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Officials looking for possible links to THC vaping injuries By Jason Arndt Editor Authorities said courageous parents from Waukesha helped uncover a massive counterfeit THC vaping cartridge manufacturing operation in Kenosha County and resulted in the arrest of two Paddock Lake men. The two men, Tyler Huffhines, 20, and Jacob […]
The sunset over Burlington’s Echo Lake on Sept. 6 was nothing short of spectacular. The fiery orange sky was reflected in the still water, creating a “visual echo” on the appropriately named lake. The scene prompted a U-turn and impromptu photoshoot employing a Google Pixel 3a phone camera with night […]
Noah Serdynski poses for a picture in a Union Grove/Yorkville fire truck during Union Grove’s Super Saturday event on Sept. 7. The event, which is billed as a day of family and community fun, featured vendors, entertainment, activities, food and a street dance with live music. See the Sept. 13 […]
But final figures won’t be available until late October By Jason Arndt Editor Electors in the Burlington Area School District adopted a tentative $22.5 million tax levy with a projected tax rate of $9.49 per $1,000 of equalized property value at Monday’s annual meeting. While both figures are an increase […]
Burlington Area School District taxpayers got a big break on their tax bills a year ago, but they won’t be so lucky this year. The school district is projecting a 49-cent hike in the tax rate per $1,000 of equalized property value to support this year’s school budget. The […]
Deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office responded to “numerous” reports of burglaries early Tuesday morning in the Village of Rochester. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the burglars entered unlocked vehicles and then used wireless garage door openers inside the vehicles to gain access to the homes. Two of the […]
A Racine man charged with stealing a saw from a contractor’s truck at Walmart in Burlington pleaded not guilty to the accusation at a court proceeding on Sept. 5. Elijah Matthew Campbell, 34, was charged Aug. 23 in Racine County Circuit Court with misdemeanor theft and felony […]
Students take ’46 Farmall from beleaguered to brilliant By Maureen Vander Sanden correspondent Students in the Waterford FFA are cultivating skills beyond the classroom and cornfields, with the local organization’s most recent tractor restoration project. FFA Chapter President Kevin Ehrhart has led his peers though six months of tinkering and […]
District holds open house for successor By Jason Arndt Editor Since Peter Smet retired as superintendent of the Burlington Area School District, the former leader has remained busy within the community, which recognized him for his years of service at an Aug. 29 open house in the Burlington High School […]
Attorney says allegations are based on circumstantial evidence By Jason Arndt Editor Town of Burlington Supervisor Tyson Fettes, indicted by an Illinois grand jury on additional charges last week, pleaded not guilty to original allegations he solicited prostitutes during his Aug. 29 initial appearance in Winnebago, Illinois, County Circuit Court. […]
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