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NEWSROOM * CIRCULATION * ADVERTISING
Saturday
March 2010
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Police Blotter: This week's Menomonee Falls crime reports
News & Notes: Local news briefs
Obituaries: Local death notices
Meetings: Menomonee Falls government meeting schedule
Community Calendar: What's
on tap around town
Things to Do: Our top picks
of upcoming events
Corrections: Corrections and clarifications to recent stories
News tips? Story ideas?
Contact us
• Menomonee Falls Chamber of Commerce
• Menomonee Falls Community Education and Recreation
• Menomonee Falls School District
• Sussex Hamilton School District
• Menomonee Falls Public Library
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Village joins fight over sex offender laws
Menomonee Falls — The village has joined other Wisconsin communities in opposing proposed state legislation that would prohibit local governments from enacting and enforcing sex offender residency restriction and child safety zone ordinances.
Trustee candidates offer different views
Menomonee Falls — With different philosophies of how to accomplish it, incumbent Michael McDonald and Jefferson Davis vowed to focus on a variety of community-related issues if elected this spring for Seat 4 on the Village Board.
Menomonee Falls
Expulsions, suspensions on the rise at high school
Menomonee Falls High School, which expanded to accommodate the addition of ninth-grade students this school year, is on pace to have the highest number of expulsions and suspensions in at least a decade.
Communications company wants equipment placed in village
Menomonee Falls — Clearwire Legacy is in the process of building a nationwide fourth generation mobile Internet network providing advanced high-speed Internet services and is looking to place antennas on six existing towers throughout the village.
Tavern asks for outside operations to accommodate smokers after ban
Menomonee Falls — The Plan Commission will hold a public hearing next month on a request for an outdoor seating area at Doreen's Bar, W18474 Lisbon Road.
More Headlines
- Police, fire personnel to work crisis scenario at high school
- Church's planned move requires two public hearings
- Alternative dance 'uneventful'
- Menomonee Falls: Food pantry all stocked up with nowhere to go
- Board mulls options for vacant district buildings
- McDonald, Davis stay in trustee race
- School District operations will move to Village Hall
- Twelve vie for Falls Junior Miss title
- New Christian school to open in area
- Woodman's story takes third in state contest
- Menomonee Falls: School dance grinding to a halt
- Parents want input on school deficit
- Students lend a hand in earthquake relief efforts
- Village officials asking for water rate increase
- Krause withdraws from trustee race
Lied's to close its retail garden center
Sussex-based Lied's said Tuesday it will close its retail garden center to focus on its landscape design, development and maintenance business. (12)
Waukesha County signals 'keep us out' of RTA
Waukesha - None of the competing legislative plans for a new regional transit authority in southeastern Wisconsin requires that Waukesha, Ozaukee or Washington Counties be members, though in some proposals the counties could vote to opt in.(59)
Election 2010
Waukesha County judicial candidates spar over experience
Experience is the key qualification in the contest for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 2 judge, both candidates agree. But in this nonpartisan election with political overtones, the two part ways on whose experience counts more.(9)
$500,000 bail set in alleged sex assault of Falls teen
Bail was set at $500,000 Thursday for a 48-year-old Brookfield man charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he met at a Menomonee Falls gas station last weekend.
Germantown police seek witnesses in overdose deaths
Germantown - Police are seeking witnesses in the 2009 drug overdose deaths of Ted Olla and Ian Hegmegee and those investigations are not closed, Chief Peter Hoell said Thursday.(9)
More Headlines
- Brookfield man charged with sexual assault of Falls teen
- Woman linked to 2 more drug overdose deaths
- Brookfield man arrested in suspected assault of teen
- Laurel Walker: Teen hurdles over optical challenges
- Falls School District to lease space at Village Hall
- State won't cancel Menomonee Falls primary
- Falls candidate Davis asks state to cancel village primary
- Menomonee Falls development plan moves forward
- Fire at day-care provider's home suspicious, warrant says
- Menomonee Falls pursuing Bass Pro Shop
Focus on Education
Voters guide
Voters will be casting ballots for Village Trustee and the Falls School Board on April 6. Be sure to check out our voters guide for everything you need to know before heading to the polls.
Indians fall to Arrowhead
Falls and Arrowhead battled down to the wire with a state berth on the line and we've got all the action in this photo gallery.
Other Menomonee Falls photo galleries:
Falls downs Germantown in sectional semi
- Falls Junior Miss
- Arrowhead gymnastics sectional
- State swimming meet
- Falls Chilly Fest
Marquette salutes
local honor students
Marquette University and MenomoneeFallsNOW.com are proud to salute the outstanding students who have made the honor rolls at our local schools. Click on a student's name for a printable honor roll certificate. Go to the honor rolls page.
The Road to Madison
Follow the state high school basketball tournament in our special section, with coverage from the Journal Sentinel, NOW Newspapers, Lake Country Publications and TODAY's TMJ4.
Who do you think are the best high school basketball players in the suburbs? Vote now to help us pick our All-Suburban Basketball Teams and you could win a pair of lower-level tickets to a Bucks game.
Menomonee Falls
Prep Sportlight
The sports season is in full swing at Menomonee Falls High School and, if you're a prep sports fan, we've got you covered in basketball and more!
Photo Gallery: Images from the 2009-10 season
Stories: NOW staff's prep coverage
Stories: JS Online's metro area prep coverage
Cheers and JeersNOW sports writer Steve Tietz gives his take on the prep sports scene:
Don't Touch That Dial!Find out what's on Channel 14, the Falls Cable Access channel:
Opportunities For AllCheck out the Community Education & Recreation Department's programs:
Gas WatchFind out where the cheapest gas is being sold in Menomonee Falls.
Family WatchdogUse the interactive map to see where sex offenders live and work in Menomonee Falls.
Presidential campaign contributionsFind out how much your neighbors are giving to the candidates.
Data Warehouse: More searchable databases
The Fur (& Feather!) Flyer
The Humane Animal Welfare Society describes its efforts:
Close to Home
Lorayne Ritt spotlights Waukesha County's nonprofit community: Waukesha Education Foundation (March 18) | Photos from this event
