Check It Out! A Column By Kewaskum Librarian Lori Kreis I can’t believe it is August already! Where has the summer gone? I know I spent some of it acquiring new items for the library. Here is a brief selection of what we have new for you in August. It’s been a while since Philippa Gregory published a new series. Tidelands is the first in the Fairmile series and takes place in 1648 during

continued from front Art & Chalk Fest Draws Crowd Kimberly Wood, who has competed in the MOWA chalk art contest since it started three years ago, won the People’s Choice Award for her chalk depiction of a woman with glistening blue eyes and a chimpanzee. The piece was inspired by a painting by Sophie Wilkins. Outside of chalk art, Wood explores her artistic talents in graphic design,

Red Hot Sheppard Romps To Second Straight World Of Outlaws Triumph At Plymouth The hottest Dirt Late model driver in the nation, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, IL, scorched The Plymouth Dirt Track for the second consecutive year as he survived nine caution periods and held off a mid-race challenge from Chase Junghans of Manhattan, KS, to secure his 15th Morton Buildings World of Outlaws

Kings Of Chaos To Replace Stone Temple Pilots At Fair Due to circumstances beyond their control, Stone Temple Pilots canceled their appearance at the Washington County Fair scheduled for Friday July 26. “While we are disappointed to lose them, we understand that things happen that you can’t control. We are very fortunate to be able to announce at this time that we were able to secure

WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT OWI Crash A 50-year-old Town of Wayne woman was arrested for OWI causing injury after she overdosed on heroin and/or prescription medication while driving and crashed on U.S. Highway 45 at Pleasant Valley Road in the Town of Polk. The accident occurred on July 21 at 11:03 p.m. as the driver became lethargic behind the wheel. The investigation revealed