Category Archives: Headlines

How the local media is telling the story of South Milwaukee …

• South Milwaukee Pizza Hut Homicide, Man Accused Of Multiple Felonies (Fox 6)
• Three Men Charged In The Theft Of A Vehicle In Oak Creek (JS Online)
• South Milwaukee pitches RNC visitors on past presidential ties. Will it work? (CBS 58)
• South Milwaukee Middle, High schools were put on brief ‘secure hold’ after a potential concern (JS Online)
• Moment in Wisconsin: 7 Bridges Trail (CBS 58)

How the local media is telling the story of South Milwaukee …

• South Milwaukee Teacher’s “Walking Bus” Makes Getting to School Fun (CBS 58)
• South Milwaukee Officer Reunited With Alligator he Rescued (WISN)
• South Milwaukee Woman Selected as U.S. Navy’s Junior Sailor of the Year (JS Online)
• A Local Ceramicist’s New Book Uncovers The History of a South Milwaukee Tile Factory (WUWM)

And please continue to keep the family and friends — she had many — of South Milwaukee’s Jolene Waldref in your prayers. Her funeral is set for February 16.

Check out what the local media is covering from South Milwaukee …

• South Milwaukee stabbing, man seriously injured: police (Fox 6)
• DATCP announces settlement with Dollar General for accurate price violations (WSAW)
• Drug dealing police chase: South Milwaukee man arrested after pursuit causes freeway closure (TMJ4)
• Want to support local small businesses this holiday season? Here are four Milwaukee-area places to check out (JS Online)

Update on the stabbing from South Milwaukee police …

Some recent local media stories from around town …

• Former Marine dedicates his restaurant ‘Trackers Pub & Grub’ to veterans (TMJ4)
• New Maker’s Market in ‘funky’ South Milwaukee building could be home to 8 small businesses (JS Online)
• An alligator was spotted on a South Milwaukee beach (JS Online)
• ‘Several’ South Milwaukee Middle School students ate candy containing THC at school (JS Online)
• South Milwaukee LED streetlight conversion; city replacing 1K+ lights (Fox 6)

Here’s what’s appeared in the local media recently …

• Cat Celebrates 130 Years of Production in South Milwaukee (Equipment World)
• South Milwaukee grads merge love of sports with careers, working in the NFL (JSOnline
• Atwood Hwy BBQ Exiting Crossroads Collective After 5 Months (Urban Milwaukee)
• New mural in South Milwaukee planned; artist Mika Revell selected (TMJ4)

Here is recent local coverage of our fair city …

• South Milwaukee Sees 525% Increase In New Business Over 6 Years (Spectrum News)
• Associated Bank Closures Include South Milwaukee (JS Online)
• Are The New Businesses In South Milwaukee Staying Open? (JS Online)
• Wisconsin State Superintendent talks about MPS being required to have police in schools (TMJ4)

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has some beautiful photos from Saturday’s Heritage Days Parade.

Check them out here, and these other Heritage Days headlines …

• South Milwaukee se prepara para el desfile anual Heritage Days (Telemundo)
• South Milwaukee Prepares For Annual Heritage Days Parade (CBS 58)
• Lionsfest Kicks Off Near 16th and Rawson (TMJ4)
• South Milwaukee Heritage Days Fire, Electrical Issue (Fox 6)
• South Milwaukee woman finds owner of Purple Heart medals that ended up at Cudahy flea market (JS Online)

Recent headlines from around South Milwaukee …

• South Milwaukee American Legion Post Building For Sale (Fox 6)
• Nate Snead Brings 100 mph Heat To Tennessee (CBS 58)
• Visit The Chi Shed In South Milwaukee Filled With Creations From Local Crafters (JS Online)
• Winning $350,000 SuperCash! Ticket Sold At South Milwaukee Walmart (CBS 58)

Thanks, Matt Gerhardt, for the photos of Nate!

Check out these headlines from around South Milwaukee …

• Milwaukee County Will Place Vending Machines Filled With Free Narcan, Fentanyl Test Strips Throughout Community (Wisconsin Public Radio)
• South Milwaukee Pedestrian Hit, Driver Arrested for OWI (Fox 6)
• South Milwaukee Missing/Runaway Teen Found Safe (Fox 6)
• To Snow Day Or Not To Snow Day: What’s Behind School Districts’ Decisions (TMJ4)
• Milwaukee School Bus Driver Warns Too Many People Are Driving Dangerously Around Buses (TMJ4)
• World Premiere Wisconsin Offers An Enticing Menu Of New Plays, Musicals (Shepherd Express)
• WIAA Approves Part Of Controversial Football-Only Conference Realignment (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Check out these South Milwaukee headlines …

• Real Men, Real Talk: Support group focuses on men’s mental health (CBS 58)
• GSA clubs support LGBTQ students and their parents (Journal Sentinel)
• This South Milwaukee woman has turned her crafting passion into a growing small business (Journal Sentinel)
• Elementary students fill South Milwaukee American Legion to share their gratitude to veterans (TMJ4)
• Local agent does double duty in “House Hunters” Milwaukee episode (OnMilwaukee.com)
• Greenfield Walgreens theft, pursuit, South Milwaukee man charged (Fox 6)

Check out these South Milwaukee headlines …

• This South Milwaukee pub is hosting a Harry Potter-themed pop-up throughout October (JS Online)
• Bayshore’s redevelopment forced out this locally owned board game shop. It’s moving back as the former Glendale mall adds new uses. (JS Online)
• A clothing and jewelry store aimed at providing clothes for plus-sized women has reopened in South Milwaukee (JS Online)
• These South Milwaukee residents have built a creepy doll display in their front yard for Halloween. (JS Online)

Check out these South Milwaukee headlines …

• Trolley rides this Sunday in South Milwaukee to help commemorate its 125th anniversary (CBS 58)
• A new vintage toy store, offering collectibles from the 1980s to today, has opened in South Milwaukee (JS Online)
• MKE Trailer Solutions helps food truck operators get rolling. What it takes to set up a rolling restaurant. (JS Online)
• It’s Always Spooky Season at Omen in South Milwaukee (OnMilwaukee.com)
• Opera and Armenian music together at South Milwaukee PAC performance (Shepherd Express)

Check out these South Milwaukee headlines …

• Retired Racer Creates Racing Apparel Business, Opens Store in South Milwaukee (TMJ4)
• This South Milwaukee Mom Has Turned Her Love of Balloons Into a Growing Custom Decor Business (JS Online)
• Two local Artists Are Helping the Cudahy Health Department Create a Welcoming and Inclusive Environment. Here’s How. (JS Online)
• Here Are 9 Milwaukee Things to Check Off Your Summer Bucket List (JS Online)
• From Grant to Whitnall, These Parks in Milwaukee County Are Natural Gems (JS Online)

Rounding up news from around South Milwaukee and the South Shore …

• Gov. Evers: Orders Flags To Half-Staff In Honor Of Former State Sen. Jeffrey T. Plale (WisPolitics)
• American Legion Post In South Milwaukee In Desperate Need Of New Air Conditioning (WISN)
• South Milwaukee Crash Into House Near 17th And Chestnut (Fox 6)
• A $35 Million Apartment And Retail Development On The Former Bucyrus Campus Has Been Canceled In South Milwaukee (JS Online)

For more on Jeff Plale, please see this story. And here is his obituary.

Please continue to keep his family and friends in your prayers. Jeff lived a life of public service in support of South Milwaukee and the entire South Shore. He will be missed.