping our young son deal with an illness that will forever change how he lives his life – but not necessarily shorten it. Thankfully, we caught Christian’s type 1 diabetes pretty early, even though his symptoms (looking back [...]
More South Milwaukee-Area Headlines
Posted in Headlines on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out these headlines from South Milwaukee and around the South Shore: TV Repairman Held For Trial In Waukesha County, Faces Trial Here (Racine Journal Times) Cudahy Steel Manufacturing Firm Goes Into Receivership (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Error Put Some Oak Creek Residents In Wrong Voting District (Oak Creek Patch) Retirements In City’s Workforce Create Voids, [...]
Woman Found Dead In Lake Michigan Off Oak Creek
Posted in Fire, Oak Creek, tagged Lake Michigan, Oak Creek death on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Update: The woman has been identified as 22-year-old Brittany Finley of South Milwaukee, according to the Journal Sentinel. A woman’s body was found Tuesday in Lake Michigan near 5th Avenue and Bender Park in Oak Creek. Check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here. From it: About 10:29 a.m., firefighters and police officers responded to [...]
Welcome To South Milwaukee, Educators Credit Union
Posted in Local Business, tagged Educators Credit Union, South Milwaukee credit union on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Educators Credit Union recently opened a new branch in South Milwaukee at the former home of Kyle Credit Union. As you’ll recall, Educators merged with Kyle, 1201 Marquette Ave., in a deal effective Jan. 1. Learn more about Educators here and here, and here is a list of Educators locations. South Milwaukee is the 17th. Welcome [...]
New South Milwaukee Police Blotter And Other Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
South Milwaukee NOW has published a new South Shore police blotter. Among the items reported to police in the past few weeks were a break-in on Blakewood Avenue, the theft of a laptop computer from a Willowcrest resident, a Craigslist paycheck scam and a bar fight and chase that started at Pat’s Oak Manor. Check [...]
Exploring Wisconsin’s New Voter Photo ID Law … In South Milwaukee
Posted in 2012 Elections, tagged South Milwaukee voting, Voter ID, Wisconsin Government Accountability Board on January 20, 2012 | 7 Comments »
I was able to attend Thursday’s voter photo identification law information session at South Milwaukee’s City Hall, and I was glad I did. I learned quite a bit from the presentation from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. Of course, the most-publicized major impact of the law is probably its most controversial: Voters must show a photo [...]
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