By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer City of Burlington Alderman Steve Rauch announced at Nov. 20 City Council meeting that he will not seek a fourth term. Rauch, who represents the 3rd District, read from a statement during the aldermanic reports, saying the demands on his time by his family and […]
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It’s one surprise after another on the WSD beat
By Patricia Bogumil Editor An attorney hired by three full-time employees of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District has made a written complaint to the Racine County district attorney’s office about how WSD conducts its meetings. That letter, sent Nov. 8 by attorney Paul Bucher to District Attorney Richard Chiapete, […]
Man tools over to jail after standoff in Yorkville
An argument in the Town of Yorkville over a toolbox resulted in a visit by the county SWAT team, which in turn led to accommodations at the Racine County Jail Saturday for a Racine County man. As of press time, Laurence Esser, 55, was being held in the jail on […]
Mixed signals
Aldermen question why work on traffic lights was delayed By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the city’s major road construction projects are done for the year, at least one similar project remains – and members of the City of Burlington Common Council wanted to know Tuesday night why it hadn’t […]
Taxes down, spending flat in village budget
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Property taxes will drop by 1.57 percent in the 2013 budget proposed for the Village of Union Grove. Expenses will rise slightly (1/10 of a percent), while the tax rate will increase by 34 cents, or just over 5 percent. Also, adding to that budgetary mix […]
Village levy and tax rate steady for 2013
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The proposed 2013 budget for the Village of Waterford contains familiar items that electors have approved in the past, but also some new updates going forward. Once again, the village’s tax levy will hold steady at $2.693 million – the same amount of taxes levied each […]
Gas prices at high holiday levels
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.40 yesterday. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week at $3.43, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Wisconsin during […]
Burlington’s Mr. Baseball steals home
Longtime umpire and baseball organizer, Rollie Bauman, dies at 86 By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Every small town has characters – people who make life easier in their chosen interests, people so special that generations will tell stories about what he or she did for them. Rollie Bauman did just […]
Special education issues get a thorough airing
By Patricia Bogumil Editor After more than 2-1/2 hours of presentations, personal opinions, professional opinions and arguments, a special joint meeting called Nov. 14 to share concerns and input about the Waterford Special Education Cooperative offered a lot to reflect on for about 100 people who attended. But the sides […]
Bravo! Bravo!
BHS one-act play earns raves, multiple awards at state theater festival By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Even watching from the wings Saturday in Stevens Point, Burlington High School drama director Carrie Fidler knew she was watching something special unfold. Five student actors were putting out their final performance of “Rabbit […]
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