🌱 How Hartford teens are getting real-world career mentoring at Quad Graphics
Hartford, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Hartford! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hartford teens are getting real-world career mentoring at Quad Graphics
- Hartford man’s felony case heads toward key June 29 court hearing
- How Hartford fans turned one playoff night into a community celebration
Also on today's calendar: Jay Dee Music and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 63.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Beyond School Walls program completes inaugural school year (gmtoday.com) — Hartford students connected with mentors at Quad Graphics through Big Brothers Big Sisters’ new Beyond School Walls career program, which just wrapped up its first school year. Over six months, 20 Washington County high schoolers built job skills, confidence, and professional networks, and organizers now hope to expand the program with more local businesses and student participants for 2026-27. 
• Hartford man to file motion to dismiss charge related to ex-girlfriend's death (gmtoday.com) — A 25-year-old Hartford man is seeking to dismiss a felony charge tied to the 2025 death of his ex-girlfriend, with a motion hearing set for June 29. Court records say the incident began after the pair met at Woodlawn Park in Hartford and ended with her fatal injuries and later death at Aurora Medical Center in Hartford.
• Hartford fans rally behind baseball and softball playoff teams as one season ends and another advances (tmj4.com) — Hartford Union High School’s baseball team is moving on in the playoffs after a 5-2 home win over Cedarburg, while the softball team’s strong season ended with a 9-0 loss. Fans, parents, and even a devoted school bus driver packed the Hartford fields, highlighting how tightly the community rallies around its student athletes.
📸 Around Hartford
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Duo LIVE @ Holy Hill Art Farm pre-party! →
Holy Hill Art Farm, 4958 WI-167, Hubertus
5:00 pm
Friday June 5
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Other local events
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County Golf Fore Kids Sake
Hartford Area Chamber-Commerce Washington County Golf Course-Hartford, WI
8:00 am -
Jay Dee Music →
The Fox & Hounds Restaurant & Tavern, 1298 Friess Lake Rd, Hubertus
6:00 pm -
VBH Plant Sale
Hartford Area Chamber-Commerce Rotary Gazebo Corner: (Hwy 60 and Grand Ave) in Hartford, WI
8:00 am -
2026 Farmer's Market
Hartford Area Chamber-Commerce Jordan Park (near the Hartford Rec Center)
8:00 am -
Makers Market →
Hartford Area Chamber-Commerce Meet at the Beach
9:00 am -
Discovery Day
Hartford Area Chamber-Commerce Meet at the Amphitheater
10:00 am -
Westbury Bank Family Event
Hartford Area Chamber-Commerce 1246A E Sumner St, Hartford, WI 53027
10:00 am
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Slinger in the Park →
Slinger Community Park, 128 Kettle Moraine Dr N, Slinger
6:00 pm -
OHS Celebrate Your Future Week: Celebrating Seniors Entering 2 & 4 Year Colleges →
Oconomowoc Area SD Oconomowoc, WI 53066 -
4K Graduation
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon SD Neosho, WI 53059
9:00 am -
Effective Communication
Oconomowoc Area Chamber of Commerce WCTC Corporate Training Center 800 Main St, Building A Pewaukee, WI 53072
9:00 am
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello!
Quick question...we keep hearing what sounds like a nail gun/pops all day every day and then we can also hear what sounds like an industrial dryer… (Nextdoor Pleasant Hill/St Augustine)
- Quad/Graphics, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Shift Fork Lift Driver (Material Handler) in Hartford. Apply here.
- The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Hartford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Slinger
- Slinger H.S. seniors celebrate Superkids with Slinger Elementary students (washingtoncountyinsider.com)
- Slinger woman awakes to bear strolling through her yard (washingtoncountyinsider.com)
- Two Concordia University Wisconsin softball players receive NFCA All-Region honors (thesconi.com)
Richfield
- YouTubers Are Coming for Hollywood. Horror Let Them In. (ihorror.com)
Jackson
- Ridglan beagle finds forever home with family in Jackson (spectrumnews1.com)
- Beginning the day with Morning Praise (forwardinchrist.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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