While separate votes last week revealed officials in the Village and Town of Waterford were moving forward with a plan that calls on the town to provide police resources to the village, a series of maneuvers this week cemented the effort. At a special Village Board meeting June 16 with […]
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Pair charged with battery at bar
Two Burlington men are facing felony charges stemming from a November incident at the Hitch-N-Post bar. Adam Lois, 24, and Eli Lois, 20, are both facing felony battery charges as well as misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges for an alleged attack. According to the criminal complaint from Racine County Circuit Court, […]
City may face storm water improvement costs
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Could a new utility be part of the City of Burlington’s future? Stay tuned. The City of Burlington Common Council discussed approving local funds to match a Department of Natural Resources grant for a storm water management plan Tuesday night, a needed study because of the […]
Local man is dead following abduction, police pursuit
A “heartbroken” 24-year-old Burlington man killed himself while fleeing from police June 8 after allegedly abducting a woman from a Walmart in Mukwonago, according to authorities in Eau Claire. The suspect, Mitchell F. Owens, 24, was found dead June 9 in a wooded area near Eau Claire from what appeared […]
Shepherds College grads leave with tools to succeed
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor On Saturday afternoon, as the flags were marched in and 20 graduates took their seats in the gymnasium at Shepherds College in Union Grove, there were tears. For some, the tears continued throughout the ceremony. But with those tears were also huge smiles, as those 20 […]
District must weigh cost of reducing class sizes
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The question of class size versus cost is one that the Burlington Area School District has been balancing for several years. Now, with several grade-school classes reaching critical mass – and the decision on how the district will handle it postponed a week – area parents […]
City has police chief finalist, but DPW director leaving
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Even as the City of Burlington Common Council worked to finalize a contract to promote Lt. Mark Anderson to police chief Tuesday night, another city official announced he was leaving. Director of Public Works Craig Workman confirmed Tuesday that he had accepted the job as the […]
Burlington schools meeting postponed
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A planned meeting of the Burlington Area School District School Board planned for Monday evening at Burlington High School has been postponed for a week. The district office sent out a notice Friday morning that the meeting had been pushed back a week to June 22, […]
A clear ‘no’: Waterford denies gravel pit
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In a stark juxtaposition of a recommendation handed down a week ago, the Waterford Town Board this week flatly denied a proposed gravel extraction operation that has been the source of controversy within the community. Last week, the town Plan Commission largely favored a cursory review […]
Sheriff recognizes community members
By Rumasa Noor Staff Writer On March 22, the village of Union Grove was shaken up after a fugitive kidnapped a female and later exchanged gunfire with the deputy in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot. After a 27-hour manhunt, the police was able to locate him but he decided to […]
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