By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School Board the board thanked outgoing member Blaine Nicholls for his service to the School District and the community and swore in new members Dawn Bleimehl and re-elected member Robert Kastengren at its monthly meeting April 22. The board also elected new […]
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News from throughout Western Racine County.
Student burns another’s face with hot welding tool
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 17-year-old from Franksville is charged with burning a classmate with a hot welding electrode during a welding class at Union Grove Union High School in January. Quinnton Gresk-Klingbeil is charged with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor disorderly […]
Move over Eli Whitney and Thomas Edison
Student wheels spin at Invention Convention Fourth-graders at Washington-Caldwell showed off their inner Edison last week during the school’s annual Invention Convention. A decade-old tradition that began with teacher Char Wegner, the Invention Convention allows students to examine ways of making every-day tasks more efficient, much like Eli Whitney with […]
Alzheimer’s support group meets monthly in Waterford
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A new Racine County-based caregiver support group sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association is welcoming attendees, with meetings set for the second Thursday of each month at Community United Methodist Church, 455 S. Jefferson St., Waterford. The group next meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, […]
And the race is on!
Not just for boys anymore, Burlington Girl Scouts watch as cars race down the track during their Pinewood Derby at St. Mary’s on April 27. (Jennifer Eisenbart photo)
New service alerts victims when offenders get out
By Patricia Bogumil Staff Writer Racine County has a new automated system that notifies victims – or even just nosey neighbors – when a jail inmate connected to a particular case is released. The Wisconsin Victim Information and Notification Everyday system, or WI-VINE, connects to the County’s booking system. It […]
St. Charles presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
St. Charles School will present its annual spring musical starting this weekend. The show, “Once Upon a Mattress,” is a musical comedy of “The Princess and The Pea” fairy tale. Shows are Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Friday, May 10, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 11, […]
City plan: wait to hear from Aurora
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the last several months, the City of Burlington has been trying to decide how to address Aurora’s decision to close the maternity/obstetrics department at Memorial Hospital of Burlington. The city has weighed options – which include inviting United Health to build another […]
Fairytale with a twist
St. Charles presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ St. Charles School will present its annual spring musical starting this weekend. The show, “Once Upon a Mattress,” is a musical comedy of “The Princess and The Pea” fairy tale. Shows are Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Friday, May 10, […]
Big Bend cops see you coming and going
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Big Bend police are asking the public to detour around a construction zone on Highway 164 between Highway L and at Edgewood Avenue before some worker gets killed or injured. A detour has been in place in Big Bend to prevent motorists from traveling through the […]
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