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THE FACE OF Grand Avenue from Wisconsin Street, where Port Washington City Hall is located (right), to Milwaukee Street, where Family Promise has its offices (far left) could be changed if a plan by Shaffer Development is approved. The company has proposed a multi-use development that would combine housing and commercial spaces. Photo by Bill Schanen IV

Developer has eye on Port City Hall and more

A Mequon developer has proposed buying Port Washington City Hall as well as much of the property around it to create Ozaukee Square, a project that would transform two blocks near the heart of...

THE 1,004-FOOT Edgar B. Speer idled about a mile-and-a-half off Port Washington Monday morning before dropping its 22,000-pound anchor and settling in for the night and much of the next day. Taking advantage of the deep water off Port and the lee provided by its high bluffs, the 22-person crew was waiting for conditions to improve before delivering 63,000 tons of taconite to Gary Harbor, Ind. Photo by Bill Schanen IV

Port in a storm

Port Washington lake watchers got an eyeful this week—an eyeful of one of the largest ships on the Great Lakes. The 1,004-foot-long bulk carrier Edgar B. Speer, seeking shelter from high seas and...

Mayor narrows contenders for city flag design

Flags were on Port Washington Mayor Ted Neitzke’s mind when the Common Council met recently. But not just any flags. Neitzke was considering designs for the Port Washington city flag — something he...

The Port Washington lighthouse. Press file photo

$1 lighthouse could cost city $2M thanks to red tape

Repainting and repairing Port Washington’s iconic lighthouse seems like it would be a straightforward task, but in reality it’s a much more complicated job, a group of residents gathered at City Hall...

AFTER HE WAS sworn in as Ozaukee County’s newest K-9 officer last week, 2-year-old German shepherd Odin received a warm welcome from a group of children and several of his fellow officers, including (right photo, back row, from left) his handler Deputy Paul Kickhaver, Sheriff Jim Johnson, Undersheriff Christy Knowles and Lt. Justin Kaas.

Catching criminals, stealing hearts

Ozaukee County’s newest deputy didn’t recite the oath of office when he was sworn in by Sheriff Jim Johnson last week, but he held his paw up high with the help of his partner, Deputy Paul Kickhaver...

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Sports

Showdowns are set:

The Port Washington High School volleyball team’s goal of winning the school’s first conference championship is alive and well after a 3-1 win over previously unbeaten Slinger at home on Sept. 20. The Pirates got senior setter Sydney Hoeft back from...

Op-Ed

PRESS EDITORIAL: Don’t look, kids, but some of your parents are obnoxious fans

Blow the whistle. Call the foul. Assess the penalty. Eject the perpetrator from the game for repeated offenses. No, we’re not calling for a crackdown on bad behavior by players in the youth sports games that millions of Americans enjoy watching. This is about the fouls committed by parents of the players—shouting criticism at...

Good Living

Aussie-U.S. bond spans 9,600 miles and 51 years

Pat Leaman scoffed at the idea of hosting a foreign exchange student and disregarded a letter from the American Field Service. “I got the letter that said you’re highly qualified. I threw it in the wastebasket,” she said. But AFS didn’t give up, and...

Obituaries

Business

Merging fire departments possible but complicated

Forming an emergency medical services district among four municipalities is no easy task, and the towns and villages of Belgium and Fredonia on Tuesday received some advice from someone who did it. Lake Country Fire and Rescue Chief Matt Fennig...

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Wisconsin’s largest paid circulation community weekly newspaper. Serving Port Washington, Saukville, Grafton, Fredonia, Belgium, as well as Ozaukee County government. Locally owned and printed in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

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Port Washington, WI 53074
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