Construction of a new outdoor synthetic playing field that would suit numerous children and organizations in the Oconomowoc area could begin at the YMCA at Pabst Farms as soon as this fall.

The Village of Oconomowoc Lake tabled a request by Pat McAdams of McAdams Realty to develop his property on East Wisconsin Avenue as commercial condominiums.

A lawsuit was filed Tuesday morning against Mark Benson, the former physician charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in connection with an April 25 accident that killed Jennifer Bukosky, her unborn child and her 10-year-old daughter, Courtney.

The Oconomowoc Public Education Foundation (OPEF) presented a check for $100,000 to the School Board on Tuesday to secure the naming rights of the rehearsal space in the district's new performing arts center to honor retired teacher and theater director Vic Passante.

Among the ruins left behind when a historic church exploded April 2 is the potential hazard of asbestos that was likely contained within the walls of the 95-year-old church.

Whether home ownership is an American dream or a venture strategy, real estate likely represents the single biggest investment a person makes.

It has a bit of a kick with a lingering sweetness on your taste buds. The sauce is "Jimi Mac's Super Sauce" created by the local McWilliams brothers. Dave lives in Wales, and Jimi lives in Delafield.

Waukesha State Bank and the Oconomowoc Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the third annual Yellow Brick Road 5K Run/Walk Saturday, June 7. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m.; the run/walk kicks off at 8 a.m.

Beginning next Saturday, residents will have another reason to get up early and get out around town, as the Oconomowoc Farmers Market makes its first appearance of 2008.

For scores of students, the auditorium at Oconomowoc Middle School offered an opportunity for more than participation in a concert or play. It was a place where they examined talents and learned lessons that could not be contained between classroom walls.

Audiences attending this year's Oconomowoc Middle School's performance of "Mulan Jr." will make history as they attend the last musical to be performed in the OMS auditorium. The last opening night for the OMS auditorium is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6.

With construction of the new auditorium under way, district officials are looking at how best to supervise and direct the new facility.

The Wisconsin Student Immunization law was recently changed. New student immunization requirements go into effect Sept. 1.

The Oconomowoc Area Foundation (OAF) is accepting 2008 applications for funding through June 6.

An evocative poster that bids farewell to the Oconomowoc Middle School auditorium has been created by an international collaboration of artists.

A group of local residents have formed a foundation to help support Oconomowoc Public Schools.

Since receiving city approval in February, officials of the Pabst Farms shopping center designer Developers Diversified Realty (DDR) have been busy seeking out retail tenants.

Four years ago, golf instructor Jonathan Rinkevich didn't own a computer

After nearly three years of municipal, judicial and other setbacks that continue to halt the opening of an upscale Italian restaurant, restaurateur Tony Pipito has decided to just do it himself.

What were once perhaps nothing more than back doorways used by employees and delivery people have now become a significant gateway for sustainable existence at downtown Oconomowoc businesses.

Perhaps nothing can be more exciting for a teenager than the day he or she is legal to drive off into the interconnected and endless web of streets, highways and possibility.