Sadness! Enterprise moving out of Oconomowoc; its now or never for the game to change

Friday, May 29th, 2009

We’re not posting this out of a sick sense of glee; we’re genuinely sad that the Oconomowoc Enterprise is moving out of Oconomowoc.  The message was on the front page of the May 28th Oconomowoc Enterprise. We’d offer you a link or a scan, but, you know, they don’t have a link or a scan [...]

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A Reading by Michael Perry

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

The aptly named “Little Theater” was pretty packed as Michael read from his books, told some stories, cracked wise, and tried to avoid crying a few times.

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Downtown Revival?

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Hey, don’t worry, we’re not all down and out, we just want to be able to walk downtown and actually feel it

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The Internet finally comes to Oconomowoc! Gun sales may be offered online

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

We point you to the following story in the Jentinel, wherein it is reported that a collector of antique guns is looking to open a online-gunshop in his town of Oconomowoc home.
Without entering into the always heated discussion about gun control in America, we simply will say this: This is why we try to [...]

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George Jefferson

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Wow, I never thought I’d see George Jefferson in Oconomowoc!

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Bimbo Bakeries

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Remember when we told you thank Brownberry was being sold to Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo?

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Oconomowoc Swine Flu Rumors Hitting Social Networks

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Some recent postings on Facebook have identified the Oconomowoc person alleged to have contracted the Swine Flu, and, tangentially, caused the closings at the Oconomowoc School District and and Pabst Farms YMCA.

Ocono.com has decided the public’s need to know about this information outweighs the privacy issues involved. We post this with the following caveats:
1. Just [...]

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Oconomowoc Middle Schools and High Schools Closed to Swine Flu

Friday, May 1st, 2009

We just got word that the Oconomowoc School District has closed the Oconomowoc High School and Middle School for the next seven days due to a suspected case of swine flu.
We are certainly concerned about this development, however we can’t help but point out that the Oconomowoc District’s auto dialer’s outgoing message suggested that district [...]

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