Norway welcomes new municipal clerk The New Year brought a new town clerk to the Town of Norway. Senta Hall was sworn in as the new town clerk on Monday, Jan. 7, by Jean Jacobson, chairperson of the Town of Norway. She succeeds Camille Cohen, the former Norway town clerk, […]
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Fifth drunk driving offense charged
A four-time convicted drunken driver is facing a fifth operating while intoxicated charge after he was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car with the engine revving Monday in the Town of Raymond. Joseph H. Diem, 54, of Burlington, was charged Tuesday with OWI fifth or sixth offense, […]
It’s showtime!
Show choir event to storm BHS stage Saturday By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the last two years, it’s been a bit of trial and error for those running the Chocolate City Showcase – a competition of top show choirs in the state. The inaugural year, initial problems with the […]
Mayor says he’s ‘in turmoil’ over hospital issue
He has been in contact with competing health care providers By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Mayor Bob Miller admitted Tuesday that he’s lost sleep recently over Aurora Health Care’s decision to stop delivering babies at the local hospital. He worries about the future of health care in his community […]
Aurora official feels the heat over birthing center decision
Rotary Club members urge Aurora to continue providing the service in Burlington By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Vicki Lewis, president of Aurora Health Care’s hospitals in Burlington and Elkhorn, stood before members of the Burlington Rotary Club Monday and took the heat for the health care provider’s recent […]
Illegal tobacco sales exceed 2011 rate
Official says restricting access to minors is the key By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Retailers in western Racine County illegally sold tobacco products to minors at numbers greater than their counterparts on the east side of the county, according to compliance checks conducted in 2012 by WI Wins. Information […]
Trial set in case against local group home owner
She’s accused of stealing from clients The case against a Burlington group home owner accused of stealing thousands of dollars from mentally disabled clients has been scheduled for a jury trial in March. The trial of Becky Ann Borucki, 57, is set to begin March 12 in Racine County Circuit […]
Gas prices continue to fall in state
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.17 per gallon Sunday, according to a daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $3.26, according to […]
WSD budget cuts benefit costs
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Members of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) board unanimously approved their proposed 2013 budget at a public hearing held Dec. 12. The budget features sharp cuts in employee insurance and retirement costs for the District, two issues that were prominent in an August 2012 […]
Council rezones site for apartment complex
Developer plans to start project in 2013 By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Common Council unanimously approved a number of resolutions, ordinances and motions Jan. 2 – including the re-zoning of property on Bridge Street to allow for a new apartment complex. After a brief discussion about […]
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