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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
News from throughout Western Racine County.
Geri Wells of DP Electronic Recycling, Elkhorn, collects a computer from a resident participating in the western Racine County Clean Sweep event last Saturday at the Burlington Public Works facility. More than 1,000 residents from several participating communities dropped off prescription drugs, electronics and hazardous household waste for disposal. For […]
Questions remain as to whether staff will be employed by BASD or preschools By Christopher Bennett Correspondent The Burlington Area School District’s Curriculum Committee took significant steps Monday toward formalizing the sites and format for the district’s 4-year-old kindergarten program. The committee voted on recommendations for providers and the contract […]
The lowdow: Racine County officials have proposed creating a public health department that would replace the services currently provided by the separate Western and Central Racine County Health Departments. Western Racine will disband on Jan. 1, 2015. County officials said the proposal will expand services for most communities and […]
Board will consider if communications plan is worth $27,000 By Christopher Bennett Correspondent At its May 12 meeting, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education is scheduled to decide whether to adopt a recommendation from its Committee of the Whole and spend more than $27,000 to enhance its ability […]
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Raymond School board members officially authorized the issuance of $1.9 million in bonds for building improvements, during the school board’s April 14 meeting. A special board meeting is planned for Monday, April 28, to discuss final upgrade costs being prepared by the energy conservation company, McKinstry. […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Two new members of the Washington-Caldwell School District Board of Education were sworn into office at the school board’s April 16 meeting. The official start of their terms of office is Monday, April 28. Yvonne McGilvary ran unopposed in the April 1 election for one of […]
Program is part of initiative to rid homes of outdated and unused drugs that could fall into the wrong hands The Racine County Sheriff’s Office is participating in the national take back unwanted prescription drug program on Saturday at the patrol station on Highway 20 (Washington Avenue) at Highway C […]
Performances set for this weekend at Plymouth Church The chilling lessons of the Holocaust as told through the eyes of a budding young artist in a Nazi transition camp provides the basis for the one-act play “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” which will be performed in Burlington this weekend. Jennifer […]
Officials say proposal will fill void left by pending departure of Western Racine County Health Department By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington and several other Western Racine County communities faced with the looming loss of their current public health service provider could see enhanced services under a new proposal […]
Residents in several local communities can get rid of hazardous household waste, electronics, unused perscriptions By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor If it’s time for spring cleaning, fittingly, it’s time for the annual “Clean Sweep” program. City and Town of Burlington residents, as well as those in the Town of Dover, Village […]
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