Residents who report flood damages to their municipality or to the county Emergency Management Office are not automatically registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Town Chairman Michael Reed is planning a closed session of the board next week so newly elected and appointed supervisors can privately discuss the job performances of key town employees, their salaries and job assignments.

Victims of recent severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Wisconsin may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service.

Over 970 Waukesha County residents affected by severe weather and flooding in early June have registered for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency as of Monday.

The state Supreme Court ruled last week that the Village of Sussex did not violate open-records law in its response to a property assessment information request in 2001.

Victory always tastes sweet, but this one also came with a sense of relief for village officials, past and present.

Wisconsin consumers need to be prepared for the possibility of a phone scam targeting the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, warns the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA). The upcoming holiday provides an excellent opportunity for criminals to use "vishing" scams on an unsuspecting public.

A Disaster Recovery Center opened in Waukesha County on Friday to help residents and business owners with the flood recovery process.

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has joined four Midwestern governors in asking President Bush to reduce from 25 percent to 10 percent the state share of the public assistance costs from the historic flooding that has ravaged communities across the region.

The first day of summer, June 21, brought another annual North Lisbon School all-class reunion at the old schoolhouse (now Lisbon Town Hall).

The first Lions Daze was staged in 1967, so the 2008 edition is the civic group's 42nd. Over the years, the mid-July event has become a kind of community homecoming for Sussex, Lisbon and Lannon.

The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Sussex-Menomonee Falls broke its own record for participation last Friday and Saturday at Hamilton High School.

Hamilton High School recently announced its senior scholarship award winners.

The Hamilton School District has been recognized for its hard work.

Thirteen district residents, including School Board members and district staff, unanimously voted at the annual meeting on Monday to approve the 2008-09 projected total tax levy of about $26.1 million.

The Hamilton Education Foundation recently awarded 57 students with Students Taking Advantage of Renewal in Summer (STARS) Grants at a ceremony in the Little Theater at Hamilton High School.

This January, Waukesha County Technical College was abuzz with activity as 500 people gathered to learn the mission that would consume them for the next six weeks.

The Lauterbach Group plans to break ground July 8 for a new factory in Sussex that will take over for its current Waukesha facility.

Davies Water Equipment Co., now in Muskego, will break ground at 11 a.m. today for its new Milwaukee Metropolitan home office and factory in the Commerce Centre industrial park south of Lisbon Road between Duplainville Road and Waukesha Avenue.

Quad/Graphics is scrapping its plan for an expansion in West Allis for its direct-mail business and upgrading its City of Pewaukee plant to handle that portion of its business.

Quad/Graphics is scrapping its plan for an expansion in West Allis for its direct-mail business and upgrading its City of Pewaukee plant to handle that portion of its business.

Lake Country restaurants and grocers want to serve their public; they just hope the economic market allows them to continue to do so.