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News from throughout Western Racine County.

Burlington

It’s wait-and-see on Act 10

Local officials don’t see any changes in the meantime By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For now, it’s situation normal, all up in the air both in the state of Wisconsin – and in Burlington Area School District, at least when it comes to Act 10. With legal action now pending […]

Waterford

Inaugural River’s Edge Art Walk set

The inaugural River’s Edge Art Walk will be held Friday, Oct. 19, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will feature 25 artists exhibiting and selling their artwork at 18 different business locations throughout the Waterford downtown area. Artwork will range from ceramic, raku, woodcraft, water and oil paintings, photography, […]

Union Grove

Man charged in shooting death

A 46-year-old Sturtevant man is in custody, charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting death of an Ohio man during an armed robbery in the Town of Yorkville in the early morning hours of Aug. 26. Scott D. Mertins Sr. is facing up to 91 years in prison and […]

Burlington

Apple harvest more tart than sweet

Extreme weather takes its toll on specialty varieties at local orchard By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As you walk into the barn at Brightonwoods Orchard on highways 142 and B just south of Burlington, you can see the effect an early spring and dry summer has had on the apple […]

Burlington News

Area man dies in farm accident

A Burlington area man is dead and another in critical condition Friday night after a piece of farming equipment tipped over on an area farm Friday afternoon. According to Catholic Central High School officials, Clayton Weis – who drove school buses for athletic events for the school – died Friday […]

Waterford

Village approves downtown grant rules

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of scrutiny and discussion, the Waterford Village Board has approved a resolution on the façade and signage grant improvement program that has been under discussion in the downtown business Heritage District. The resolution, approved Aug. 27, points to a number of specific guidelines that […]

Burlington

Conflict is in the eye of the beholder

School Board members weigh in on spouses serving as citizen representatives   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer What exactly constitutes a conflict of interest? Depending upon whom you talk to now in the Burlington Area School District, it might be who has applied to be citizen representatives on the BASD […]

Burlington

Cottonpicker will close

Facing repairs, sewer hook up, owner says ‘it’s time’ By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Since March of 1976, a small building on the corner of highways 36 and W in Burlington has housed a family restaurant – one full of memories, style and attitude. The doors on those memories will […]