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News from throughout Western Racine County.

Union Grove

Update: Name released in Yorkville fatality

A 43-year-old woman, who deputies say was attempting to retrieve her dog on Highway 11 in Yorkville early Tuesday morning, and was struck and killed by a semi-trailer truck, according to a news release issued by the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. Later in the day, the sheriff’s department identified the […]

Burlington News

Past, present … and future?

Haylee Bande (right) was crowned Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest Saturday at the annual festival by the outgoing titleholder, Haley Lynam (center). At the right is 2017 Future BAC, Kennedy Stevens, who won the Burlington Rotary raffle prize last summer for the right to spend Friday and Saturday with the pageant […]

News Waterford

Rochester Burger King catches fire

  The Burger King restaurant, at 2723 Beck Drive, Rochester, is closed following a grease fire Friday afternoon. According to a news release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the Racine County Communications Center received a phone call at about 1:05 p.m. today, reporting the fire and saying employees were […]

Burlington News

Dignitaries will mark festival’s anniversary

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While all the people coming to Burlington may be excited about chocolate, the people who organize ChocolateFest are equally excited about Friday’s 30th anniversary opening. Among the special guests in attendance will be State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Rep. Samantha Kerkman and State Sen. Van Wanggaard, […]

Burlington News

Gov. Walker coming to ChocolateFest

  What was known by a select few became official late Thursday afternoon: Gov. Scott Walker is coming to ChocolateFest. Walker, along with several area politicians and some of the ChocolateFest organizers and long-time supporters, will host a ribbon cutting to officially open the festival Friday at 4 p.m. in […]