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Sunday, January 12, 2025
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Lemmon has been at church for 25 years By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the Rev. Terry Lemmon first became a pastor for the Church of the Nazarene, the average stay at any given church was about 18 months. And while that average has gotten lengthier – closer to 10 […]
4K option remains in talks By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Will the Waterford Graded School District decide to begin offering 4-year-old kindergarten, a Title I preschool program, or both? That issue was revisited Aug. 5 at the School Board’s Policy and Curriculum Committee meeting, and a variety of sub-issues – including […]
Teens helped pull unresponsive woman to shore By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A Cedar Park neighborhood official is crediting several area children for their quick actions that likely saved a woman from drowning on Browns Lake July 18. “In my eyes, they saved her life,” said Michael Barczak, secretary/treasurer […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 6.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.56 Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.58, according […]
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Village Board members will be seeking a representative to attend Central Racine County Health Department meetings, following an Aug. 5 presentation by the agency at an Administration/Finance Committee meeting. The Health Department has officially recommended that the Village become a voting municipality on its Board for […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Dousman Transport officials are continuing to examine elementary school bus routes, as the start to the 2013-14 school year draws closer for Waterford Graded School District students and their families. The routes for elementary school students are being tweaked in the aftermath of a decision to […]
It wants more autonomy for downtown parcel next to parking structure By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Just what is the plan for the rest of the downtown redevelopment project – and the slated retail development next to the city’s parking garage? If the group with the option to the property […]
By Jason Arndt Correspondent After more than an hour of debate Monday night between business owners, the Village Planning Commission voted to amend the conditional use permit held by the R&R Club in downtown Union Grove. As a result, each week the R&R outdoor patio can be open until midnight […]
But some members pushed for greater tax savings By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The School Board approved an amended Burlington Area School District budget for 2013-14 Aug. 5, but the support was hardly unanimous. By a 4-3 vote, the board accepted the Finance Committee’s recommendation of a .6 percent increase […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Debbie Nelson – who for nearly 15 years has been the voice-on-the-phone, face-in-the-office and note-taker-at-the-meetings of the Waterford Sanitary District – has left her position as WSD administrator somewhat hurriedly, but not surprisingly. Her position faces downsizing after WSD, seeking cost savings, voted July 24 to […]
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