Public welcome at special open meeting yet to be set By Patricia Bogumil Editor An Aug. 1 deadline will be met to avoid an automatic renewal of employee contract benefits, commissioners with the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) decided at their July 11 monthly meeting. As a result, a […]
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School lunch cost is set to rise
District looks to balance costs vs. reimbursement By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The cost of school lunches in the Burlington Area School District will go up 10 cents for the coming school year – more than officials anticipated. The district’s Finance Committee recommended approval of the increase Monday. The increase […]
Weed cutting option may unclog the waterways
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While plants growing in area gardens are struggling to survive this summer’s drought and high temperatures, plants in area waterways are thriving. A proposal to use weed cutting to augment chemical treatments for Tichigan Lake and the Fox River is being explored by officials with […]
City won’t touch housing covenants
Subdivision rule enforcement will be up to homeowners’ associations By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer While Burlington has to enforce its own municipal code, the members of the City Council really don’t want to take on anyone else’s problems. The City Council on Tuesday shied away from any involvement with […]
Gas prices up in past week
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 4.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.50 per gallon on Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.49, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change […]
Man arrested in stabbing at truck stop
A Detroit man is in the Racine County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing incident at a truck stop in the Town of Yorkville Sunday. Nathanial O. Collins, 53, of Detroit, was being held Monday on $50,000 cash bond for charges of first-degree attempted homicide, according to […]
Village seeks source of stench
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With outside assistance, Village of Waterford officials will try to track down the source of odors emitting from a multi-tenant building at 228 N. Milwaukee St. Village staff and elected officials last week discussed the issue and came to a consensus of how to proceed. Outside […]
Man accused of pulling a fast one at car dealership
A preliminary hearing was set in Racine County Circuit Court July 18 for an Illinois man accused of knowingly writing a bogus check to purchase a car at the Lynch GM Superstore in Burlington three years ago. The hearing was expected to determine whether there was probable cause to send […]
Move on with Move Out
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Does this sound familiar? “If you exercised more, then you’d feel better.” “If I felt better, then I’d exercise more.” Frank Konieska is out to give a little nudge to people stuck in the middle with that kind of mindset. Konieska, the vice president of […]
Church voice and piano concert features Union Grove graduate
Timothy G. Ruff Welch, formerly of Raymond, will perform in a voice and piano concert being held Thursday, July 26, at 7 p.m., at Bethania Lutheran Church, 4120 Wright Ave, Racine. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the church’s “Thread by Thread” clothing ministry. Welch, who now lives in […]