By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Racine County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Waterford man who allegedly pushed a woman from a moving vehicle in the Village of Waterford Aug. 11. Benjamin W. Evenson, 25, has been charged with second degree reckless endangerment and […]
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Wind Lake man charged with sexual assault
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer A 20-year-old Wind Lake man faces up to 40 years in prison after being charged with second degree sexual assault of a child. Zachariah P. Bakke allegedly raped a then 14-year-old girl in the basement of his Wind Lake home in September of 2011. According […]
Town takes up idea of a five-member sewer district board
Change in state law needed to proceed By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Waterford Town Board voted unanimously Monday night to allow the number of commissioners serving on the Waterford Sanitary District Board to change from three to five. The town board’s vote is the first step in a formal process […]
Just call it iCCHS
iPad initiative takes off at Catholic high school By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer There’s a new level of excitement at Catholic Central High School this fall, and teacher Matt DeLorme thinks he knows why. It’s called the CCHS iPad Initiative, where every student at the school receives an iPad for […]
Nimmer inks his contract
Staying here is ‘right choice,’ he says By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For City of Burlington Police Chief Peter Nimmer the decision to stay in Burlington came down to a simple point. “It was the right choice to make,” said Nimmer Tuesday after confirming that both he and Mayor Bob […]
Reunion ties history with the present
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Back in the old days – when school room and board cost $10 a week, student dating was frowned upon and teachers earned a good monthly salary of one or two hundred bucks – the Racine County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy offered a practical […]
Funding for future projects a main element in WWMD budget
By Patricia Bogumil Editor With an eye open to future projects, the proposed 2012-13 budget for the Waterford Waterway Management District anticipates a higher special user charge due to increased budget costs, but also increased grant funding to offset some of those expenses. The district’s annual meeting will be held […]
Communities united in grief
Diane Chart touched many lives here and in the Northwoods “I was reminded today once again about how circular life is. We are born, we live, many of us reproduce, and we die. Is it really that simple? A simple circle implies that humanity lives a circle separate […]
Block party at Riverside Park Saturday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington’s first ever – and maybe only ever – Community Block Party is officially set for Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. at Riverside Park. The block party idea came about when the city was forced to postpone its annual Fourth of July fireworks. Mayor Bob […]
Makers Space meeting set at Waterford library
Budding businesses, industry start-ups, entrepreneurs and “idea people” are invited to a Makers Space meeting at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, at Waterford Public Library, 101 N. River St. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the development of a Makers Space in Waterford to serve the village and […]
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