Police being ‘proactive’ with junk complaints, unkempt lawns

By Roger Whittle - June 18, 2026 in Featured, News Reading Time: 2 minutes

For the past several years, the Watertown Police Department has received an average of less than one call a day for lawns with junk or tall grass. It’...

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Roger Whittle

Roger Whittle has over 40 years of daily newspaper experience at a dozen papers across the country including the Omaha World Herald. He returned to his hometown of Watertown in 2012 as editor of the local paper. He has been recognized with dozens of journalism awards for writing, photography and page design.

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