Due to icy conditions, Burlington Area School District has closed schools for Friday, Dec. 20. The decision adds one more day to the Christmas break for local students. Freezing rain fell throughout the night and is predicted to continue through midday Friday.
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News from throughout Western Racine County.
Small town finance guy facing big time troubles
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A Village of Waterford man allegedly reached the upper echelons of white-collar crime while running an international securities fraud scheme out of his town house in the Foxmead subdivision. James C. Warras, 67, is among six men indicted this week on fraud charges filed […]
Battle lines drawn over 4K
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Among the benefits of making 4-year-old kindergarten available for the Burlington Area School District touted by district officials are better social skills to better test scores and learning opportunities. Balancing out that optimism, though, is something that BASD has struggled with for the last several years: […]
Falcon Ridge development evolves
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After evaluating market trends, the owners of the Falcon Ridge condominium development have changed how they want to approach the rest of the buildings for the site. That change – from tri- and quad-unit buildings to simple duplexes – was unanimously approved by the City of […]
Scrap hauler nabbed for taking truck parts
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Proving once again that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure, a scrap hauler is accused of stealing truck frame pieces from the Lynch Truck Center in Rochester that he reportedly thought were scrap material. According to the criminal complaint filed Dec. 2 in Racine […]
Highway 164 project rolls on and on
By Patricia Bogumil Editor For those who haven’t noticed, be advised that work continues along the Highway 164 reconstruction project in Tichigan. The project had been targeted for completion last month, but then some problems arose. Crews are now out fixing an area that developed a shoulder failure and […]
Gas prices hold steady, more decline forecast
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.10 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.21, according to […]
Music really does matter to local group
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When it came Monday night to approve donations to the Burlington Area School District, two different donations on the list had everything to do with music – just as those donating it wish it to be. A pair of pianos – serviced and tuned – have […]
Board meeting features more chewing out than talking out
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Village Board members cleared the air at their Dec. 9 board meeting about public comments recently made regarding the 2014 budget and addressed concerns related to one Village trustee voting Nov. 25 in opposition to the budget proposal. “It would […]
BHS grad dies in one-car crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A 26-year-old Town of Burlington man affectionately known as “Goof” and “Goofy” died early Saturday morning in a one-car crash. Matt Gardner, a graduate of Burlington High School, struck a utility pole in front of Browns Lake Golf Course at approximately 12:50 a.m. Saturday morning, according […]
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