By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A high-capacity well approved in June by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has raised a question of what is appropriate in the Town of Burlington. The well, approved for Mike Daniels at Crane Grain Farms for irrigation purposes, has been drawing the interest of town […]
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Town balances budget, city up next
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Town of Burlington town board got its 2017 tax levy and budget approved Tuesday night at the annual budget meeting. The town is looking at a minute decrease in the mill rate, with the amount per $1,000 of property taxes falling from $2.592 cents to […]
Union Grove man charged with battery
A Union Grove man is facing a pair of felony charges after allegedly attacking his father while drunk Nov. 25. Brian Hardy, 51, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Monday with aggravated battery of an elderly person, repeater, with domestic abuse assessments and strangulation and suffocation, again with domestic […]
Weekend events welcome Christmas season to Burlington
Parade, tree lighting among the events that celebrate the season By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Santa Claus is coming to town – or in this case, the City of Burlington. The holiday season kicks off Friday with the city’s annual Christmas parade, which runs through downtown Burlington – through The Loop […]
Washington-Caldwell’s 2016-17 budget, levy decreasing
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT With all pieces of the puzzle in place, Washington-Caldwell officials recently minted the K-8 feeder school district’s 2016-17 operating budget and property tax levy, both of which are decreasing in year-over-year comparisons. The district’s budget for the current school year was finalized after all […]
City plans to replace Jefferson Street Bridge
Project is currently slated for 2018 By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With safety a growing concern on the aging East Jefferson Street bridge, the City of Burlington is making preparations to replace the bridge, likely in 2018. Director of Public Works Jim Bergles said Tuesday that while the city is contracting […]
Officer convicted of drunken driving resigns
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A City of Burlington police officer charged in December 2015 with drunken driving has resigned. Eric Mitchell, who was charged in Walworth County Circuit Court with drunken driving, having a prohibited alcohol content and criminal damage to property, submitted his written resignation to City Police Chief […]
Area schools get good grades: All but two exceed expectations on state report cards
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With standardized testing scores finally available throughout the state, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued its 2015-16 school reports cards last week – with area schools faring particularly well. All area schools ranked at least as meeting expectations on the DPI’s scale, with several exceeding […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” ~ Henry Van Dyke The staff at Southern Lakes Newspapers wishes everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!
Man sentenced for toppling statue
A Burlington man accused of pulling the city’s Abraham Lincoln statue from its base in January has been convicted and sentenced to probation. Jacob Hinds, 22, pleaded no contest Nov. 11 to a misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property in the wake of the incident that took place Jan. […]
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