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Thursday, April 25, 2024
News from throughout Western Racine County.
New concession building should be up this fall By Julie Rossman Correspondent For about six years, it’s been a vision of both Scott Smith and Jackie Fonk – a permanent concession stand and bathrooms at the Yorkville Youth Baseball/Yorkville Girls Fast Pitch diamonds located behind Yorkville Elementary School. With generous […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A key question arose for commissioners and staff at the July 10 meeting of the Waterford Sanitary District. Not only did a key issue arise that day about who should have a key to open and close district facilities, but the decibel level also rose on […]
Longtime employee buys half of Trendsetters By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer It’s been a busy few months at Trendsetters Salon, so you can forgive former owner Linda LeClaire for not announcing the news earlier. LeClaire and employee Tammy Henning closed on the sale of LeClaire’s half of Trendsetters at the […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor In stark contrast to last year’s drama over competing proposals offered by the county and town for local policing services in the Village of Waterford, the Village Board voted July 8 to re-up with the County, unanimously approving a 2014 contract with the Racine County Sheriff’s […]
A four-time convicted drunken driver has been charged with an alleged fifth offense of operating while intoxicated after his arrest in Burlington last week. Brian L. Mehring, 50, of Kansasville, was charged July 11 with OWI – fifth offense, a Class H felony, in Racine County Circuit Court. He was […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.70 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Village of Rochester’s Department of Public Works could receive an extra set of hands, but a decision to increase staffing in the warmer months is likely a year away. Members of the Village Board’s Public Works Committee in June discussed the merits of hiring an […]
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Village of Union Grove trustees Tim Mallach and Adam Graf will team up to push forward the Village’s “green initiative,” after the Village Board voted July 8 to approve formation of an ad hoc committee to bolster Union Grove’s environmental record. “Tim (Mallach) has been working […]
But officials say it was simply a money transfer matter By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Common Council may have been on a bit of a learning curve with its audit this year. After listening to Patrick Romenesko explain the city’s finances at the July 2 meeting, […]
A Waterford motorcyclist who failed to negotiate the orange barrels, tractor and lane barricades along a stretch of Highway 164 just west of Highway 36 has been charged with his fifth offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. According to the criminal complaint filed July 15 in Racine County […]
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