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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
With scenes that would have been right at home in a science fiction movie, voters on Tuesday braved the threat of coronavirus to cast ballots processed in many cases by poll workers in full protective garb – gowns, gloves, masks and face shields. It was an election unlike any […]
Residents can monitor meeting by computer or phone By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Common Council plans to take its business online to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 Wednesday and residents can check in using online platform Zoom. According to the council agenda, residents looking to attend the meeting […]
Supreme Court reinstates voting; governor decries lack of safety Tuesday’s on again, off again election is now on. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on a 4-2 decision late Monday afternoon struck down an order issued just hours earlier by Gov. Tony Evers to suspend in-person voting scheduled for Tuesday and move […]
Legislative leaders immediately pledge a court challenge regarding Tuesday’s scheduled vote Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday afternoon issued an executive order suspending in-person voting for Tuesday’s Spring Election. The order moves in-person voting to June 9 and calls the legislature into special session on Tuesday to discuss election-related issues. […]
IN MY OPINION By Chris Bennett Correspondent The dedicated volunteers who run ChocolateFest are getting a free Memorial Day weekend for the first time in years. Bil Scherrer admits he doesn’t know what he’ll do. Scherrer is the president of the volunteer board that runs the festival, and has served […]
Racine County on Friday logged its first death related to the coronavirus. The Central Racine County Health Department announced Friday afternoon that a man in his 70s died as a result of complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. “We are so saddened by this death and our […]
Former Union Grove Village Board Trustee Adam Graf is challenging 14-year incumbent Timothy Mallach for his seat in the April 7 election. As of Friday morning, the April 7 election was still scheduled to proceed despite challenges posed by the spread of coronavirus. For the past three weeks election […]
Winners of two seats will oversee incorporation effort, relations with village Four candidates are seeking two seats on the Town of Waterford Board of Supervisors – a panel that is in the midst of seeking incorporation for the township while remaining embroiled in lingering disputes with the Village of Waterford […]
Those with ballots have until April 13 to return them A federal judge on Thursday issued an order giving voters an additional six days to submit absentee ballots but did not postpone the Tuesday, April 7, election. According to the Associated Press, U.S. District Court Judge William Conley’s order effectively […]
A Burlington man who threatened to “shoot up” his workplace if he caught the coronavirus has been charged with multiple felonies including making terrorist threats and possession of an improvised explosive device. Jakob J. Stolp, 37, was charged Thursday with the above offenses in addition to possession of marijuana (second […]
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