Benefit for Baby Awaiting Heart Transplant is Saturday

Autumn Markos is still waiting for a new heart. Her family is holding a benefit for her at Jimmy K's on Saturday.

Benefit for Baby Awaiting Heart Transplant is Dec. 1

Six-week-old Autumn Markos has a rare heart condition and needs a heart transplant. The benefit is to help offset her family's mounting medical bills.

A benefit auction for Autumn Markos, a 6-week-old Greenfield girl awaiting a heart transplant at Children's Hospital, will be held at Jimmy K's Bar and Grill on Dec. 1. The event will run from 5-10 p.m. and will include a silent auction and raffle (must be present to win). There will also be music and entertainment and snacks donated by Jimmy K's. Among the auction items are: Individuals or businesses can still make tax-deductible donations for the auction/raffle, gift baskets or cash donations. Those who donate will be recognized for their generosity at the event. Get great local stories like this on Facebook. Click to join us! Monetary donations can be sent to Autumn's Wish Benefit c/o Chase Bank, 3605 S. 27th St., Milwaukee, WI 53221. …

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Major Roads Just Outside of Greenfield Reopen to Traffic

Construction will continue, however, on Edgerton Avenue and Ramsey Avenue.

As part of the I-94 North-South Freeway Project, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is continuing construction at Edgerton Avenue and Ramsey Avenue. Beginning today Sept. 1, however, Edgerton Avenue and Ramsey Avenue from 20th Street to 13th Street are scheduled to reopen to vehicles. These streets were reopened to pedestrians in May 2011. Although the roads will be opened, continuing roadwork will occur in the area, and motorists should be aware of changing traffic patterns and construction workers in the area. Residents living near the construction site are also reminded to keep off of the construction site for safety purposes, and be watchful of pets and small children. This work will create construction noise, dust and some …