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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
News from throughout Western Racine County.
Below are activities scheduled (weather permitting) for the hot air balloon festival in Waterford this weekend, being held on the grounds of Evergreen Elementary School, 817 W. Main St. For more information: www.waterford-wi.org or (262) 534-5911. Friday, July 18 4 p.m. – Event starts 4-9 p.m. – Helicopter rides* 4-8 […]
The following community blood drives are scheduled: • Discovery Days Child Care Center, 8035 S. Racine Ave., Wind Lake, hosts a blood drive Saturday, July 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring photo ID with birth date. For appointment call (877) 232-4376 or visit www.bcw.edu/appt. • St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, […]
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Steven Zelich pleaded not guilty to two charges of hiding a corpse during an arraignment hearing in Walworth County Circuit Court Thursday. The 52-year-old West Allis man, who was bound over for trial on July 3, appeared via video from jail. A $1 million bail […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington’s Wisconsin National Guard armory will no longer house a detachment starting in 2015. The Burlington unit 457th CBR Company (Chemical, Biological, Radiological) will consolidate with the rest of the company in Hartford, according to Wisconsin National Guard spokesman Captain Joe Trovato. Trovato said the Wisconsin […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The push to get a new sign made for the newly renamed athletic stadium at Burlington High School began in earnest last week. The committee behind getting the stadium renamed to Don Dalton Stadium – after the school’s former athletic director and football coach – officially […]
Testing will continue until water quality improves Officials with the Western Racine County Health Department on Tuesday closed Leach Beach on Bohners Lake and issued an advisory for a second beach on the lake due to high bacteria levels in the water. The closure of Leach Beach on the lake’s […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR As the second in line to make presentations to the Burlington Area School District School Board Long-Range Planning Committee, the Peter Scherrer Group make a quick and simple point Monday night. With Peter and Leslie Scherrer – father and daughter founders of the company – present, […]
By Tracy Ouellette Staff writer Tens of thousands of people will descend on Waterford the third week in July for the Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce’s Hot Air Balloon Festival, turning the village into a buzzing hub of activity. “We’re a small town, but we’re mighty in this,” Kathy Gellendin, […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Mary Lynch of LDV, Monday was about more than just the ribbon cutting on a new piece of equipment – or for that matter, donating blood. It was a chance for employees at the company to see something they built reach completion and be used […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Once their 2013 books were officially closed, Town of Waterford officials learned they ended the year with a $115,000 surplus. The Town Board on June 9 discussed, and decided, how that money – earmarked in last year’s budget toward expenses – could be applied toward a […]
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