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ACT scores continue to improve

College-bound students at Germantown and Menomonee Falls high schools continue to perform above the state average on the ACT, the largest college admission and placement test. Recently released data indicates both schools improved, year-to-year. Participation also was up slightly.

Young farmer set back after incident

A local farmer is down but not out after a suspected drunken driver plowed through the Jones family farm in Germantown, fatally injuring a calf and doing more than $3,000 worth of damage.(4)

Smoking ban worries all puffed up?

The state's smoking ban is barely a month old, and people in the area are apparently complying, as complaints against violators have been limited.(3)

District to add a sixth-grade teaching position

Germantown — Citing an anticipated increase in enrollment, the School Board on Monday agreed to add a sixth-grade teaching position at Kennedy Middle School.

Police urge residents to call in suspicious activity

A spike in crimes has kept both the Menomonee Falls and Germantown police departments on their toes in the past month.(1)

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From the Journal Sentinel

Germantown faces harassment suit

A federal lawsuit alleges that former Village President Thomas Kempinski and the Village Board discriminated against a former village employee when they retaliated against her complaints of sexual harassment by firing her from a job as assistant to the administrator in December 2008.(23)

DA, attorney appointed to Washington County judge vacancies

Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday appointed West Bend attorney James Pouros and Washington County District Attorney Todd Martens to circuit judge vacancies.(11)

Family Fun Land closing in Germantown

Family Fun Land, a children's play and party venue in Germantown, will close July 2, according to an announcement the business sent to customers.(24)

Truck leaks fuel over 25-mile stretch in Washington County

A truck leaked diesel fuel as it crossed Washington County on Tuesday morning, its drip marks catching the attention of a sheriff's deputy north of Richfield, and slick pavement at the intersection of Mequon and Pilgrim roads in Germantown drew the complaints of motorists a few minutes later, authorities said.(16)

Federal jury convicts New Berlin physician in drug case

A New Berlin physician has been convicted by a federal jury on 16 counts of dispensing powerful painkillers without a legitimate medical purpose in violation of federal law.(25)