by | April 16, 2013 · 10:11 pm

Statewide Tornado Drill Set For Noon Thursday

Update: Not surprisingly, this has been moved to Friday.

In case you’re wondering why the sirens are blaring … check out this message from Milwaukee County Emergency Management.

As part of the State Emergency Management’s Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week, on Thursday, April 18, 2013, a statewide tornado warning drill is planned.  The National Weather Service will issue a “test” tornado watch at 1:00 P.M.  This will be followed by a “test” tornado warning that will be issued by National Weather Service at 1:45 P.M for Southeast Wisconsin and the Milwaukee County Outdoor Tornado Warning Sirens will be sounded at this time.  There will be no “all clear” message issued by National Weather Service.  If there is any threat of severe weather on April 18th, the siren test will not be conducted.

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by | April 16, 2013 · 9:04 pm

South Milwaukeean Arrested After Allegedly Pulling Knife On Woman Walking Dog And Other Headlines

Here are some more local headlines, including a disturbing case on the border of South Milwaukee and Oak Creek.

NOW has published a new police blotter.

And here is a heartwarming, and well told, story of a man biking around Lake Michigan with his father — a trip that included a refreshing dip in the water at Grant Park.

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by | April 16, 2013 · 1:43 pm

Have My Brewers Tickets … And Help Boston’s Victims

I have four great (field level) seats available for tonight’s Milwaukee Brewers game.

Want them? All I ask is a contribution to one of the organizations helping victims of yesterday’s Boston bombings.

Here is a list of organizations. Your call as to how much to donate.

If you’re interested, post a comment below. And I’ll get you the tickets this evening.

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by | April 16, 2013 · 12:10 pm

Flood Watch Issued (Again)

Here is information from the National Weather Service — perhaps three more inches of rain this week, or more.

These better be some pretty nice May flowers …

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by | April 15, 2013 · 9:59 pm

Prayers For Boston

Awful, just awful. What kind of people do this?

As the father of an 8-year-old boy — one of the victims of Monday’s Boston bombings apparently was an 8-year-old boy — it’s difficult to comprehend today’s events. Difficult, but not impossible. Nothing surprises me anymore.

For now, please join in praying for those impacted by this senseless tragedy. In some ways, that’s all of us.

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by | April 15, 2013 · 5:23 pm

Still Time To Get Chamber Dinner Tickets!

Just got this from the South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce …

I encourage you to attend. It’s a great event to honor people making a real difference in local business. And the food is good too.

Spring Social & Awards Dinner – April 19 at Salvatore’s

The reservation deadline to attend the South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce Spring Social & Awards Dinner has been extended.  If you are interested in attending, but have not made a reservation, please contact the SM Chamber office by 10am on Wednesday, April 17.  The event begins at 6pm with the Silent Auction/Cash Bar, Dinner at 7pm, Awards Program at 8:15pm.  The cost is $25/person to attend.

Here is a post on last year’s event.

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by | April 13, 2013 · 9:24 pm

South Milwaukee Spring Cleanup Set For April 27

2011 cleanup smallUpdate: The South Milwaukee Public Library is offering paper shredding from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

The city’s annual Earth Day cleanup is Saturday, April 27, at various sites around town.

The details are essentially unchanged from last year, with the cleanup running from 9 a.m. to noon at most locations. A hot dog lunch is set for noon at City Hall.

Not sure where to help or how to start? I’ll put a plug in for the Friends of Oak Creek and the Mill Pond, which recently put this call out for volunteers …

We’ll meet down at Grant Park Beach house to sign in and pickup vest, gloves, bags and water.  If you have boots that would be great, bring an extra pair of socks or shoes in case you get wet.  If any students come from you classes, packs or groups, we’d like to have some responsible adults along also.  We start at 8:00am and work till 12 noon. We’ll meet down at Grant Park Beach house to sign in and pickup vest, gloves, bags and water.  If you have boots that would be great, bring an extra pair of socks or shoes in case you get wet.  If any students come from you classes, packs or groups, we’d like to have some responsible adults along also.  We start at 8:00am and work till 12 noon.

See you there!

Also planned for April 27: a drug “take-back day” sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and South Milwaukee Police Department. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day, police will be accepting, anonymously, unwanted or expired medicines. 

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by | April 12, 2013 · 11:23 pm

More Headlines

Check out these headlines from South Milwaukee and the South Shore …

Also, state Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report.

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by | April 12, 2013 · 4:39 pm

Lights On The Hoan Bridge? Love It!

They listened!

I am sure South Milwaukee Blog was the reason they’re looking at lighting the Hoan Bridge arch 🙂

Check out the BizTimes.com story and image below …

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by | April 11, 2013 · 9:39 pm

200,000

That’s 200,000, as in the number of page views South Milwaukee Blog has tallied since I launched it in October of 2009.

The blog passed the milestone earlier today, and I want to thank you.

This website is nothing without its readers … and I appreciate your continued support. We may not agree on everything, or anything, but I still hope you find this website informative — a source of South Milwaukee news and information you can’t get anywhere else. I am excited about what the future holds for the blog. I hope you are too.

My ask: Please tell your family and friends about the site. And on to 300,000!

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by | April 11, 2013 · 9:37 pm

South Milwaukeean Tells Organ Donation Story

Fox 6 has touching story from South Milwaukee about the importance of organ donation. From it …

It was July 6th, 2005 when Vicki Maloney received that phone call, telling her Alyssa, who was 22 at the time, had been in a terrible car accident.

As Alyssa was on life support in the hospital, officials had to ask Maloney the difficult question about donating her daughter’s organs.

“We knew because of the life she led, very caring and giving, that that’s what she would’ve wanted to do,” Maloney said.

With April marking National Donate Life Month, Maloney is urging people to follow in her daughter’s footsteps and register to be a donor.

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by | April 10, 2013 · 4:39 pm

Flood Update: More Than 3.2 Inches So Far

Update: We hit the four-inch mark as of 7 a.m. Thursday, the Wastewater Treatment Facility reports … 

A few updates on local flooding concerns …

  • The South Milwaukee Wastewater Treatment Facility reports the city had 3.23 inches of rain from Monday morning through about 1:30 on Tuesday. And there’s more coming overnight and Wednesday.
  • While Oak Creek was receding today — not sure what the added rain will do overnight, however — areas of concern continue to be Oak Creek Parkway near the high school railroad trestle and the Mill Pond.
  • The high school baseball field is flooded.
  • The city had also received a couple calls about water in basements … and a report of a basement wall collapse.

I also asked wastewater for an update on its operations, and thanks to Superintendent Andy Bakalarski for providing this …

The South Milwaukee Wastewater Treatment Facility has pumps deployed at the known trouble spots in the city, but at this time, there has not been a need to divert any of the wastewater in the system. At the treatment facility, the upgrade project has caused us to route the flows around the construction areas, but we are treating the wastewater to the best of our ability, while protecting the facility and the areas under construction.

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by | April 10, 2013 · 9:08 am

South Milwaukeean Named Miss St. Francis, Caterpillar Update And Other Local Headlines

Check out these South Shore headlines …

And NOW has published a new police blotter, including this item about a theft from Walmart … before it even opened.

An employee of Walmart, 222 N. Chicago Ave., was reported to have stolen $550 of gaming equipment at around 10 a.m. April 1. The employee took items including a game console and a controller from the shelves. The store has not yet opened for business.

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by | April 9, 2013 · 10:52 pm

Oak Creek Flood Warning Cancelled

Good news, for now.

The flood warning issued for Oak Creek in South Milwaukee has been cancelled.

Check out the National Weather Service bulletin here.

I hope things remain OK the next two days, with more rain in the forecast. Mitchell International reported more than 1.7 inches on Tuesday alone, according to WISN.

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by | April 9, 2013 · 8:32 pm

Oak Creek Is Angry

Angry Oak CreekThis was the view of Oak Creek, looking north from Rawson Avenue, around 6:15 p.m. I’m a bit concerned what this will look like with another couple inches of rain …

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