The Raymond Community and Business Organization, Inc. is accepting registration for participation in the Raymond Fourth of July Parade. The July 4 festivities will begin with a children’s parade at 12:30 p.m., and the main parade at 1 p.m. People of all ages, businesses, clubs, organizations and churches are […]
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Gas prices at high point for 2014
Prices should level off soon, expert says Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 4.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.67 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.4 cents […]
City culling trees to curb spread of EAB
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor People living in the subdivision behind Cross Lutheran Church awoke last week to the sound of chainsaws. As the weather has grown warmer – and trees have become more accessible – the City of Burlington has begun its work of culling 74 ash trees […]
Cosmic bowl for the Relay 4 Life
A fundraiser to benefit Waterford’s upcoming Relay 4 Life will be held at River City Lanes, 730 Cornerstone Crossing, Waterford on Tuesday, April 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Individual tickets are $25 in advance/$30 at the door (if available) and include bowling, shoe rental, pizza buffet, salad, […]
Man who allegedly threatened wife, co-worker faces weapons charges
A former Union Grove and Burlington man, now living in Milwaukee, is accused of possessing illegal firearms and threatening to shoot people during separate confrontations with his wife and a co-worker last year. Donald R. Heath, 50, was charged Monday with three felonies in Racine County Circuit Court: […]
Two at Waterford High School named Kohl Award recipients
Two at WHS named Kohl Award recipients Two members of the Waterford High School community have been named recipients of 2014 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students and teachers. Student Sydney Lindner and Derek Machan, the WHS Director of Choral Activities and Music Theory, were selected for the $1,000 awards, […]
Missing girls found after two-hour search
Pair were reported missing in Cedar Park neighborhood Residents of Burlington’s Cedar Park neighborhood were on edge for two hours Thursday night as family members, firefighters and law enforcement officials searched for two girls who had been reported missing. The girls were eventually found safe near their homes. The Racine […]
Talmer agrees to sell local branch offices
Hartland-based Town Bank will take over Wisconsin operations By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Talmer Bank, which operates 11 branches in Wisconsin, including Burlington, announced this week in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has agreed to sell its state operations to Town Bank of […]
Easter egg hunt is Saturday at BHS
High school leadership club will again host annual event By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Spring finally decided to stick around this week – and it picked a good time to do it. For the first time in a few years, the Burlington High School DRIVEN program Easter Egg Hunt will have […]
A flip of a coin earns John Bieringer a board seat
John Bieringer is the newest candidate to win election to the Washington-Caldwell School Board. Bieringer and Stacey Forkner both were write-in candidates for one of two vacant school board positions in the April 1 election. Another candidate, Yvonne McGilvary, filed election papers and her name appeared on the April 1 […]
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