By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Racine County Sheriff’s officials on Tuesday continued to sift through the rubble of a rural Burlington home in hopes of finding the body of a suspected third victim in Saturday’s fire and explosion. “As you can imagine, there’s a lot of debris that we are […]
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CATHE to dive down the rabbit hole
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The CATHE Center Youth Theater, 125 E. State St. Burlington, is currently in production with “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” Show dates are Friday, May 20, Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7 p.m. while Sunday shows are 2 p.m. […]
Blaze in roaster sends firefighters to Nestle
A fire in one of the roasters at Nestle on South Pine Street May 7 resulted in a mutual aid request. City of Burlington fire personnel responded to the fire just before 6 p.m. Maintenance staff at Nestle reported an active fire in one of the roasters. According to a […]
Plan commission OKs garden center move
A temporary greenhouse and garden center formerly located near Pick ‘n Save received approval from the City of Burlington Plan Commission to move Tuesday night. The former site is where the new retail development is going in to the south of Pick ‘n Save along Milwaukee Avenue. With that site […]
Breaking news: Family members say three likely home when house exploded
While there still remains just one confirmed dead after a house in the Town of Burlington exploded Saturday afternoon, two family members are reporting that three people were likely home at the time. Kayla Lambert, the daughter of Craig Lambert, and Tamara Burgos, the daughter of Kim Howe, said Sunday […]
One confirmed dead in structure fire/explosion
At least one person is confirmed dead in what Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling called an explosion at a home at 29235 Ketterhagen Road Saturday. Schmaling said that a 911 call came in at 3:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon for a structure fire, and smoke in the home. “Within moments, […]
Affiliated chosen to replace Associated Appraisal
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT A local assessor with more than two decades of experience under his belt is being handed a five-year contract in the Village of Waterford. After receiving a favorable recommendation from the village Finance Committee, elected officials on May 9 voted unanimously in favor of appointing Dan […]
Central students get busy in community
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Officials at Catholic Central High School decided to change things up a little bit when it came to the annual Topper Trot this week. On Monday, rather than just walking for awareness – as student had the previous 13 years – students went to various sites […]
Yorkville to lay off two teachers
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Two teachers in the Yorkville School District have received preliminary layoff notices – and students have rallied behind at least one of the teachers. The district is being forced, due to declining enrollment, to remove a section at both fourth and fifth grades, according to Yorkville […]
City to screen fire chief candidates next week
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington will hold a two-day assessment center next week to screen the six candidates for the open fire chief position. City officials declined to release the names of the applicants. Under state open records law, the city is not required to release the […]