Category Archives: Headlines

Oak Creek Patch has a good news story about the role volunteer drivers play with South Milwaukee-Oak Creek Interfaith.

Check it out here. From it:

South Milwaukee-Oak Creek Interfaith Director Jennifer Rundell calls them the “bread-and-butter of the community.” The people in the passenger side of Maletta’s vehicle have an entire lifetime’s worth of stories. Many lived through the Great Depression, a World War, a moon landing and more. But they’re now left with nowhere else to turn – many of their friends are gone, and a lot of them don’t have family that live in the area.

Not only does Maletta and some 60 other Interfaith volunteers help older residents get from Point A to Point B, the relationships often extend far beyond the drive itself.

Many of them, simply needing someone to talk to, form a strong connection with volunteers, Maletta said.

“I have a motto – we should plant some trees we will never sit under,” she said. “If the nicest thing you can say at my funeral is that my house is spotless, I have not lived a good life. People are more important than things and you realize that (volunteering with Interfaith) and at the end of the day, you feel really good.”

And check out these other local headlines of note:

• We Energies Creates Hotline To Report Debris From Bluff Collapse (Journal Sentinel)
• Man Charged With Stealing $15K In Jewelry From Oak Creek Home (Oak Creek Patch)
• A Good Cudahy Neighbor (New Kid’s View blog)

Plans for a “town center” development at the former Delphi site in Oak Creek received mixed reviews at a public meeting on Monday.

That’s according to this story from Oak Creek Patch. From it:

The Delphi property, at 85 acres, would allow for several different uses.

According to the plan unveiled Monday, to the east of the City Hall and library would be retail along a “walkable Main Street.”

The type of retail would largely be determined by market conditions, but officials expect restaurants and small- to medium-sized shops to be a part of it. A space for a farmer’s market was also included.

To the west is housing; likely, some combination of condominiums and apartments. A large park and public greenspace is planned for the southwest part of the property.

Also check out the NOW story.

And check out these other local headlines:

• Oak Creek Power Plant’s Neighbors Worry About Effects Of Bluff Collapse (Oak Creek Patch)
• DNR Official On Blue Collapse: “We Don’t Think It’s Going To Be A Big Human Health Impact” (Oak Creek Patch)
• Karl’s Event Services Leases Oak Creek Building (Oak Creek Patch)
• Dunkin’ Donuts Opens Thursday In Oak Creek (Oak Creek Patch)
• Walmart Looking For Alternatives To Controversial Falls Site (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

South Milwaukee children’s book author Janet Halfmann recently took home a prestigious award for her picture book “Fur and Feathers” — the same honor she won for her previous book, “Little Skink’s Tail.”

And the honors don’t stop there for this author whose books are proudly part of the Brooks family bookshelf.

Learn more in this post about Janet on the New Kid’s View blog.

And check out these other headlines of interest:

• Community Spotlight: Cudahy (Business Journal)
• Coal Plant, Summer Heat Energize We Energies’ Earnings (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• County Savings From O’Donnell Facade To Be Minimal (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• History Makers: Like Father Like Son (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

The high winds last night and today knocked out power to about 2,500 South Milwaukee customers, according to We Energies and a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Most power was restored by early Thursday.

Check out the story here, and these other local headlines:

• Senate Confirms Plale, Scocos Over Some Dem Opposition (Journal Sentinel)
• Rain, High Winds Sweep Through Oak Creek (Oak Creek Patch)
• Protest Planned For Paul Ryan’s Oak Creek Visit (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Bans Weapons From City-Owned Buildings (Oak Creek Patch)
• Emerald Ash Borer Still In Oak Creek’s Crosshairs (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Retains Consultants For Delphi, Lakefront Develompents (Oak Creek Patch)