Some of its additional state aid will be applied to keep tax rate steady By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Higher than anticipated state aid will likely result in a tax rate freeze for Burlington Area School District taxpayers under a recommendation advanced by the district’s Finance Committee Monday. Superintendent […]
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Infidelity leads to disfiguring mayhem
A 21-year-old Kansasville woman is charged with mayhem as an act of domestic abuse after allegedly biting off her sister’s left nipple during a fight around midnight July 28 at a Washington Avenue residence in Kansasville. Wisconsin statutes define mayhem as the intentional infliction of great bodily harm, dismembering or […]
Big things are happening
Church’s annual VBS is set for Aug. 5-8 By Linnea Langusch Summer Intern An eight-foot tall toolbox towers in the lobby overseeing the setup of an annual event in Waterford that attracts nearly 250 kids each night it is running. The annual Vacation Bible School at Community United Methodist Church, […]
A blast from the past
Mad Fact rises again for annual Markstock fundraiser By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Somewhere, Micki Gebel still has the article a local newspaper did in the 1970s on the band known as “Mad Fact.” The group started with Mark, David, Mike and Micki Anderson, along with two other members in […]
Donor registration drive set for Saturday
A bone marrow donor registration drive is being held from 2 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Waterford Village Hall, 123 N. River St. The drive is part of an Eagle Scout Service Project for Patrick W. Goldammer, 12, Waterford. Goldammer decided to hold the drive after his […]
City scrambles for a temporary fix for train horn noise
Officials not content to simply wait up to 18 months for quad gates By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief With each horn-blaring train that passes through the heart of Burlington, city officials become more determined to quell the noise. However, with each move the city makes in an attempt to […]
Syens tabbed for principal job at Winkler
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the last 20 years, Jacqueline Syens has been a proud resident of the City of Burlington. Her children have attended the Burlington Area School District public schools, and for a while, her husband, Peter, taught science at Burlington High School. But during that time, […]
Warning given about meeting behavior
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A July 23 special meeting of the Town of Waterford’s Sanitary District No. 1 (WSD) began with a stern reading of the commission’s policy on public comments. The three-person commission overseeing WSD operations places its policy on public comments on each agenda. After a heated exchange […]
Market begins to smile on real estate pros
Local home sales enjoy summer resurgence By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Joe Busch doesn’t need monthly statistics to tell him the local real estate market is improving. “It’s so much nicer going into work knowing everybody is smiling and making a good living,” said Busch, broker and president of […]
Gas prices fell 4 cents last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.66 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 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
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