Village & Town of Somers News
Fire department training
In the pursuit of saving lives, firefighters have to deal with a lot of challenging situations: burning buildings, hazardous materials, even collapsing buildings. To train for the latter, Somers firefighters took part in the Gateway Technical College Structural Collapse Operations class, a 40-hour course, held...
Parkside enhances pollinator habitat
The University of Wisconsin - Parkside and Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network announced a new partnership to restore and enhance habitat for pollinators on the university's Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course. The course will become one of the region’s premiere pollinator habitats for...
Update from DOT
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation annouced today that increased traffic enforcement will take place in construction zone starting immediately. In addition, lane markings will be improved. No additional closures are scheduled until July 18. The only closures will be 7 Mile Road under I-94 on the...
911 service adds texting
Kenosha County Joint Services just announced that cell phone users in the county will now be able to text 911. The new service will be beneficial to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. When using the service, officials ask that you include your location (full address...
Tax Audit released
When the village of Somers adopted its 2019 budget, it needed to fund additional first responder services. The board approved the increase to the budget to be paid through increase revenue from new construction. That would have resulted in additional services with no increase in...