This year's event will begin at 11 a.m. May 15 at Oconomowoc Village Green Park, 104 E. Wisconsin Ave. At 2 p.m., the 988 5K suicide prevention run/walk will take place for the first time. Last year, the Federal Communications Commission designated 988 as a nationwide three-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors.  Click HERE for full article.

OCONOMOWOC — A handful of recovering addicts met with the medical staff responsible for saving people like them. handful of recovering addicts met with the medical staff responsible for saving people like them.📷📷📷By: Shaun GallagherPosted at 3:40 PM, May 14, 2019 and last updated 7:04 PM, May 14, 2019

The death of Archie Badura was a nightmare his family and friends still live with today.

Archie, who graduated from Oconomowoc High School in 2013, died of a heroin overdose May 15, 2014. He was 19.

After his death, his mother, Lauri, founded Saving Others for Archie (SOFA) in hopes of ending the opioid epidemic by pioneering solutions for unmet needs across Wisconsin and the country. 

Archie Badura died in 2014 of an opioid overdose. Now, his mother, Lauri, has become an advocate ...

Musicians in Oconomowoc will “Enter the Season with Song,” on Sunday, but the joy of the season will be mingled with the sad reality of an epidemic sweeping Wisconsin communities.