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Chime in with your rainfall totals across Washington Co., WI | Brought to you by The Lakes Golf

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

May 29, 2025 – Washington Co., WI – The National Weather Service predicted precipitation Wednesday and we sure got it… Chime in with your rainfall totals across Washington County, WI. FREE local news atBe sure to give your location as well as the rainfall total. Like this:Like Loading... RelatedWork or the content on WashingtonCountyInsider.com cannot be downloaded, printed, or copied.
VIDEO | Bat adventure in Kewaskum as Chucker Dreher makes a one in a 1,000 discovery

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

Kewaskum, Wi – Chucker Dreher of Kewaskum, Wi, was told by the DNR this week he should go buy a lottery ticket because his luck at stumbling into rare animal-related situations are one in a million. If you’re not familiar with Dreher … he’s so lucky he could spot a pregnant albino deer in a snowbank. Click HERE if you want to read that true story. Anyway, Dreher’s latest find is a small brown bat that was tagged by the DNR.
Departments respond to fire call on Barton Avenue in West Bend, WI

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

May 28, 2025 – West Bend, WI – Fire departments are responding to a structure fire in the 2100 block of Barton Avenue just north of Skyline Drive in West Bend, WI. The call came in just before 11 p.m. Wednesday. This is a working story and more information will be posted when details are available. Like this:Like Loading... RelatedWork or the content on WashingtonCountyInsider.com cannot be downloaded, printed, or copied.
Photographer Erinn Springer captures rural Wisconsin in the series Dormant Season at the Museum of Wisconsin Art

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

West Bend, Wi – The Museum of Wisconsin Art proudly presents Dormant Season: Erinn Springer, an ongoing photographic series focusing on Springer’s exploration of her childhood home in rural Wisconsin. Featuring over 30 striking black-and-white photographs and a video installation, these personal images reveal a poignant picture of place and the restorative power of home.
REAL ESTATE | Tommy Pennington brings 7 Brew Coffee experience to West Bend, WI

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

West Bend, Wi – There’s something brewing on South Main Street in West Bend—and it’s not your average cup of joe. Tommy Pennington, a familiar face to coffee fans across eastern Wisconsin, is bringing his sixth 7 Brew Coffee franchise to life right here in Washington County. For Pennington, this new location is more than just another stand—it’s the closest one yet to home. “I grew up just 25 minutes away in Mequon,” said Pennington. “Both my parents still live there.
VIDEO | Where was this restaurant on the Yellowstone Trail in Washington County, WI

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

Washington Co., WI – Come travel the Yellowstone Trail on Saturday, June 7, 2025, and relive the days when automobile traveled coast to coast and passed through Washington County, WI. A submitted photo from Ron Gumm at Gumm’s Corners had us wondering where this tavern/restaurant was ‘ction House’ … what’s the full name and where was it?
1 man dead following crash with dump truck in Fond du Lac County, WI | By Sgt. Brandon Henning

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

May 27, 2025 – Fond du Lac Co., Wi – On Tuesday May 27, 2025, at approximately 2:10 p.m. the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received multiple 911 calls of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of County Highway B and County Highway K, Town of Eden, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Deputies from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office along with the Eden Fire Department and the Campbellsport Ambulance responded to the scene.
Remembering the community service of Al "Tiger" Tennies, 89, of West Bend, Wi

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

West Bend, WI – Following the death over the weekend of Al “Tiger” Tennies we have a salute that was originally published in May 2015 after Tennies stepped off the West Bend Plan Commission. For 60 years Tennies served in one capacity or another and then Mayor Kraig Sadownikow worked with the common council to thank Tiger for his years of service. On May 4, 2015, the West Bend Common Council and Mayor Kraig Sadownikow paid tribute to Al ‘Tiger’ Tennies for his years of service to the community.
Rytec Corp. in Jackson /Hartford, WI, presents awards to exceptional employees

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

Jackson/Hartford, WI – Rytec Corporation, an overhead door manufacturer with facilities in Jackson and Hartford, has bestowed the first two “Tony Burbach Character Awards” to employees Scott Lueneburg and Gretta Dondlinger. Rytec started the Character Awards in 2023 to honor Burbach, VP of Sales and a beloved team member who brought a strong work ethic, sense of humor and collaborative spirit to the company for 25 years before his untimely passing in 2022.
VIDEO | Come enjoy the Festival of Angels on June 6 - 8, 2025 at Holy Anges in West Bend, WI

1 week ago | washingtoncountyinsider.com | Judy Steffes

West Bend, WI – Probably the sweetest promo ever for the Festival of Angels, June 6 – 8 at Holy Angels School in West Bend, Wi. VIDEOCome join in the Festival of Angels at Holy Angels Parish, 138 N. Eighth Avenue, West Bend, WI. Free entertainment and NO COVER CHARGE all weekend. The fun starts at 5 p.m. Friday with a fish fry, silent auction and music by Rebel Grace. There will be games and rides and fun for the entire family. Like this:Like Loading...