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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
News from throughout Western Racine County.
He enters November election unopposed Muskego salesman Chuck Wichgers prevailed in Tuesday’s four-way Republican primary election for the 83rd Assembly District seat, which includes much of the Waterford area. The winner likely replaces David Craig, who is seeking a state Senate seat, in the heavily Republican district following the November […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Judgment in a drunken driving case involving a City of Burlington police officer has been postponed until September. The initial court appearance of Eric Mitchell, a City of Burlington police officer who allegedly drove off a road and hit a tree last December in Walworth County, […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The fifth annual City of Burlington Community Block Party is set for Sept. 10 at Devor Park on Amanda Street from 3 to 7 p.m. The annual event, which started in 2011 after an extremely dry summer forced the postponement of the July 4 fireworks, has […]
A 39-year-old Waterford man is facing felony charges after allegedly hitting a woman at Lucky Mojos tavern in Burlington. Jeffrey Lee Decker was charged in Racine County Circuit Court with two counts of substantial battery, as a repeater, as well as a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge for an incident that […]
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Following a popular trend across the U.S., Rochester’s Burger King franchisee said he is looking to move away from the “sea of asphalt” appearance outside the venerable fast food eatery. Dan Lupont, owner of the local Burger King at 2723 Beck Drive, is in the midst […]
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT With the goal of having specific parameters in place as new residential developments bubble to the surface, Village of Rochester officials are in the midst of considering a series of policies and procedures concerning private roads. Throughout the community, a smattering of subdivisions and individual homes […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Common Council will vote Aug. 16 on whether or not to place a referendum for the community pool on the ballot for the Nov. 8 election. The city is working to meet the state’s Aug. 23 deadline for filing a referendum request for the […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After three meetings where supporters pushed for a Montessori-only grade school and equal facilities across the board, a long-time local fiscal conservative blasted the long-range facilities planning the Burlington Area School District is undertaking. Bonnie Ketterhagen, the wife of School Board Member Phil Ketterhagen, read a […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After going back and forth for about 45 minutes on the pros and cons, the Waterford Waterway Management District voted last week to postpone a possible drawdown of the Fox River within its borders. The district had been pushing to start a drawdown in its coverage […]
Officials exhume grave of newborn, found dead in 1989 By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Authorities believe a person who may be connected to the 1989 death of a newborn boy in the Town of Paris could still be in the area, watching the story unfold, according to the Kenosha County […]
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