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Saturday, November 16, 2024
News from throughout Western Racine County.
Here is the flood status update issued by the City of Burlington as of 11 a.m. Tuesday morning: Current status As of Tuesday morning, the river level is at 10.6 feet. Assessment Teams are in the area on golf carts and will be initially assessing homes with visible damage around […]
Tuesday night’s City of Burlington Common Council meetings will be held at the Burlington Fire Station, 165 W. Washington St., in the EMS conference room. Both City Hall and the Burlington Police Station, which houses the regular council chambers, remain closed after flooding destroyed computers and communications equipment in both […]
Council to consider liquor license request at Tuesday’s meeting By Alex Johnson Correspondent A Waterford couple is looking to open Burlington’s first duckpin bowling establishment in the former Coach’s Sports Bar at 488 Milwaukee Ave., but proposal may hit a snag in securing a full liquor license. Burlington Mayor […]
The Burlington office of Southern Lakes Newspapers and the Hi-Liter, at 209 Dodge Street, is closed indefinitely for flood cleanup. The office serves as the news and advertising base for Burlington Standard Press, Waterford Post, Westine Report and the Hi-Liter shopping guide. During the clean up, customers with news items, […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Union Grove officials would like to throw the welcome mat out a bit more prominently in one area of the village. At last week’s Village Board meeting, municipal staffers and members of the elected body continued to discuss placing additional “welcome” signs in strategic areas of […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Village of Waterford’s nearly year-old registered sex offender ordinance is due for another overhaul. The changes, which were discussed at a Village Board meeting Monday, come at a time when a number of municipalities have faced lawsuits at the hands of attorneys representing registered offenders. […]
Three of Burlington’s four downtown bridges over the White and Fox rivers opened to traffic Friday evening, reconnecting a city that has been split in two by flood waters since Wednesday afternoon. The bridges over Bridge Street and at State and Adams streets opened early Friday evening and the bridge […]
The food pantry at Community United Methodist Church, 455 S. Jefferson St. in Waterford, will be open from 4 to 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19. The food pantry does not require income verification and will have food to help the residents of Burlington and surrounding areas restock their pantries after […]
Red Cross offers cots, food, water and other resources at Burlington High School. Join Standard Press Sports Editor and staff writer Mike Ramczyk on a video tour of the Red Cross disaster relief station set up at Burlington High School.
Curfew will be in place for third straight night The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has ordered the drawdown of Echo Lake in Burlington as flood waters recede so officials can inspect and repair the dam, according to officials with the DNR. The water level in the lake will be […]
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