Groundbreaking expected next month By Patricia Bogumil Editor A St. Vincent de Paul presence in the west end – sorely missed by many since the group’s pantry and thrift store closed in Burlington more than four years ago – is coming back. Monday night, the Waterford Village Board approved a […]
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Success of block party may spur another
Officials discuss whether to offer it again next year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When City of Burlington Alderman Ruth Dawidziak was asked to share a story she’d been told at last week’s City Council meeting, she broke into tears midway through. Dawidziak had described a young boy coming up […]
Gas prices on slow decline
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.85 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.79, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]
All present and accounted for? Missing papers an issue
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Waterford Sanitary District Commissioner Rick McNeiley says he is certain no documents are missing from the district offices. Town Chairman Robert Langmesser says he is not. Questions about missing paperwork arose at a Sept. 12 Sanitary District meeting – the first meeting after Dan Dickinson […]
It’s wait-and-see on Act 10
Local officials don’t see any changes in the meantime By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For now, it’s situation normal, all up in the air both in the state of Wisconsin – and in Burlington Area School District, at least when it comes to Act 10. With legal action now pending […]
Inaugural River’s Edge Art Walk set
The inaugural River’s Edge Art Walk will be held Friday, Oct. 19, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will feature 25 artists exhibiting and selling their artwork at 18 different business locations throughout the Waterford downtown area. Artwork will range from ceramic, raku, woodcraft, water and oil paintings, photography, […]
Man charged in shooting death
A 46-year-old Sturtevant man is in custody, charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting death of an Ohio man during an armed robbery in the Town of Yorkville in the early morning hours of Aug. 26. Scott D. Mertins Sr. is facing up to 91 years in prison and […]
Apple harvest more tart than sweet
Extreme weather takes its toll on specialty varieties at local orchard By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As you walk into the barn at Brightonwoods Orchard on highways 142 and B just south of Burlington, you can see the effect an early spring and dry summer has had on the apple […]
Area man dies in farm accident
A Burlington area man is dead and another in critical condition Friday night after a piece of farming equipment tipped over on an area farm Friday afternoon. According to Catholic Central High School officials, Clayton Weis – who drove school buses for athletic events for the school – died Friday […]
Prescription drug collection set for Saturday
Racine County residents can turn in their unwanted prescription drugs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Dover Town Hall, 4110 S. Beaumont Ave., Kansasville. The Take Back drug collection is being held by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, Western Racine County Health Department and […]
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