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Wild winds cause damage

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With sustained winds peaking at about 40 mph and gusts above 60 mph, it was difficult to keep your hat on March 8. A wind warning was issued for last week due to the high wind, and area municipalities felt that wind’s force. Branches were stripped […]

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Burlington man accused of attacking his wife

A 45-year-old Burlington man was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with allegedly poisoning his wife and then attempting to strangle her. Darin Tiedt was charged with strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery, disorderly conduct and placing foreign objects in edibles. The first and last charges are both felonies. According […]

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City council notes from March 7

Other topics of discussion at the March 7 City of Burlington Common Council meeting: In the Committee of the Whole meeting, the council discussed deleting an ordinance covering public dances and dance halls. The ordinances, which was written in the 1940s, was last used to issue a permit in 1996 […]