By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In an effort to zero in on deficiencies and address security concerns, officials in the Town of Waterford Sanitary District No. 1 last week voted to hire an outside consultant to review existing technological infrastructure. Computer storage and security issues have been a recurring item for […]
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A gracious host
BHS honored by AFS for its work with exchange students By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Since Burlington High School began hosting American Field Service – or AFS – foreign exchange students in the 1950s, the school has developed a strong tradition. That continued this year – and the district was […]
Board seeks to attract new businesses, spruce up existing ones
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Union Grove Village Board members continue to pursue downtown revitalization efforts by working to recruit new businesses and encouraging existing ones to contribute to beautification efforts along Main Street. The issues were discussed June 10 at a meeting of the Village Board. The Community Development Authority […]
Dam analysis brings rezoning
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Village of Waterford will hold a public meeting Monday, June 24, at 5:30 p.m., to hear residents’ comments and offer information about a new ordinance that: • amends the village’s floodplain zoning; • adopts a Dam Failure Analysis and Hydraulic Shadow Map created by Racine […]
City clears way for expansion of local business
Wisconsin Vision eyes new site By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Common Council put a unanimous stamp of approval on an extraterritorial certified survey map Tuesday night, paving the way for work to move forward on a new site for Wisconsin Vision Associates. The company is looking […]
Gas prices in state fell nearly 22 cents last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 21.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.61 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.8 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
Project manager offers Highway 164 update
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has updated its Highway 164 project website to include a “Traffic Impacts” section, according to Traci Gengler, Project Manager for the Highway 164 work. To link to the general STH 164 website, she suggests going online to www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/seregion/1643643/index.htm (as an alternative, […]
BASD pleased with MAP testing
Format provides better gauge of student progress, they say By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the last two years, the Burlington Area School District has been stressing the importance of moving away from the Wisconsin Knowledge Concept Exams as an accurate representation of student achievement. With the state set […]
Doc’s on the Fox now open for business
Whether it’s waterskiing, jetskiing, or just floating down the river, there are many activities for people in Waterford to do on the river – although one thing was missing, and David “Doc” Allesee knew what that was: There was nowhere on the river to pull up a boat and stop […]
Coleman Tool donates fire-fighting tool
The Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department extends thanks and appreciation to the Coleman Tool & Manufacturing Corp. and specifically, President Doug Coleman and Vice President Mike Coleman, for a generous donation. Recently the Department found that its old smoke-generating machine had reached its lifetime effectiveness and was beyond repair. Chief Tom […]
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