Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.82 per gallon yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.80, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]
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News from throughout Western Racine County.
Council OKs new leaf pickup rules
Residents warned to keep garden waste out of curbside By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Common Council approved a new ordinance Tuesday night that asks city residents to keep garden waste and sticks out of curbside leaf piles. The ordinance defines garden waste as tomato plants, pumpkins […]
Little Free Library opens in Waterford
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Waterford has a nice big public library. Now it has a nice little one, too. The first Little Free Library in Racine County recently opened outside Bon Voyage Cruise & Vacations, 116 N. Milwaukee St., Waterford. It is housed in a hand-painted bright blue box that […]
Fixing the waterways is a community-wide issue
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to remove heavy amounts of sediment – long considered a foe in local waterways – could pick up in the year ahead. Cost, however, will determine the full scope of work. Several committee members within the Waterford Waterway Management District (WWMD) have been examining ways […]
School district has case of test anxiety
Officials fear data flaws will skew new ‘report cards’ By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the state of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issues its preliminary report cards to school districts next week, expect the grading curve to be a little steep – and maybe to change. Local School District […]
Changing the world
Area churches team up to make a difference By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Eight area churches have come together to sponsor the second annual Change the World Community Food Drive Oct. 12-13. The volunteers for this year’s drive are motivated by the Bible verse from 1 John 3:18, “let’s not […]
Farmer’s life was one of service
Clayton Weis praised for community involvement By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For years, Clayton and Russell Weis worked side-by-side on a pair of family farms in the Town of Dover. And for his entire life, Clayton loved Burlington – so much so that he gave back to the community at […]
Driver assaulted by fake cop
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible police impersonator incident that occurred Wednesday, Sept. 26, at about 7:30 p.m. in western Racine County outside Waterford. A young female, driving alone on County Trunk Highway K (Apple Road) assumed she was being stopped by a police officer in a […]
A tavern of renown
B.J. Wentker’s featured in new book, documentary By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington’s historic triangle tavern – B.J. Wentker’s – is featured front and center in a new book and soon-to-be released public television documentary about Wisconsin’s historic taverns and breweries. Local residents will have a chance to preview […]
Lessons in life from the trailer trash
Haylofters’ adult-themed show plays on stereotypes By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As one of the main characters in “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” will explain, not every stereotype about a trailer park is true. Just, as it turns out, most of them. With off-color and offbeat humor poking fun […]
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