By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Owner Shad Branen stopped by the City of Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting last week to announce the first tenants at a prominent downtown retail building. The former Schuette-Daniels Furniture store – now known as The Mercantile – will house both a wedding reception/meeting venue […]
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New facility for construction students OK’d
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A new learning environment for the Burlington High School Architecture, Construction and Engineering Academy students was approved Monday night. The Burlington Area School District School Board Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee approved the $306,502 project, which involves moving the students out of a 1,200-square-foot classroom at […]
School options presented
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With costs now before the Burlington Area School District School Board, the narrowing of options on the district’s facilities study is about to start. After a presentation by Nick Kent of Plunkett Raysich Architects Monday night, the board set an Oct. 31 meeting date to narrow […]
Pool has been a boon for Elkhorn
New facility has seen booming attendance, strong revenues By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Nov. 8 draws near and more people in the City of Burlington start to weigh in on the possibly of a new community pool, local officials have turned to their neighbor to the west for some advice […]
Waterford begins emergency repairs on malfunctioning well
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT After declining precipitously in the past month, Village of Waterford officials are ramping up efforts to remediate a malfunctioning well that is operating below capacity. The Village Board on Oct. 10 gave Jeff Dolezal, public works director, the green light to spend up to $25,000 to […]
Some residents oppose access road for KW precast
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A planned new access for KW Precast met with pushback from Spring Valley Road residents Tuesday night at the City of Burlington Plan Commission meeting. “I’ve never seen anything more ridiculous in my life,” said Jack Sommers, a resident of Spring Valley Road. Representatives from KW […]
Women arrested for prostitution at village residence
Two women were arrested in Union Grove last week after the Racine County Sheriff’s Department raided what they suspect to be a brothel. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, both Adena Sparks, and Eugenia Nance were taken into custody Sunday following an undercover operation. The statement said […]
Vos-Mitchell debate sticks to party lines
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the candidates the same as two years ago, the 63rd Assembly District debate had something of a familiar feel Oct. 5. Both incumbent Robin Vos and challenger Andy Mitchell spoke along familiar lines last week at the debate, sponsored by the American Association of University […]
Danish invasion, take 2, makes big splash at BHS
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR The t-shirts for the event read simply, “An Unforgettable Experience, Roskilde-Burlington, 2016.” “2.0.” The second visit of students from Roskilde to Burlington took place last week, with students arriving Oct. 5 and leaving Sunday morning. In between, students stayed with host families, attended classes at Burlington […]
Main Street closed Oct. 18 for pole replacement
Main Street will be closed completely as well as a lane closure on State Street Tuesday, Oct. 18, so We Energies can replace a pole next to the Mobil Mart. Work will start at 7 a.m., with a rain date of Oct. 19.
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