By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Warning: This show is for mature audiences only. That warning has been broadcast loud and clear this summer by the Haylofters, as the non-profit community theater has taken a chance to do a show that’s a bit … risqué. In what cast member Micah Gebel called […]
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Rezoning for PAC House approved by Council
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A proposed rezoning for a residence on Church Street was approved unanimously by the City Council Tuesday night, though one resident questioned a separate group home in the area. The Burlington Area School District requested a home at 340 Church Street be rezoned from residential to […]
Balloon Fest takes to the skies
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual Balloon Fest launches at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 15, and runs until Sunday, July 17, on the Evergreen Elementary School grounds at 817 W. Main St. in Waterford. The hours of operation for the festival are 4 […]
Village looking to tablets to go paperless
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Hoping to incur long-term savings, Waterford Village Board members are considering a plan to forgo paper and instead harness digital technology for official municipal business. Village Administrator Rebecca Ewald and Village Clerk Carrie Orlovsky discussed with the Village Board one possible scenario – using iPads – […]
Purchase of downtown site delayed
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Community Development Authority on Tuesday agreed to table a vote on a contract to sell the last remaining parcel of the downtown redevelopment project. The land, located at the corner of East Chestnut and Dodge streets, was originally slated for a retail […]
Breaking news: Cudahy man killed in motorcycle crash
A 56-year-old Cudahy man died Friday morning in Burlington after colliding with a commercial truck. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the Racine County Communications Center received multiple 911 calls at about 10:20 a.m. Friday for a crash involving a tractor trailer and a […]
Waterway group clarifies process for dredging
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Waterford Waterway Management District has clarified the steps to be used as the community considers approving a proposed dredging project. “The DNR has, up to this point, accepted the permit,” Barb Baron, chairman of the WWMD, said, adding that the public hearing was just part […]
Pool options on the drawing board
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With warm temperatures and sunny days, attendance has been up at the Burlington Community Pool. But while the current pool is seeing an uptick in numbers this year, the first phase of a study by Ayres Associates shows the current pool – built in the 1960s […]
Blues to ring out at B-Town Sounds Thursday night
The Burlington outdoor music series B-Town Sounds presents the Milwaukee-based Altered Five Blues Band Thursday evening at Echo Lake Park. The performance, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., is the third in a series of seven presented at the park’s newly renovated gazebo/bandstand. The event will also feature the craft beers […]
Area director earns Miss Wisconsin state honor
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While Miss Racine director Debra Morrall had her mind on her contestant competing at Miss Wisconsin last week, the state organization had Morrall on its mind. On Saturday night during finals, Morrall was honored as the Volunteer of the Year for the Miss Wisconsin pageant. Morrall […]