Tom Schultz

There has been a lot of discussion about railroads and the planned expansion of Amtrak service west from Milwaukee to Pewaukee, Watertown and then on to Madison.

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The $35 to $45 million 2-story medical building will replace the defunct Parks Plaza Theatre on McMurray Road.

On July 7, 2026, the County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors approved a budget revision that restores 15 full-time positions in the County Health Department (CHD), made possible bynewly observed State revenue.

A few weeks ago I wrote in this column about how the Fourth of July was celebrated when our community was in its infancy.

Last week I wrote about the railroad shops that were a huge business and also the largest employer in Watertown back in the 1860s.

The Board of Supervisors will consider public benefits of Dare 2 Dream Farms, and whether public funds should help the operation cope with an overdue $65,840.11 tax bill.

A few weeks ago I wrote in this column about how the Fourth of July was celebrated when our community was in its infancy.

The Board of Supervisors is expected to decide on Sept. 1 whether to allow solar projects of 30 acres or more on a range of non-residential properties countywide

The move threw into question the station’s ability to serve its news audiences across five separate broadcasts Wednesday, on a day reporters and videographers would typically criss-cross Fiesta mercados for images and interviews.