June 29, 2009 2:21 p.m. | We've just posted the latest honor roll lists for Oak Creek-Franklin West Middle School.
Not only will you find the complete list of outstanding area students, when you click on a student's name, you'll see a printable honor roll certificate.
MyCommunityNOW.com and Marquette University, which sponsors the honor rolls, would like to congratulate the local students for their outstanding achievements. We also welcome honor rolls for local elementary and middle schools - both public and private. If you don't see your child's school on this list, ask your school to e-mail its honor roll to honors@mycommunitynow.com.
June 29, 2009 12:41 p.m. | We've just posted the latest honor roll lists for Marquette University High School.
Not only will you find the complete list of outstanding area students, when you click on a student's name, you'll see a printable honor roll certificate.
MyCommunityNOW.com and Marquette University, which sponsors the honor rolls, would like to congratulate the local students for their outstanding achievements. We also welcome honor rolls for local elementary and middle schools - both public and private. If you don't see your child's school on this list, ask your school to e-mail its honor roll to honors@mycommunitynow.com.
June 26, 2009 12:54 p.m. | We've just posted the latest honor roll lists for Oak Creek High School
Not only will you find the complete list of outstanding area students, when you click on a student's name, you'll see a printable honor roll certificate.
OakCreekNOW.com and Marquette University, which sponsors the honor rolls, would like to congratulate the local students for their outstanding achievements. We also welcome honor rolls for local elementary and middle schools - both public and private. If you don't see your child's school on this list, ask your school to e-mail its honor roll to honors@mycommunitynow.com.
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Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
June 23, 2009 4:30 p.m. | Midwest Airlines Inc.'s name will remain, some of its jets will still have wide seats, and the carrier promises more nonstop routes from Milwaukee under the ownership of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. of Indianapolis.
Announced Tuesday, Republic's purchase of Midwest from TPG Capital, a Texas investment firm, would end 25 years of local control for the largest airline to fly out of Mitchell International Airport. The scope of the changes is underscored by the decision of longtime Midwest Chief Executive Officer Timothy Hoeksema to retire once the sale becomes final in four to six weeks.
Several Midwest passengers at Mitchell International Airport said the news did not surprise them.
"In its heyday, it was quite a treat to fly them," said Dick Tollefsen of Fox Point. "They're more like an ordinary airline now."
Although the vast majority of Midwest's 1,640 employees are expected to keep their jobs, there will be cuts, said Bryan Bedford, Republic CEO and future CEO of Midwest. Those will occur mainly among administrative and back-office employees who are doing work similar to that of their Republic counterparts, he said.
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By Lauren Furlong
June 17, 2009 4:31 p.m. | The Oak Creek Common Council on Tuesday postponed voting on a South 27th Street Corridor Plan agreement that, among other things, would have committed the city to spend $500,000 on enhanced lighting for the corridor.
At issue was a memorandum of understanding between the cities of Franklin and Oak Creek pertaining to the street's development. According to a state representative, approval of the memorandum would show the state's Department of Transportation that the cities are on board with development plans.
The city of Franklin approved the memorandum 6-0 on Tuesday, but Oak Creek alderman will instead consider the issue again during a special meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. June 29.
The reason for the hesitation? Oak Creek Mayor Dick Bolender and all six aldermen received the memorandum late Tuesday night and agreed they needed more time to review it prior to voting.
Bolender acknowledged he is concerned that the DOT is asking for a half million dollars after Oak Creek already adopted the resolution committing the city to pay 25 percent of the Interstate 94 Drexel Avenue interchange costs totaling $3.8 million.
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MARK SCHAAF
June 17, 2009 3:16 p.m. | Newsweek's annual list of the top 1,500 public high schools in the country includes Oak Creek High School.
High schools are ranked by dividing the number of Advanced Placement tests taken by students the previous year by the number of graduating seniors.
To make the list, the school must hold an index of 1.000 or higher, placing them in the top 6 percent of schools.
Oak Creek High School is ranked 1,316th on the list.
Twenty-five other schools in Wisconsin made the list.
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June 15, 2009 10:52 a.m. | We've just posted photos from Oak Creek's 8-1 victory over Wauwatosa East at Breitlow Field this weekend.
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MARK SCHAAF
June 11, 2009 5:32 a.m. | A 27th Street committee with representatives from Oak Creek and Franklin is urging the state Department of Transportation to install several roundabouts as part of future reconstruction scheduled for the road.
The roundabouts would not be installed until 2014 at the earliest. By that time, they will be more common and residents will be used to driving them, committee members said.
The committee on Wednesday heard from its consultant, engineering firm and infrastructure specialist HNTB Corp. about the advantages and disadvantages of roundabouts at busy intersections along 27th Street in Oak Creek and Franklin.
In areas such as safety, environmental impact and traffic flow, roundabouts are better than traditional intersections, HNTB officials argued. The cost of construction is about the same, while roundabouts would be cheaper over the long haul as utility costs are cut with no traffic signals.
The toughest part would be the public's acceptance of roundabouts, committee members acknowledged.
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Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
June 08, 2009 2:40 p.m. | Oak Creek – A man who faces a $121,000 charge on his property tax bill is asking a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge to eliminate the charge.
Lawyers for Andrew Zielinski, 75, of Oak Creek, filed the action Friday. It will be heard by Circuit Judge David Hansher, who previously approved actions taken by the city to clear the property and impose the charge.
The charge is due to be imposed on the bill for the former junk yard property, 3840 E. Puetz Road, unless Zielinski pays the city by Aug. 1. He could face foreclosure if the charge is not paid.
No court date has been set on Zielinski's request.
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John Diedrich of the Journal Sentinel
June 05, 2009 9:38 p.m. | A "skimming" device that records credit card information was put on Tri City bank ATM machine in Oak Creek, stealing information from 38 people, police say in court documents.
The Tri City customers' accounts were closed and it appears they were not ripped off, according to a search warrant filed in Milwaukee County court. ATM skimmers use small cameras to steal debit or credit card information.
An employee at the Tri City at 8770 S. Howell Ave. heard a bang on the ATM machine at 11:30 a.m. May 24 and saw on a camera that something was removed from the machine. Surveillance video showed the skimmer was put on May 23 by two men. They were driving a damaged Volkswagen Touareg with no license plate, the warrant said.
On May 29, a bank employee spotted a car matching the description and saw the driver cover up the ATM camera. Police arrested the man, who was alone. The other suspect is in Bulgaria, the suspect told police. The man has not been charged, according to on-line records.
By David Cotey
June 03, 2009 7:34 a.m. | Oak Creek seniors Adam Schumacher and Michael Fischbach have advanced to the WIAA Division 1 Golf State Tournament.
The remainder of the area golfers from Greendale, Franklin, Whitnall and Oak Creek had their seasons end at the Westosha Central Sectional at Brighton Dale on Tuesday.
Schumacher's 75 was one behind meet medalist Adam Vanderheyden of Racine Horlick and Fischbach was one stroke behind Schumacher. The two Knights will play at University Ridge in Madison in the two-day state tournament that begins at 7 a.m. Monday.
Schumacher and Fischbach are the first Knights to advance to state since 2000 when the entire team qualified.
"Adam has been one of the best players in the state for a couple of years now," Oak Creek coach Joe Cota said. "He was absolutely fearless with his driver on Tuesday, hitting some of the narrowest of fairways while other kids were hitting long irons and 3-woods.
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Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel
June 01, 2009 9:54 a.m. | Nordco Inc., a manufacturer of railroad maintenance machinery, has been acquired by a Canadian private equity firm, the Oak Creek-based company said Monday.
Nordco, owned by the Riverside Co. for six years, said it has been acquired by Omers Private Equity, of Toronto, for an undisclosed amount.
Omers has $4 billion of investments under management and is one of Canada's largest pension funds.
Nordco has its headquarters in Oak Creek and manufacturing facilities here and in Oshawa, Ontario.
The company, with 330 employees, has divisions in Illinois, Missouri and Connecticut.
