🌱 New Sendik's + Board Candidates

Welcome back, Menomonee Falls! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and frigid. High: 13 Low: -2.

Here are the top stories today in Menomonee Falls:

1. A new Sendik's was announced for Oconomowoc this fall. The retailer is slated for the the old Kmart building in the Olympia Fields development. (Greater Milwaukee Today)

2. Menomonee Falls School Board candidates have laid out plans for maximum educational achievement during COVID-19 uncertainty. See the answers newcomers gave in the latest school board election story. (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

3. See the latest numbers for hospital capacity in and around Menomonee Falls. Hospitalizations are up in Wisconsin due to the omicron variant of the coronavirus and Patch is keeping track of hospital numbers. (Menomonee Falls Patch)

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Today in Menomonee Falls:

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Shady Lane and Roosevelt: "Medical Question - Can anyone recommend a good primary doctor, preferably female, in the Froedtert Health system in the Menomonee Falls area or reasonably close? I need to change my primary doctor & don't want to just blindly pick one." (Nextdoor)

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Shady Lane and Roosevelt: "omg woke up 2 my toliet making gurgling sounds. - tried plunging now my toliet is full of suds which really has me preplexed, can anyone help?" (Nextdoor)

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Events:

• Rally for Wisconsin Fair Maps (January 21)

• Start the New Year off Right Craft & Vendor Show (January 22)

• Grace Lutheran Ministries - Menomonee Falls Community Blood Drive (January 22)

• Taxes In Retirement Webinar (January 24)

• Waukesha Catholic Open House-St. William Campus (January 30)

• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (January 31)

• New Retirement Savings TimeBomb Webinar (February 2)

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— Ethan Duran

About me: I'm a Milwaukeean keeping watch over the state of Wisconsin. You can reach me at ethan.duran@patch.com.

This article originally appeared on the Menomonee Falls Patch