By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The timeline for a revaluation within the Village of Waterford remains open and fluid, following action Monday night by officials. Citing concerns about continued economic conditions that have hurt property values in some communities, the Village Board agreed May 13 not to set a specific year […]
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Fire chief concerned about Conserv’s expansion plans
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Kansasville Fire Chief Scott Remer is requesting a meeting with Conserv FS officials in June’s Town Board meeting after learning his agency was never notified of all the details regarding its expansion of anhydrous ammonia. The details emerged at the Town of Dover Board meeting May […]
All that glitters
All was glitz and glitter April 27 when Union Grove High School held its junior prom. Court members pictured are (from left), Cassy Goodrich and Tony Beck; Hailey Klug and Justin DeLong; Claire Larson and Tom Kwon; Mary McSorely and Riley Mann; Queen Becca Vogt and King Joel Vogt; Brianna […]
District renews busing contract
Thomas Bus gets ‘preferred’ status as community turns out in support of company By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer What makes the best business practice for Burlington Area School District when it comes to contracts like student transportation – the lowest cost, the best service, or some combination of the two? […]
A dream come true
Concert makes a big impact on local college student By Julie Rossman Correspondent It wasn’t Justin Timberlake, it wasn’t Taylor Swift. But, for 22-year-old Sean Krause, a trip to Milwaukee to see and hear the Gaithers in concert was a dream come true. “I love their music, all the time,” […]
Fladwood checks off 15 years of library service from her bucket list
Cheryl Fladwood, children’s librarian for the Rochester Public Library, has announced her retirement. She has been the children’s librarian in Rochester since 1998, after a combined 26 years teaching grade school and preschool. Fladwood has the stories to share and many special memories of those years to remember. “One […]
Vos takes listening session questions in stride
Assembly speaker was happy to be on home turf dealing with constituents By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer At Burlington High School May 6 to honor three individual state champions, Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said that particular duty was one of his more pleasurable ones. Someone cracked a joke […]
Ladwig delivers State of the County speech
Here is the text of the State of the County speech delivered by County Executive Jim Ladwig to the County Board Tuesday night: Report by the County Executive on the state of the county “Mr. Chairman, members of the Board of Supervisors, distinguished guests, and residents of Racine County; I […]
Waterford library opens self-check station
The Waterford Public Library now offers patrons in a hurry a quick and convenient way to check out library resources – a self-check station. “The idea came about a year and a half ago from the IT staff at Lakeshores Library System,” explained Library Director Pam Belden. “They let the […]
It’s MyLIFE!
Union Grove High School students learn what it really means to get a life By Gregory Wall and Jeff Nielsen, Community State Bank Contributors On any other school day Jacob Noll, a junior at Union Grove High School, goes to classes, studies, hangs out with his friends and generally does […]
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