Village Fireworks Canceled? Maybe – Trustee Jim Wright Requests Revote By Anne Trautner The Village of Kewaskum might not have fireworks this July. The Village Board voted 4-3 on Monday, June 1, to cancel this year’s Independence Day fireworks display because of health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Kevin Scheunemann, Sarah Severance and Richard Knoebel voted to have

Kiwanis Swim Park To Open June 15 – Pool Open To Village Residents Only By Anne Trautner With a 4-3 vote on June 1, the Kewaskum Village Board decided to open the swim pond at Kiwanis Park on June 15 for village residents only. Village trustees Richard Knoebel, Richard Laubach and Jim Hovland voted against the measure. The board considered closing the swim pond for the season

KHS Announces Local Scholarship Recipients The following Kewaskum High School students received scholarships that were awarded locally: ¦ Faith Mertzig: J.O. Reigle Scholarship, $28,000 ($3,500 per semester) ¦ Emma Penfield: J.O. Reigle Scholarship, $28,000 ($3,500 per semester) ¦ Caleb Duren: Tessar Scholarship, $20,000 ($5000/year for four years) ¦ Sophia Otten ($8,000),

Ukerazy Ukelele Band Spreading Smiles With Its Feel Good Music By Karen Rouse The passion to create music in the group is palpable. Voices sing with enthusiasm, the smiles on their faces invite the listener to sing along. Rhythmic chords are strummed in unison as melodic harmonies hint at the talent inside the rehearsal space. Members of Ukerazy, a ukelele band, were rehearsing on February

School Board Reschedules Meeting Again By Anne Trautner For the second week in a row, the Kewaskum School Board rescheduled its regular monthly meeting shortly after it started. On Tuesday, May 19, board members agreed to reschedule their regular monthly meeting to Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. Because of a precautions taken due to COVID-19, the public was not allowed to attend the May

Volunteers Place Over 6,500 Flags At Washington County Cemeteries On each veteran gravesite, United States Flags are placed in the weeks preceding Memorial Day. Washington County utilizes roughly 15 lead volunteers to coordinate dozens and dozens more to place the flags for the roughly 6,500 veterans buried in the county. Veterans who pass after Memorial Day each year will receive a flag and