By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Residents living within Waterford Union High School’s district boundaries could soon be asked to allocate additional dollars toward new athletic facilities and infrastructure by way of a binding referendum. The WUHS School Board held a special meeting Oct. 12 to discuss the proposed revamp of the […]
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Delagrave presents no-tax increase budget
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor New Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave presented his first county budget Tuesday night, with a zero percent tax increase. It is the sixth year in a row the countywide tax levy has been held flat, something Delagrave said he is “extremely proud of.” Delagrave’s budget focuses […]
‘Waddle’ leads to arrest in library robbery
A Burlington man’s distinctive walk turned out to be among the key pieces of evidence investigators needed to identify him as the suspect in a robbery and attempted robbery in the area in early August. Simon Rubio, 31, of North Pine Street, was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court […]
Breaking news: bomb threat cleared at Trailside
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A parent of a student at Waterford’s Trailside Elementary School confirmed that students were evacuated due to a bomb threat Friday morning. The parent received a robocall on her cell phone at 10:47 a.m. from the school’s principal, Jim Dembosky, saying that a bomb threat had […]
Bus driver charged with reckless endangerment
He’s accused of driving impaired with students aboard A Waterford school bus driver accused of driving into a cornfield with four students on the bus was charged Thursday with four counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. Jason S. Stalbaum, 38, of Waterford, appeared in Racine County Circuit Court Thursday to face […]
Bus driver allegedly drove into cornfield with students aboard
Man cited for drunken driving, other offenses A Waterford school bus driver was cited for drunken driving Tuesday after allegedly driving his bus with four students aboard into a cornfield and then back onto the road. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 2:11 p.m. regarding the […]
‘Elaborate’ marijuana operation busted in Wind Lake
The Racine County Sheriff’s department conducted a search warrant and arrest in Wind Lake Thursday afternoon, shutting down what the sheriff’s department called ‘a large and elaborate marijuana grow.’ James E. Campbell, 53, was taken into custody. He is being held at the Racine County Jail on charges of manufacturing […]
Arrest made in robbery case
The Racine County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday that it had a suspect in custody after a robbery at Rochester Public Library in August, and in an attempted robbery about 15 minutes later in Waterford. After what a press release called “countless investigative hours,” Simon Rubio was arrested Wednesday when a […]
Waterford Graded annual meeting Monday
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Residents attending the Waterford Graded School District’s annual meeting this coming Monday will be greeted to a proposed 2015-16 school year budget that includes a property tax levy proposal reminiscent of the one adopted a year ago. As a precursor to next week’s meeting, which will […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Racine County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an 18-year-old Waterford man on the roof of Woodfield Elementary School Sept. 14, and the teenager has since been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor. Daniel Miskelley told deputies he was on the roof to retrieve a ball, according to […]
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