ChocolateFest is able to endure record heat to finish in the black By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief With temperatures more suited for melting rather than savoring chocolate, Burlington’s ChocolateFest withstood a string of 90-degree days last weekend to finish in the black for 2018. Festival President Bil Scherrer on […]
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Local man dies in crash with dump truck
A Burlington man died Thursday afternoon when the SUV he was driving collided head-on with a dump truck on Highway P in the Town of Burlington. William D. Rachel, 50, of the City of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred on a section of […]
Ready for splashdown
New Burlington Community Aquatic center opens Friday By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief On Friday, a year and a half after they overwhelmingly approved spending more than $5 million to replace their 51-year-old pool, City of Burlington residents will get a chance to take the plunge into the cooling waters […]
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A week that started with a scorcher of a ChocolateFest will end with splash as the new Burlington Community Aquatic Center is slated to open Friday evening. The $5 million facility with water park-like amenities is viewed as a boon to the image and quality of life in Burlington, according […]
Crash snaps utility pole, transformer explodes
A 60-year-old Town of Burlington man escaped with non-life threatening injuries after he crashed his truck into a utility pole and was trapped inside by live electrical wires early Tuesday morning. The crash was reported about 3:53 a.m. in the 30300 block of Cedar Drive. The aftermath included sparking wires, a […]
Off to see the Wizard
Mayor Munchkin (foreground, left) played by Matthew Milonas performs a number along with Dorothy, played by Haiden Kraus, and Dorothy’s dog, Toto, played by Mikayla Higgins (foreground, right). Students in the sixth- through eighth-grade choir at Yorkville School put on the musical “The Wizard of Oz” on May 11 and […]
At a crossroads
Organizers fall just short of having new memorial finished for Monday’s ceremony By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Work began Wednesday morning on etching the names of deceased local service men and women into the four granite blocks of Burlington’s new veterans memorial in Echo Lake Park. However, the goal […]
Woman charged with escaping from Ellsworth
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 23 for an inmate charged with escaping from Ellsworth Correctional Facility in Union Grove Christine L. Abel, 36, now an inmate at the Brown County Jail in Green Bay, was charged May 1 in Racine County Circuit Court with escape and burglary of […]
WUHS budget could include layoffs
District enrollment is trending downward By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The current school year might be winding to a close, but Waterford Union High School officials are close to assembling a draft financial operating plan for the next school year – and the plan could include laying off three teachers. District […]
Proposed pipeline would cut through area
It’s planned to meet growing demand for natural gas By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief We Energies has filed an application with the state Public Service Commission for permission to construct a 49-mile natural gas pipeline spanning Walworth and Western Racine Counties. The application, filed May 18, seeks permission to […]
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