Union Grove Union High School has opened its annual Bronco Business and Career Expo to area students. The expo is Wednesday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at UGUHS, 3433 S. Colony Ave. in the gymnasium. Career and Academies Coordinator Stacey Duchrow at Union Grove was excited about more students getting […]
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Chief pleased with fire station expansion
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor These days, Town of Burlington Fire Chief Ed Umnus is enjoying the added space at Fire Station No. 2 near Bohners Lake. “I think it’s a long time in the making,” said Umnus last week, as the majority of the work for the fire station’s renovation […]
Mangold built business, served community
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor James Mangold Jr. was many things in the Burlington community – a businessman, a volunteer, a pilot and an outdoorsman. But he – along with his wife, Barb, his son, Jamie, and other family members – helped put together one of the area’s flourishing insurance companies […]
Road work set to begin in Yorkville
Wisconsin Department of Transportation work on southbound I-94 at Highway 20 in Yorkville is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The work will replace 700 feet of concrete pavement joints installed during the recent reconstruction of the WIS 20 Interchange. During peak travel times, three lanes of traffic will be maintained in […]
Thomas Spiegelhoff: A butcher who was cut out to help others
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor According to Patricia Spiegelhoff, her husband, Tom, never wanted accolades or attention. “He wouldn’t want me to recognize him this way,” she said of her husband. And yet, the long-time area grocer from a family of grocers took time to give of himself. “He loved to […]
Picture perfect
Carlin Russell, of the Spring Prairie 4-H Club, poses for a photo with her trophies for best in breed polish rabbit and Champion Senior Pet without costume at the Walworth County Fair in Elkhorn last week. The annual fair ran through the Labor Day weekend. (Photo by Tim Gumz)
He sang: ‘Say that you’ll be mine’ She said: ‘Yes’
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As host Eric Erickson likes to say, you never know what you’re going to get when you step in for open mic night at The Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine. Last week, it just happened to be a marriage proposal. Tim Mocarski, a former Burlington […]
Residents back WUHS to decrease levy
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Although several pieces of the puzzle still need assembling, plans are in motion to decrease Waterford Union High School’s property tax levy 0.02 percent for the new school year. Several dozen residents attended WUHS’ annual meeting Aug. 24 and voted unanimously in favor of the proposal. […]
Reineman’s consolidating Burlington stores
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington’s two Reineman’s True Value stores have begun the process of consolidating into one store. Previously, the store was in two different buildings in Burlington Square – the main hardware store, and the outdoor/sports center. By the end of the year, the store will be located […]
Airport to study runway expansion
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Officials at the Burlington Municipal Airport will study the possibility of lengthening a runway due to safety issues. Mayor Jeannie Hefty announced on her Facebook page Tuesday that the Airport Committee had voted at its meeting Aug. 25 to request a study for extending the main […]
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