By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Life has been a little out of the ordinary lately for Craig and Carrie Kosinski, who live just outside Union Grove. Carrie’s pregnancy with twins ended at 25 weeks after six weeks of bed rest. Both of the micropreemies – Karraline and Clarissa – remain at […]
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News from throughout Western Racine County.
Gender identity issues won’t be added to curriculum
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Waterford Graded School District officials said this week the district will not be adding sections on transgender people and gender identity to the human growth and development curriculum at the middle school level. That statement came in response to at least one district resident who initiated […]
District finds no easy fix for insurance hike
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor There are no easy answers anymore when it comes to the Burlington Area School District insurance situation. Facing an premium increase of 16.9 percent this year due to a number of high-cost users, the School Board choose the option of raising the base plan to a […]
Rochester’s Coral Reef site gets new life – for one night
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT A well-known Rochester landmark once known for fine dining along the Fox River is being repurposed as an outdoor wedding site – at least on a one-time basis. Waterford resident Greg Meinerz is owner of the former Coral Reef Restaurant property, 705 S. Front St. He […]
Student computer plan advances
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a financing proposal finally in place, the Burlington Area School District Finance Committee approved a three-year technology lease that has been discussed over the last month. The committee approved the lease on a unanimous vote, sending it to the full School Board for approval next […]
Commission appointee spurs debate
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the decision regarding a new fire chief likely to come down the pike over the next month and a half, the importance of the Police and Fire Commission in the City of Burlington was challenged Tuesday night. With the Common Council considering a list of […]
Alleged belligerent woman shocked to compliance
A Burlington woman with an alleged penchant for swearing at law enforcement officers remained in Racine County Jail Monday after allegedly fleeing the Racine County Sheriff’s Department for more than four miles Saturday. Aline Sczerzen, 47, was being held on $650 bail for two felony offenses – attempting to flee […]
Hope Walk will make leap to autumn
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s been a long year for Judy Bratz, the treasurer of Burlington’s Hope Walk board. The annual event, which was started to raise money to help people through life-limiting illnesses, is being moved to September to better fit the calendar. That move couldn’t come at a […]
Sheriff investigates bus driver
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Accusations of a speeding bus driver went viral last week in Racine County. The video, taken by a concerned parent whose child rides the bus, caught the bus going 60 to 65 miles an hour in a 45 zone, and was picked up by various news […]
MARVIN A. ROSENWINKEL
Marvin A. Rosenwinkel, 89, Union Grove, died April 20, 2016, at Wisconsin Veterans Home. He was born in Elmhurst, Ill., on May 31, 1926, to the late August H. and Helen (Matthews) Rosenwinkel. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married the former Jean Price. […]
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