4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (691+ words) Port Washington Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry Jon Crain is about to embark on his sixth long-distance bike ride to benefit forestry research. Crain will ride 350 miles through the Blue Ridge Mountains from Greenville, S.C. to Asheville, N.C., on this year’s…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (262+ words) The streets of downtown Grafton were unusually busy on Aug. 27. But it wasn’t because that Thursday traditionally draws a crowd to downtown. It was bustling because the Grafton Downtown Business Association — an offshoot of the Grafton Area Chamber of Commerce…...

5+ day ago   (378+ words) Port Washington High School girls’ swim and dive coach Dani Peiffer said if someone told her when she started coaching that the Pirates would beat West Bend Co-op in a dual meet she wouldn’t have believed it. Port, with an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (851+ words) It was a bittersweet day on Monday for Beth Schaffner — the day she closed Lighthouse Florist and Wine Gallery in Saukville after more than 19 years owning and operating one of Ozaukee County’s last dedicated floral shops. “It’s sad,” Schaffner said…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (186+ words) Paige Proefrock knew she needed 11 kills to reach a career milestone, but she wasn’t counting during a home quad on Aug. 26. Her teammates, however, were keeping track. After a leap and kill from well behind the net against Pewaukee, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (975+ words) Participation is up again for the Port Washington High School boys’ soccer team. This season, coach Mark Burmesch has 42 players, eight more than last year and 12 more than in 2024. “We are very encouraged by this and have even added some…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (582+ words) This time it was Kade Kintop’s turn. After quarterback Jack Bunyan and receiver Aedyn Brownmiller set school records for single-game passing and receiving yards in an opening-week win, Kintop broke the mark for catches last Friday. Port’s high-octane offense put…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1580+ words) After more than half a century of coaching football and baseball, dramatic finishes can still move Bob Kiefer to tears. That was the case last week when his Port Washington High School junior varsity football team came back from a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (977+ words) In a game marred by penalties and second-half cramps, one thing soared over all of that. Port Washington High School’s football team can fly. It beat visiting Sheboygan North, 39-20. The Pirates began running a no-huddle offense early in the game,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (745+ words) The record-breakers are back for the Port Washington High School girls’ swim and dive team, and they’re already living up to that description this season. Sophomore Amanda Lotz, who holds Port’s record in the 200-yard freestyle, 100 backstroke and is part…...