By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With so many area races without challengers Tuesday night, most school districts in the area and municipal races in Union Grove and Wind Point were without drama. The following people won seats in their respective races: Union Grove Village Board: Gordon Svendsen, Timothy Mallach, Michael Younglove. […]
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BASD lays groundwork for computers
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District on Monday took the next step in providing students one-to-one computer technology. BASD Technology Director Scott Christensen gave an update at Monday’s Burlington Area School District Finance Committee on the three-year lease of equipment the district is pursuing, with the committee […]
Nielsen earns circuit court seat over Siefert
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Mark Nielsen in Branch 4 and Eugene Gasiorkiewicz in Branch 2 won seats on the Racine County Circuit Court Tuesday night. Gasiorkiewicz was running unopposed, but Nielsen was running against Joseph Siefert for the seat left open by John Jude – who announced his retirement last […]
Coming back: Hefty will return as Burlington mayor
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Back when Jeannie Hefty was first mayor – and riding with the Burlington Area Rescue Squad – she would never call in on the rescue squad radio using her name. The joke, explained Troy Everson Tuesday night as Hefty won the City of Burlington mayoral […]
Incumbents unseated in town, village races
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the incumbents ruled the day Tuesday in the Village of Rochester trustee race, an incumbent was unseated in both the Village and Town of Waterford. Rochester’s three incumbent trustees – Chris Bennett, Christian Johnson and Russ Kumbier – totaled 818, 707 and 674 votes, respectively, […]
Kiwanis honors Special Olympics manager
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Donna McKusker found out she was the Burlington Kiwanis 2016 Frank Tobin award winner, her first question was, “Why?” “When you do something like Special Olympics, you do it because you really want to do it,” McKusker said. “And you get so much more back […]
For others: Zott puts together benefit for pancreatic cancer
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The way Amy Zott looks at her situation right now, she feels she has a choice. A long-time attorney in Burlington, she was diagnosed last summer with pancreatic cancer. The cancer was already in stage 4B, and she was given six months to a year to […]
Sheriff seeks help to ID suspect in thefts
The Racine County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday afternoon released the following video of a suspect and a vehicle believed to be involved in the theft of money from coin boxes at the BP station in Kansasville. Anyone who recognizes the suspect or the vehicle is asked to call the Sheriff’s […]
High school student charged after threat
A Union Grove Union High School student was charged with a pair of felonies after allegedly making a threat against classmates last week. David J. Kopecky, 17, posted his bail March 24 – the same day of the incident. According to the press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, […]
Rochester races offers mostly experience
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor There are four candidates vying for three open spots in this year’s Village of Rochester Board race. Incumbents Christopher Bennett, Chris Johnson and Russ Kumbier are being challenged by Douglas Webb. Christopher Bennett (inc.) Age: 42 Occupation: freelance writer through his own company, First North […]
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