Emmitt B. Feldner

ELKHART LAKE – The village received an early Christmas bonus with the sale earlier this month of promissory notes for a major borrowing. Village Administrator/Clerk- Treasurer informed the Village Board at their Dec. 15 meeting that the $8.94 million loan was sold to BOK Financial Securities of Milwaukee at a 3.782 percent interest rate, lower than had been projected. That

SHEBOYGAN - The County Board Tuesday approved borrowing $14.8 million to pay for projects in the five-year capital improvement plan. County Administrator Alayne Krause told the board the borrowing will follow new parameters designed to ensure the county will get the interest rate it desires, not to exceed 4.5 percent. Under the provision, the notes will be offered for sale […]

While there are no statewide races drawing the attention – or money – of last year’s spring general election, there are still some decisions facing county voters next Tuesday. For township voters, especially, there are races to be decided, with contests for Town Board seats in five of the county’s 15 townships. City of Plymouth voters have no local races […]

PLYMOUTH – City residents could have a new place to take bulk waste items and recyclable cardboard by the end of the year – the city garage on Valley Road. Director of Public Works Cathy Austin outlined the proposal for expansion of the Public Works garage on Valley Road for the City Council’s Committee of the Whole Tuesday. “As we […]

Without the record campaign spending and national media attention on the top race on the ballot as a year ago, Tuesday’s spring general election drew a smaller voter turnout than a year ago. The vote total for the county was down roughly 40 percent from the 2025 spring election. Incumbents prevailed, for the most part, in local races. The lone […]

PLYMOUTH – Downtown will have a new dog park by the end of fall. Lee Gentine of the Plymouth Advancement Association presented plans and the timeline for the new park adjacent to Stayer Junior Park to the City Council’s Committee of the Whole Tuesday. “We want to take this park to the next level,” Gentine said of plans for the […]

WALDO – The village is ready to start over on the issue of the future of the Mill Pond dam and spillway. “A couple of months ago we voted not to move forward with the spillway project,” with Ayres Associates Engineers, Village President Travis Thomas reminded the Village Board Monday. “Now we have to figure out how to move forward, […]

PLYMOUTH – The City Council got a look Tuesday at plans for up to $3 million in improvements at City Park. Meeting as a Committee of the Whole, council members heard a report from Blake Theisen of Parkitecture + Planning in Madison on plans for the city’s largest park. “The main focus of our study really was in the primary […]

PLYMOUTH – Stafford Street will remain closed for one block south of Mill Street through next summer as the Henry Christopher Hotel project moves toward completion. The City Council Tuesday approved extending the street closure for the renovation of the former Laack Block/52 Stafford building by LAG Family LLC until next June. The closure had originally been scheduled to end […]

PLYMOUTH – It appears likely city voters will decide on adding three officers to the police department at a November referendum. Meeting as a Committee of the Whole Tuesday, City Council members indicated support for the referendum, which would increase the city property tax levy by $600,000 a year permanently. That would mean a property tax hike of $140 a […]