The City of Burlington alerted the public earlier today about the empty lot at the corner of Dodge and Chestnut being closed for parking, effective immediately. The city-owned lot at Dodge and Chestnut Streets, adjacent the parking structure, has been used for overflow parking. However, environmental testing on the site […]
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Waterford Graded names administrator
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After embarking on an extensive search for a second-in-command administrator, Waterford Graded School District officials have named an educator to the recently vacated director of curriculum and student growth position. The School Board on May 23 formally hired Sloan Allen. He succeeds Kathy Hoppe, who held […]
Sheriff implicates boyfriend in explosion deaths; victim’s daughter not convinced
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In shadows created by burnt trees and low cloud cover Wednesday afternoon, Tamara Burgos and friends and family were at 29235 Ketterhagen Road, gathering plants and flowers Burgos said that her family plans to transplant those, which were originally planted by her mother, Kimberly, at the […]
County Executive to hold monthly listening session in Waterford
Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave’s next monthly listening sessions will be held Wednesday, 4-6 p.m., as follows: Village of Waterford, July 6, at Village Hall, 123 N. River St. No appointments are necessary, and county residents are encouraged to meet with the County Executive on any county-related topic. Accompanying Delagrave […]
Sheriff: Evidence points to boyfriend in fire, explosion, deaths
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Evidence suggests a man who had recently been kicked out of the home he had been living in with his girlfriend and her son caused the May 14 fire and explosion on Ketterhagen Road in the Town of Burlington and is responsible for killing […]
Dyer cashes in on teacher’s tech initiative
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s been a long time coming for Dyer Intermediate School teacher Anneka Thompson and a handful of her students, but starting in the fall, students will put 3D printing into action for the school. After applying for three years in a row, Thompson finally received a […]
Update: Name released in Yorkville fatality
A 43-year-old woman, who deputies say was attempting to retrieve her dog on Highway 11 in Yorkville early Tuesday morning, and was struck and killed by a semi-trailer truck, according to a news release issued by the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. Later in the day, the sheriff’s department identified the […]
Delagrave highlights ‘great strides’ for county
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Taking center stage in front of the Racine County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night, Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave said the county “made great strides” in 2015. A year ago, Delagrave stood before the board and outlined three major points of emphasis: creating a workforce-ready Racine […]
Summer class aims to help incoming freshmen
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In an effort to help students who struggle as freshmen in high school, a new summer school class was approved Monday night. A course called “High School Readiness” was unanimously approved by the Burlington Area School District Curriculum Committee, and will be sent to the full […]
Past, present … and future?
Haylee Bande (right) was crowned Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest Saturday at the annual festival by the outgoing titleholder, Haley Lynam (center). At the right is 2017 Future BAC, Kennedy Stevens, who won the Burlington Rotary raffle prize last summer for the right to spend Friday and Saturday with the pageant […]