Echo Lake Foods, local agency aiming to help workers By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While work has begun to salvage property and equipment at Echo Lake Foods – and some employees are now working at the company’s Yorkville site – the reality of Jan. 30’s fire is beginning to hit […]
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Roses are red, violets are blue, your online love interest may be scamming you
If you intend to look online for your valentine, be mindful that scammers are also on those sites looking for you and your pocketbook. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection asks Wisconsin residents to keep an eye out for signs that they are being led into a […]
Cultivating compassion amid death
Retired medical examiner relied on empathy and a strong stomach By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief There are two character traits, according to Tom Terry, that make a good medical examiner – compassion and a strong stomach. And while he’s always had the latter, Terry – who retired at the […]
BHS senior seeks change for Echo Lake fire fund
Burlington High School senior Jake Reetz decided his senior project needed to be more. More to help those affected by the fire at Echo Lake Foods, that is. Reetz has organized his DRIVEN community service project – which all seniors in the leadership program are now required to do – […]
Stick a spoon in it – chili cook-off is well done
Gregas repeats as Super Chili Bowl champion By Patricia Bogumil Editor An elite panel of more or less expert chili tasters opened wide and said “Aah” over and over again Friday, when Edstrom Industries in Waterford hosted a chili cook-off to benefit the Chestnut Club senior care center in Burlington. […]
SMiShing is no laughing matter for bank customers
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A handful of local Community State Bank customers who have cell phone service through U.S. Cellular are known victims of a spam text message attack called SMiShing. They were tricked into supplying bank account information in response to a text message sent last weekend to their […]
Standard Press to feature lengthy School Board candidate profiles
Thursday’s print edition of the Burlington Standard Press will feature an extensive story profiling the eight candidates competing in Tuesday’s primary election for the Burlington Area School District Board of Education. The story, which tops out at nearly 150 column inches, is presented in question-and-answer format with the candidates each […]
UPDATE: Firefighters put out Wind Lake home fire
Firefighters from the Wind Lake area and beyond responded to a multi-alarm house fire on 7261 E. Wind Lake Road in the Town of Norway Tuesday morning. Initial radio dispatches from Racine County Sheriff’s deputies responding to the scene about 10:15 a.m. indicate that no one was at the home […]
Robocalls tops among state consumer complaints in 2012
The complaints have been counted, and it is clear that “Robo Rachel” had a field day with Wisconsin consumers in 2012. For the 10th straight year, telemarketing complaints ranked first on the “Top Ten Consumer Complaints” list released today by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. “Our […]
Waterford Graded seeks new contract for special education
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Waterford Graded School District would like to stay if a new contract for the Waterford Special Education Cooperative (WSEC) is negotiated and in place by May 31, its school board said Feb. 4. Otherwise, Waterford Graded plans to leave the Co-op as of June 30, 2014. […]
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