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Analyst: Gas prices may have peaked

Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.99 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.89, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]

Burlington

Residents rail against ‘eyesore’

Town gives owner May 1 deadline to clean up property   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The property at 246 Teut Road has become something of a local lore in Burlington – and not for a good reason. “People say, ‘You live next to that mess?’” explained Noel Showers, who […]

Burlington

Stark contrasts

Whether harsh reality or ‘scare tactic,’ school budget offers tough choices   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Late last week, the Burlington Area School District sent out a press release, outlining four different budget scenarios – at one end, extensive cuts under a zero-percent tax increase levy; and at the […]