Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy Music With Libby (Wilcox), performing from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Union Grove Farmers Market, now open Tuesdays, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Village Square, Main Street at 10th Avenue. Browse for garden produce, salad greens, […]
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Man charged with sixth drunken driving offense
A Burlington area man has been charged with drunken driving for the sixth time after his probation agent allegedly saw him drinking alcohol. Jim C. Rambicourt, 50, who lists Burlington and Lake Geneva addresses in court records, is charged operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, […]
Rochester gets its zoning act together
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The longstanding marriage between the Village and Town of Rochester was officially dissolved more than five years ago. But efforts to bring the two formerly separate municipalities into one harmonious union have been ongoing and reached finality, recently. The Village Board on June 9 voted […]
Be safe and try some flapjacks
The Kansasville Fire and Rescue’s annual pancake and safety day is Sunday, July 13, 7 a.m. to noon, at 23730 Durand Ave., Kansasville. Enjoy kids activities, raffles, fire and EMS demos, fire trucks, Flight for Life and more. Adult tickets, $6; ages 4-12, $3, under age 4, free. Details: 878-3811.
Many runs afoul with police on consecutive days
A Delavan man may not be welcome back at the Burlington Walmart after last weekend. Salvatore Michele Marino III, 19, was arrested twice in two days – first for drunken driving at Walmart Saturday and then for synthetic marijuana possession on Sunday. He was charged in Racine County Circuit court […]
Haylofters hit stage with Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’
As the audience settles into its seats, the familiar fairy-tale characters of Jack, his mother, Cinderella and her evil stepsisters and a baker and his wife take to the stage. In a few minutes’ time, all of them head “Into the Woods” – Stephen Sondheim’s woods, that is, in […]
A night on the lake
Jack Daams (left) rides in the lead of the rock and roll band-themed boat parade with sisters Sydney and Morgan McCourt during Venetian Night July 5 on Brown’s Lake. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Ryan: Republicans will be ready
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Republicans are more determined than ever to fix the mistakes that led to the party’s loss in the 2012 presidential election, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan told an audience of Rotarians and their guests last week in Burlington. In response to a question about the […]
School district hosts summer food program
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As it has for the past few years, the Burlington Area School District will host a summer food service program. Free meals are available to financially eligible students 18 years or younger, and to those over the age of 18 who still attend public or private […]
Analyst predicts falling gas prices
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.68 yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.3 in the last week to $3.65, according to gasoline price […]