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Sunday, January 12, 2025
News from throughout Western Racine County.
It’s your chance to dine on local produce from farmers market By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The last few weeks of the Burlington Farmers Market didn’t cooperate – at least in terms of the weather. That didn’t keep Market Director Carol Reed from being in high spirits about the upcoming […]
The second annual celebration to Honor our Veterans will take place Wednesday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the lower banquet room of The Cotton Exchange, 345 Hickory Hollow Drive, Waterford. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by Integrity Funeral Services, Waterford, to honor those […]
A Kenosha woman is facing identity theft charges for allegedly using other people’s Social Security numbers to obtain loans at two area payday loan stores. Mariah Charisma Ford, 25, is charged with two counts of felony personal ID theft for financial gain in Racine County Circuit Court for loans sought […]
Vos, Albrecht offer clear choice for voters in 63rd District By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer There has been no shortage of vitriol when it comes to political races in Wisconsin – not in the last two years. So, with incumbent Robin Vos running on the Republican ticket and Kelley Albrecht […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Members of the Waterford Graded School District Board of Education will not receive any compensation for the next 12 months, following action taken Monday night by residents. Board salaries were just one of several issues taken up at the district’s Oct. 22 annual meeting. Each of […]
Six neglected Great Danes rescued in Lyons; dogs put stress on local shelter By Alexandrea Dahlstrom Staff Writer Six emaciated Great Danes were rescued by officials of the Lakeland Animal Shelter on Sept. 22. According to shelter officials, the dogs were found running at large on Sheridan Springs Road in […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent More than two dozen residents attending the Waterford Graded School District’s annual meeting Monday night favored a proposed 2012-13 budget calling for a 2.03 percent increase to the property tax levy. Superintendent Chris Joch outlined highlights of the budget during the Oct. 22 annual meeting – […]
Small plane makes a slick landing on the Interstate By Patricia Bogumil Editor A twin-engine 1968 Beecher aircraft crashed on the Interstate near the Highway 20 exit in Racine Monday night while trying to land at the South Sylvania airport in the Town of Yorkville. At the scene, the male […]
Locals to give up comfortable Wisconsin home to help in Swaziland By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The statistics are sobering. In Africa, a child dies every three seconds of hunger or malnutrition. Every 14 seconds, a child is orphaned because of AIDS. There are 200,000 orphans in Swaziland – a […]
A 30-year-old Elkhorn man is in critical condition at Froedtert Memorial Hospital after an early morning car crash in Waterford township. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene on High Drive near Honey Creek Road around 12:30 a.m. When deputies […]
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