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Friday, April 19, 2024
William O. Petersen spent years fighting to preserve family’s Black Point Estate By Maureen Vander Sanden Staff Writer Since it opened to the public in 2007, more than 29,000 passed through the doors of the Black Point Estate, one of the Midwest’s most well-preserved, Queen Anne-style homes dating back […]
The Waterford FFA alumni affiliate has been selected as a state winner, placing gold in the Wisconsin FFA alumni website award contest. The award was recently presented at the 32nd state convention in Janesville. The contest is designed to evaluate the local affiliate’s communication ability through the Internet. Scoring is […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent School officials in the Waterford Graded School District are proposing a small accessory building for the Fox River Middle School property. It would be used to enhance classroom activities and offerings through the local recreation department and also be available for this summer’s Hot Air Balloon […]
Now everybody pays the same but higher charge By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor New controversial charges for grinder pump users were canceled March 28 at a special meeting of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD). As a result, the rates for all WSD users are rising higher than […]
Wife of former Lyons man who died on the job attends statue unveiling By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When Lyons resident Kelly Skiles, 53, died March 29, 2011, he died doing a job he felt needed to be done – and which many seem happy to either take for […]
Children in the 3 to 5 year category race to gather Easter eggs during the Easter Eggsitement Extravaganza at Community United Methodist Church in Waterford Saturday. The church hosted the free community event that included the egg hunt with more than 4,000 plastic eggs, a hot dog lunch, crafts, games […]
Open house planned for April 11 to celebrate By Julie Rossman Correspondent Renovation work at Graham Public Library is now complete and the public is invited to stop in and see the library’s fresh, new look. The nearly 6-month-long project includes a new furnace, windows, lighting and roof insulation. […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Town of Norway is the latest municipality to enact an ordinance designed to give law enforcement the opportunity to respond proactively in situations involving picketers. The issue has drawn scrutiny in recent months, with the City of Racine enforcing an ordinance on its books that […]
Steep drop in 10th-grade scores may be an anomaly, official says By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Dragged down by relatively poor scores posted by 10th-graders, the Burlington Area School District took a major step backward in performance on statewide assessment tests administered last fall. However, those scores appear […]
Building on CCHS’s tradition is his goal as principal By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When Eric Henderson came to Burlington and Catholic Central High School in 2009, he had no inkling he’d be stepping into the school’s top job three years later. He was initially hired as the school’s […]
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