Whitefish Bay — James Rickabaugh, superintendent of the Whitefish Bay School District, announced this week he would retire in July after 10 years leading the district.Rickabaugh was due to receive his annual evaluation Wednesday from the School Board but instead announced his retirement, School Board Vice President Cheryl Maranto said Saturday."We're thrilled with him; we're very sorry to see him go," she said ...

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Shorewood, Whitefish Bay to start prescription drug disposals

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Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 3:32 p.m.

The Shorewood and Whitefish Bay police departments will begin accepting expired and unwanted prescription drugs starting Oct. 1.They join police departments in other communities, including Greendale, Oak Creek and Cudahy, that have begun accepting the drugs for disposal on an ongoing basis.Prescription drugs can be a hazard to water if disposed of improperly and can be abused by children or others if left unattended ...

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Lessons from a rain forest

Published Aug. 29, 2009 at 8:24 p.m.

Four years agom Maggie and Steve Jacobus dropped everything, sold their house in Whitefish Bay and packed their three sons for a one-way trip to Costa Rica. Leaving everything familiar: scary. Educating your children about the world: priceless ...

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2nd prominent lawyer retained in WFB drug case

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Published Aug. 25, 2009 at 2:58 p.m.

A second prominent Milwaukee defense attorney could be representing one of the defendants in the drug overdose death of Madison Kiefer, a 15-year-old Whitefish Bay High School freshman.Both Matthew Laughrin and his father, Richard Laughrin, had been represented by public defenders after being charged with felonies.Police say Matthew Laughrin gave Kiefer drugs on the night before she died and that, the next morning, he and Richard Laughrin drove her from Matthew Laughrin's Whitefish Bay home to

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Whitefish Bay Chase Suspect Still Loose

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Published July 19, 2009 at 12:43 p.m.

An armed man accused of holding up a Fox Point store and leading officers on a high-speed chase and door-to-door search in Whitefish Bay is still on the loose ...

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Silver Spring Drive Reopens In Whitefish Bay

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Published July 3, 2009 at 4:05 p.m.

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Police seek medical records of Whitefish Bay man in drug death

Published April 8, 2009 at 9:35 p.m.

Whitefish Bay police have subpoenaed medical records of a man suspected of selling drugs to Madison Kiefer, 15, who died of a drug overdose March 1 ...

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Package at Whitefish Bay school was harmless, police chief says

Published April 9, 2009 at 12:42 p.m.

A suspicious package discovered at Whitefish Bay High School Thursday morning turned out to be harmless, but police are trying to find the person who left the package and could seek charges, Whitefish Bay Police Chief Robert Jacobs said ...

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