By Dave Fidlin Correspondent School officials in the Waterford Graded district have abandoned plans to offer 4-year-old kindergarten classes – at least for the foreseeable future. At a recent Policy and Curriculum Committee meeting, members of the School Board voted 4-1 not to pursue the proposal at this time. While […]
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News from throughout Western Racine County.
High school tax levy down, tax rate steady
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The good news for taxpayers in the Union Grove Union High School District is that the approved tax levy for the 2012-13 budget is down $109,627. Even better is the news that the district’s mil rate will stay the same as last year, at $4.37 per […]
State gas prices remain low
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen six tenths of a cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.39 yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.46, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change […]
Landmark to close local Power Center
Consumer product sales will cease in Burlington on Dec. 31 By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Landmark Services Cooperative, which has owned and operated separate agricultural and power center facilities in Burlington for several years, will close the doors on its power center on Milwaukee Avenue Dec. 31. Power Center Manager […]
Lawyer weighs in on Sanitary District employee issues
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The new leadership of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District may find itself in hot water, legally speaking. According to an attorney hired by the district’s three full-time employees, recent postings for closed meetings held to discuss possible disciplinary action are clear violations of the state […]
Hospital launches ER renovation
Facility will remain open throughout project By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington has launched a $3-$4 million renovation of its emergency department in what hospital officials say is an effort to improve privacy and comfort for patients and their families. Work on the project began […]
American Power expands and moves
American Power & Equipment, 28020 Kramer Drive, Waterford, hopes to relocate by Dec. 1 into foreclosed industrial property recently purchased at 4144 Northwest Highway 83, Waterford. The new site, located on a bend of the highway across from the Cotton Exchange Restaurant, consists of four buildings on a six-acre […]
Welfare check nets explosive results
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer In what started out as a response to a reported fight and subsequent welfare check, Village of Caledonia police discovered a handmade explosive device, prompting a call to the bomb squad Oct. 28. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a report of […]
Net returns
Local volleyball teams make it two in a row By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer At the start of the season, expectations were high for the Burlington High School girls volleyball team. With five seniors – three of them NCAA Division 1 recruits – plus a talented crop of freshmen, […]
Narrow escape
Chief says teens lucky to be alive as fire destroys home By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Four teens narrowly escaped with their lives when a fast-moving fire destroyed the Town of Burlington home they were sleeping in early Sunday morning. “Honestly, within a minute or two more and […]
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