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Five flamingos — three sporting classic pink flamingo plumage and two gray ones — were photographed wading on a sandbar not far off Port Washington's south beach Friday. It is believed to be the first time wild flamingos have even been seen as far north as Wisconsin. According to bird experts, the flamingos were likely displaced by hurricane Idalia, which formed in the Caribbean, where flamingos lives, in late August. Photo by Bill Schanen IV

Flamingos make history in Port Washington

For what is believed to be the first time in history, a wild flamingo was spotted in Wisconsin, and it was in Port Washington on Friday. Five leggy American flamingos — three sporting classic pink...

An $18.3 million Port Washington water plant (above) project is driving a 67% water rate increase. Photo by Bill Schanen IV

Brace for impact: Next water bill to reflect first step of 67% hike

Port Washington residents will see the initial impact of a 67% water rate increase recently approved by the Public Service Commission when they receive their November water bills. That’s because the...

AMERICAN DRONE INC. OWNER JERAMY WILLIAMS stood near a drone he used last week to demonstrate how to plant cover crops from the air for area farmers in the Town of Cedarburg. Williams said the use of UAVs in agriculture has “really exploded in the last two years.” Photos by Sam Arendt

Farmers take to the skies with drones

Drone technology is becoming more popular for a variety of agriculture applications, but it is especially well-suited when following no-till practices, local farmers were told last week. “It’s a...

A RENDERING OF plans by developer Cindy Shaffer for the Schanen farm property owned by the City of Port Washington shows a relatively dense subdivision that includes single-family and some multifamily homes.

City to dig into plans for Hwy. 33 land next month

The Port Washington Plan Commission is expected to review proposals for development of the Schanen farm on the city’s far west side when it meets next month, Mayor Ted Neitzke said Tuesday. The city...

A MEMORIAL TO Port Washington’s commercial fishing past in Rotary Park includes a statue by Fredonia artist Andy Schumann surrounded by a circle of placards telling the story of the city’s commercial fishing industry and the families who plied the lake, but the storyboards have deteriorated to the point they are barely legible. Photo by Bill Schanen IV

Saving Port’s fishing history

The days of commercial fishing in Port Washington officially ended when the Linda E. went down in December 1998, but they have not been forgotten. Nor will they, thanks to the efforts of a diverse...

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Sports

CEDAR GROVE-BELGIUM’S Jordan Platner (left) got going on the ground Friday against Manitowoc Lutheran and quarterback Matt Peiffer (above) eluded a tackle on a 22-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of a 27-14 victory. Photos by Mitch Maersch

Big breakthrough for Big East behemoth

The Cedar Grove-Belgium High School football team on Friday got what it couldn’t afford and exactly what it needed against Manitowoc Lutheran. The Rockets won their first Big East Conference game of the season, 27-14, but had multiple players go...

Op-Ed

EDITORIAL: How voters drive the move to fair redistricting

Elections have consequences. Eons after some prescient observer first uttered those words, the battered old cliché endures and remains relevant, and for a good reason: It is perfect truth. That was confirmed for the millionth time last week when the Republican super majority of the Wisconsin Assembly hurriedly passed a bill...

Good Living

Melissa Anewenter said she has found her Huntington Beach in Port Washington as a surfer and skateboarder. PORT WASHINGTON’S BEST waves are on south beach, surfing enthusiast Melissa Anewenter said. The Port native lived in California twice before landing back in her hometown. Photos by Sam Arendt

Back to Port on a wave

Whenever Melissa Anewenter falls off her surfboard or skateboard, she is quick to get back on and keep going, a metaphor for the 22-year-old’s frightening and fascinating journey through life so far. A perilous childhood had Anewenter growing up in...

Obituaries

Business

COSTUMED COMPETITORS RAN in last year’s Saukville Scare run and walk, which is the Saukville Chamber of Commerce’s largest event of the year. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 21. Press file photo

Small-town Chamber of Commerce finds its niche

The Saukville Chamber of Commerce might be described as the little engine that could. In a village with a small but thriving business community, the Chamber is thriving and looking forward to new growth as development projects promise to bring a...

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