By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington’s Wisconsin National Guard armory will no longer house a detachment starting in 2015. The Burlington unit 457th CBR Company (Chemical, Biological, Radiological) will consolidate with the rest of the company in Hartford, according to Wisconsin National Guard spokesman Captain Joe Trovato. Trovato said the Wisconsin […]
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Group launches effort to raise funds for new stadium sign
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The push to get a new sign made for the newly renamed athletic stadium at Burlington High School began in earnest last week. The committee behind getting the stadium renamed to Don Dalton Stadium – after the school’s former athletic director and football coach – officially […]
High bacteria closes Leach Beach on Bohners Lake
Testing will continue until water quality improves Officials with the Western Racine County Health Department on Tuesday closed Leach Beach on Bohners Lake and issued an advisory for a second beach on the lake due to high bacteria levels in the water. The closure of Leach Beach on the lake’s […]
Consultant touts personal service
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR As the second in line to make presentations to the Burlington Area School District School Board Long-Range Planning Committee, the Peter Scherrer Group make a quick and simple point Monday night. With Peter and Leslie Scherrer – father and daughter founders of the company – present, […]
Up, up and away! Waterford’s annual Hot Air Balloon Festival is July 18-20
By Tracy Ouellette Staff writer Tens of thousands of people will descend on Waterford the third week in July for the Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce’s Hot Air Balloon Festival, turning the village into a buzzing hub of activity. “We’re a small town, but we’re mighty in this,” Kathy Gellendin, […]
Bloodmobile makers are also blood donors
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Mary Lynch of LDV, Monday was about more than just the ribbon cutting on a new piece of equipment – or for that matter, donating blood. It was a chance for employees at the company to see something they built reach completion and be used […]
Town tackles the job of spending surplus budget
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Once their 2013 books were officially closed, Town of Waterford officials learned they ended the year with a $115,000 surplus. The Town Board on June 9 discussed, and decided, how that money – earmarked in last year’s budget toward expenses – could be applied toward a […]
Fresh stuff at the July 15 farmers market
Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy Music With Libby (Wilcox), performing from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Union Grove Farmers Market, now open Tuesdays, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Village Square, Main Street at 10th Avenue. Browse for garden produce, salad greens, […]
Man charged with sixth drunken driving offense
A Burlington area man has been charged with drunken driving for the sixth time after his probation agent allegedly saw him drinking alcohol. Jim C. Rambicourt, 50, who lists Burlington and Lake Geneva addresses in court records, is charged operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, […]
Rochester gets its zoning act together
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The longstanding marriage between the Village and Town of Rochester was officially dissolved more than five years ago. But efforts to bring the two formerly separate municipalities into one harmonious union have been ongoing and reached finality, recently. The Village Board on June 9 voted […]
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