The Burlington Haylofters will close the season with a musical comedy featuring the ridiculous; a hilarious romp through a Florida trailer park, whose residents include an agoraphobic housewife, Jeannie, and her toll collector husband, Norbert, who’s been spending time with a stripper, Pippi, on the run from Duke, her magic […]
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Speak and be spoken to now at WSD meetings
By Patricia Bogumil Editor In the past, residents could address Town of Waterford Sanitary District commissioners during a meeting, but WSD commissioners could not speak to residents. That situation has now been fixed. The lack of two-way discussion became an issue in the Aug. 14 recall of previous WSD Board […]
Child porn charges filed against Wind Lake man
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A Wind Lake man whose computer broke down after he allegedly downloaded a “torrent” of child pornographic images faces imprisonment for the rest of his life after being charged with 20 felony counts of possession of child pornography. According to the criminal complaint approved for filing […]
WWMD budget easily passes
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Seventy percent of the nearly 100 residents in attendance voted in favor of a 2012-13 budget of more than $400,000 at the Waterford Waterway Management District’s annual meeting Saturday. Sixty of the 86 registered voters in attendance favored the budget of $427,398.76, which will fund operations […]
Intruder leaves in his own shoes
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 43-year-old man living at a Department of Veterans Affairs cottage in Southern Wisconsin Center was arrested after a couple found him inside their home. According to the complaint filed in Racine County Circuit Court: Police were called Sept. 16 after a couple living on Tenth […]
Conflict of interest? Spouses of School Board members apply for committee seats
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Normally, citizen representatives for the Burlington Area School Board don’t draw a lot of attention. But with the wives of two BASD School Board members applying for a spot – plus a former School Board member – this year’s crop could require some extra deliberation. […]
Senior center seeks care packages
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Like many organizations these days, the Chestnut Club in Burlington, a non-profit senior citizen daycare facility, works on the generosity of others. So when the group issued a request for care packages – items desperately needed for every day use in the facility – RN […]
Exchange student second victim in car crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer A crash that took the life of a revered local woman last week has claimed a second victim. Former Burlington resident Diane Chart, died in a car crash Sept. 8 after picking up a foreign exchange student at the airport. Now, that exchange student, 19-year-old […]
Village scratching out animal control plans
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As Countryside Humane Society winds down its animal control contracts by year’s end with various municipalities across Racine County, Waterford village officials continue to mull how the service should be handled in 2013 and beyond. Village Administrator Rebecca Ewald recently provided the Village Board with an […]
Signs of trouble in historic district
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As design guidelines continue to be crafted for downtown businesses in Waterford’s Heritage District, a controversy about window signs also continues to advance. The Village Board recently reviewed a first reading of an ordinance that outlined what is permissible for window signs in the Heritage District. […]