Planners can’t agree on benefit of closing street near firehouse By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer After close to 45 minutes of discussion on the subject of just what to do with Washington Street adjacent to the City of Burlington fire department, Mayor Bob Miller listened to a moment of silence, […]
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Summer staffing, year-round security needed at sewer district
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Officials with the Town of Waterford’s Sanitary District will be spending the next month reviewing two issues: staffing and security. At a May 8 meeting, commissioners voted in favor of exploring the issues, which were raised by Operations Superintendent Norm Nelson. Plans call for further discussion […]
Village Board works with students on community project
By Jason Arndt Correspondent More than two-dozen students of Union Grove Elementary School are coming together to form a common goal. One of those goals was met May 13, when the Union Grove Village Board approved the Healing Hands’ mission of creating a community garden on the site of the […]
Community Pool will open for the season May 31
Swimming lesson registration is Wednesday Registration for American Red Cross swimming lessons as well as summer memberships at the Burlington Community Pool will be available during two sessions beginning this week. The sign-up sessions are Wednesday, May 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Karcher Middle School gym; and […]
State gas prices outpace national average
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 13.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.92 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.9 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
Child killed in Mount Pleasant, man charged
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 3-year-old Mount Pleasant boy didn’t die from the punches to his head, face and mouth; nor the whippings to his legs; nor even the numerous bruises and bed bug bites all over his body. According to an autopsy done by the Racine County coroner’s office, […]
Suspicious activities reported at WSD office
Concerns are deemed ‘unfounded’ By Patricia Bogumil Editor An attorney representing the interests of two full-time employees of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) is shocked and dismayed that his clients were dragged into an investigation recently completed by the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. In a scathing May 7 […]
Committee will crunch BASD insurance numbers
Latest options have staff members paying up to 10 percent of premiums By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District’s Personnel Committee will review health insurance options that could require staff members to pay a greater portion of the premium cost at a special meeting scheduled for Monday, […]
St. Charles hosts Honor Flight documentary
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the documentary, “Honor Flight: One Last Mission,” was released last year and shown at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Burlington resident Jenny Nice made sure to go. She took her family – and was amazed. “It was just so extraordinary,” she said. “Just seeing the […]
Restaurant knife attack distasteful
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The usually friendly atmosphere of the Union Grove Family Restaurant was anything but May 11, when a fight between two employees left blood splattered in most of the kitchen area, the women’s bathroom and hall area. Simon Cabrera-Barrueta, 45, who worked there as a cook, has […]
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