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Content for certain districts dated prior to April 18, 2022, may not reflect the Supervisor’s current supervisory district number, due to decennial Milwaukee County redistricting.
The Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) has appointed Supervisor Kathleen Vincent as the new Region 11 Director, recognizing her decades-long dedication to education and school board service.
A federal grand jury indicted Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan Tuesday after determining there was probable cause to bring charges against her in a pending case.
The Milwaukee County Board is moving to approve new sustainable design standards for county buildings. The new standards follow legislation passed in April that laid out the county’s strategic plan for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is proud to announce that Milwaukee County has been selected as one of nine communities across the nation to receive the 2024 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize.
Milwaukee County recently launched their ‘CYSF Youth in our care’ dashboard. It shows the demographics of youth in Milwaukee County who are in corrections and detention facilities.
County Board 2nd Vice Chairwoman and 13th District Supervisor Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones, along with other County Board members, issued the following statement regarding the May 7 track meet at Waterford High School, during which Rufus King athletes and families were subjected to sustained racist taunts.
Local Milwaukee County supervisors have issued a statement in light of a disturbing incident at Waterford High School; students from Rufus King High School were subjected to racist harassment during a track meet last Wednesday.
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors has spent a considerable amount of time deliberating over the proper use of just $35,000.
Last year, Wehr Nature Center embarked on an ambitious five-year plan to upgrade the park, and it’s making good progress.
The ribbon cutting Thursday at Mitchell Airport Park was a long time coming. Not only because Milwaukee County Parks finally replaced the oldest playground in the parks system (built in 1995), but because the project actually began five years ago.
While Deep Thought has officially been removed from the Milwaukee lakefront nearly seven months after it initially ran aground October 13th, the story of the boat itself is not over yet.
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Milwaukee County Supervisor Kathleen Vincent has initiated a unique take on the Ice Bucket Challenge to bolster mental health consciousness.
The odyssey of Deep Thought, the boat abandoned for months on Lake Michigan's Milwaukee shoreline, is not over.
Crews worked all of Tuesday to remove an abandoned boat from Milwaukee’s lakefront after months of delays.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Milwaukee County Supervisor Kathleen Vincent is challenging local elected leaders and the broader community to participate in a newly reimagined Ice Bucket Challenge in partnership with Active Minds.
The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) officially announced it will name its new museum the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin.
After months of being stranded in Lake Michigan, the boat known as "Deep Thought" has finally been removed in an operation that took over 12 hours to complete. The vessel will now be stored at the All City Towing lot for several months.
Nearly seven months after Deep Thought crashed into the shores of Lake Michigan and was abandoned by its owners, the boat is now finally removed.
Deep Thought, the boat that's been abandoned at Milwaukee's lakefront since October, was pulled onto land Tuesday afternoon.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley signed off on a carbon-neutral action plan for the county, amid efforts to dismantle climate-driven initiatives from the Trump administration.
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