A man s downward spiral ended in a shocking shooting. Now, two families in Kewaskum are mourning loved ones. Bill Glauber, Sophie Carson and Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Washington County Sheriff, Martin Schulteis UP NEXT
KEWASKUM - Forest View Road cuts a straight line through quiet farmland north of West Bend before gently rising and twisting into a wooded area with several homes, some tucked inside.
These days, the fields are snow-covered, more peaceful than ever.
On Feb. 3, a mid-afternoon spasm of violence ruptured the area in ways the local folks struggle to comprehend. A 30-year-old man, out of prison for two months and struggling for years with mental health issues, careened down the road in a stolen car and rolled the vehicle. He clambered from the wreck and began to go house to house, desperate to grab another car.
Updated February 20 Hiking a planned community in Lake Oswego might sound about as thrilling as watching paint dry while walking on a low-impact treadmill. But the suburb s Mountain Park neighborhood is hiding an entire trail system worth exploring. Dubbed Nature s Neighborhood, Mountain Park is the largest planned community in Oregon and was designed in such a way that the area s natural environment would be preserved as much as possible during development, which includes miles of walking trails. It s the brainchild of landscape designer Carl Halvorson, who, in the 1960s, envisioned a suburban utopia with recreational facilities, greenways, open spaces, public art and natural areas. (He also had plans to build a European-style shopping center that never got off the ground.) The idea was to limit the need for sidewalks and take pedestrians and cyclists off the roadway.