By Patricia Bogumil Editor In stark contrast to last year’s drama over competing proposals offered by the county and town for local policing services in the Village of Waterford, the Village Board voted July 8 to re-up with the County, unanimously approving a 2014 contract with the Racine County Sheriff’s […]
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Four-time drunken driver charged again
A four-time convicted drunken driver has been charged with an alleged fifth offense of operating while intoxicated after his arrest in Burlington last week. Brian L. Mehring, 50, of Kansasville, was charged July 11 with OWI – fifth offense, a Class H felony, in Racine County Circuit Court. He was […]
Gas prices are 20 cents higher than a year ago
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.70 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
Summer help needed (but not this year)
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Village of Rochester’s Department of Public Works could receive an extra set of hands, but a decision to increase staffing in the warmer months is likely a year away. Members of the Village Board’s Public Works Committee in June discussed the merits of hiring an […]
Village’s ‘going for the green’ initiative gets on the move
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Village of Union Grove trustees Tim Mallach and Adam Graf will team up to push forward the Village’s “green initiative,” after the Village Board voted July 8 to approve formation of an ad hoc committee to bolster Union Grove’s environmental record. “Tim (Mallach) has been working […]
Audit shows city went over budget in 2012
But officials say it was simply a money transfer matter By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Common Council may have been on a bit of a learning curve with its audit this year. After listening to Patrick Romenesko explain the city’s finances at the July 2 meeting, […]
Driver fails highway obstacle course test
A Waterford motorcyclist who failed to negotiate the orange barrels, tractor and lane barricades along a stretch of Highway 164 just west of Highway 36 has been charged with his fifth offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. According to the criminal complaint filed July 15 in Racine County […]
Report pegs lakes/river dredging project at $26 million
WWMD working to refine SEWRPC cost estimate By Patricia Bogumil Editor With a $26 million cost estimate in hand, officials with the Waterford Waterway Management District (WWMD) are determined to find ways to make a dredging proposal for Tichigan Lake, Buena Lake and the Fox River affordable – and sellable […]
Local Masonic lodge awards 2013 scholarships
The members of Union Grove Lodge No. 288 Free and Accepted Masons, with matching funds from the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation provided in part through gifts from Genevieve Collins, Estelle Jenkins, and George and Sara Walter, are proud to present grants of $500 each to Riley Mayer and Ryan Rebernick. Riley […]
It’s in the bag: Local woman calls it a career
Elaine Bennett steps away after 39 years at Sentry By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Elaine Bennett first began to work for Sentry Foods in Burlington, she was a junior at what was then St. Mary’s High School. “There wasn’t a lot of places you could get a job in […]
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