Hamilton High School choral students took first and second places at the Wisconsin School Music Association state competition April 28 at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee:

• Zachary Weis, first place, solo and first place, music theater solo
• Brittany Larson, first place, music theater solo
• Abby Angelroth, second place, solo
• Rebecca Borowski and Zachary Weis, second place, duet

Choral students competed previously in the WSMA District Solo and Ensemble Festival at Homestead High School. Students performed music in events ranging from solos to duets to large concert groups and were critiqued on their performances. The following students..... Read More

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is touting new positive jobs numbers he says is a more accurate reflection of how the state’s economy is turning around. Democratic challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says Walker is cooking the books by releasing the figures before they have been reviewed by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The figures based on a census of businesses released Wednesday, May 16th show Wisconsin gained 23,300 public and private jobs in 2011. Previous totals based on a smaller survey of businesses showed the state lost 33,900 jobs over the year.

HAWS, the Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County, is proud to announce we have again been chosen as the beneficiary of Casa del Rio’s annual Margaritafest, the weekend fundraising party at the popular Waukesha restaurant.

The event runs Friday, May 18th and Saturday, May 19th at 408 E. Main Street, Waukesha.  Friday’s festivities run from 4 - 11pm and feature FREE admission with a donated item from HAWS' Wish List.  The cookout will include a trivia contest at 6:30pm, raffle prizes, giveaways and music by Los Guys from 7 - 11pm.  The Bacardi Girls will keep things hopping at the outside bar area.