🌱 Man Pleads Guilty To Hazardous Waste Case + One Of Nine Award

Happy Thursday, Port Washington-Saukville! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and not as cold. High: 40 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Port Washington-Saukville:

1. A Port Washington man and his business partner plead guilty after being accused of illegally storing and moving hazardous waste, which ended up as high amounts of lead in the city's wastewater treatment plant in 2017. (Ozaukee Press)
2. Port Washington is one of nine cities across the country to get the Leading the Way Award from ETC Institute, a national survey and research firm. (Ozaukee Press)
3. A Grafton man who dumped nails on Ozaukee County roads was found not guilty of criminal damage to property because of his mental illness. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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Today in Port Washington-Saukville:

From my notebook:

• Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office: "Our business office will be closed December 23rd and December 24th but our deputies and dispatchers will continue to work 24/7 to serve Ozaukee County. Happy holidays!" (Facebook)
• Port Washington Police Department - Wisconsin: "Since Mother Nature has been kind to us so far, Chief Hingiss has decided to lift the winter parking restrictions through Christmas and New Years!! Winter parking restrictions will resume the night of January 2 into the 3rd. When we resu..." (Facebook)
• Dunwiddie Elementary School: "Thank you to all who shopped our Scholastic Book Fair. This was our most profitable sale with over $7000 in sales. Duwniddie earns half back in Scholastic Dollars! We were able to purchase all of the Teacher Wishlist books and still have..." (Facebook)
• Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department: "Did you know that more than 95% of smokers started before the age of 21? Check out this tobacco fact sheet and start having conversations with your children today! #tobacco21 #WIWINS" (Facebook)
• City of Port Washington - Wisconsin: "Happy Holidays from the City of Port Washington!" (Facebook)
• Saukville Fire Department: "Saukville parking restrictions suspended temporarily for the holidays." (Facebook)
• City of Port Washington - Wisconsin: "Board of Public Works - December 2021 Staff Reports" (Facebook)

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— Ethan Duran

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