The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is issuing a nationwide alert, urging caution to seniors who may receive a telephone call from “AFD Medical Advisors” selling a prescription drug discount plan or referencing “Medicare” and requesting a bank account number. The BBB is receiving roughly 60 inquiries each month from around […]
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City to offer e-cycle option
Electronics can be dropped at DPW facility beginning in March By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer With new laws passed in 2010 that prohibit electronic waste being dumped with the rest of the trash, finding places to get rid of items like computers and televisions has been tricky. But as of […]
No-call list deadline is Thursday
The next quarterly deadline for registering telephone numbers to Wisconsin’s no-call list is Thursday, Feb. 28. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding Wisconsin residents to add their numbers to the list or to renew their registrations if it has been more than two years […]
More benefit changes coming for Sanitary District employees
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Members of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) board continued to tweak employee benefit plans last week by making a switch in life insurance carriers. Commissioners voted 2-1 Feb. 14 to switch employee coverage from United Healthcare to the state-funded Wisconsin Public Employers’ Group Life […]
Irish composer featured at Carthage concert
The Muzika Piano Trio, consisting of violinist Darlene Rivest of Union Grove; cellist Michele Venturella and pianist Anna Kojovic-Frodl will join Dr. Martin O’Leary, a composer and professor of composition at the University of Ireland at Maynooth, in concert on Sunday, March 10, at Carthage College, Kenosha. The group’s collaboration […]
Rise in gas prices slowed last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen six tenths of a cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.76 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.9 cents per gallon in the […]
Alternative learning
BHS provides several options for struggling students By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Whoever coined the phrase “high school is the best time of your life” either has a sick sense of humor – or never went to high school. For a variety of reasons, high school is never as easy […]
Search is on for a new Chamber director
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Jennifer Thomas emailed her friends and co-workers at the Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce this week to let them know that, with a heavy heart, she plans to leave her position as Executive Director on March 2. “Due to personal reasons, it became necessary for […]
Coincidence? Probably not
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Police say two fires in Union Grove that broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Feb. 17 are suspicious in nature. Damage to the two structures – a home in the 800 block of 12th Avenue and a garage behind it in the 100 block of New […]
‘Shoe Bucks’ support Hope Walk
Kickoff meeting for May event is set for Monday By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Although Burlington’s Hope Walk is still nearly three months away, local residents can support the annual fundraising event when they visit several local stores. Gooseberries Fresh Market is first among the local retailers to offer […]
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