A 46-year-old Sturtevant man is in custody, charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting death of an Ohio man during an armed robbery in the Town of Yorkville in the early morning hours of Aug. 26. Scott D. Mertins Sr. is facing up to 91 years in prison and […]
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Apple harvest more tart than sweet
Extreme weather takes its toll on specialty varieties at local orchard By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As you walk into the barn at Brightonwoods Orchard on highways 142 and B just south of Burlington, you can see the effect an early spring and dry summer has had on the apple […]
Area man dies in farm accident
A Burlington area man is dead and another in critical condition Friday night after a piece of farming equipment tipped over on an area farm Friday afternoon. According to Catholic Central High School officials, Clayton Weis – who drove school buses for athletic events for the school – died Friday […]
Prescription drug collection set for Saturday
Racine County residents can turn in their unwanted prescription drugs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Dover Town Hall, 4110 S. Beaumont Ave., Kansasville. The Take Back drug collection is being held by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, Western Racine County Health Department and […]
Village approves downtown grant rules
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of scrutiny and discussion, the Waterford Village Board has approved a resolution on the façade and signage grant improvement program that has been under discussion in the downtown business Heritage District. The resolution, approved Aug. 27, points to a number of specific guidelines that […]
Conflict is in the eye of the beholder
School Board members weigh in on spouses serving as citizen representatives By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer What exactly constitutes a conflict of interest? Depending upon whom you talk to now in the Burlington Area School District, it might be who has applied to be citizen representatives on the BASD […]
Cottonpicker will close
Facing repairs, sewer hook up, owner says ‘it’s time’ By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Since March of 1976, a small building on the corner of highways 36 and W in Burlington has housed a family restaurant – one full of memories, style and attitude. The doors on those memories will […]
Library program will highlight historic gardens
Marcia Carmichael, historical gardener at Old World Wisconsin and author of “Putting Down Roots: Gardening Insights from Wisconsin’s Early Settlers” will give a presentation on Saturday at the Burlington Public Library. The program, which is free and open to the public, begins at 1 p.m. at the library, 166 E. […]
Common Council tables motion on new pavement
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer After coming up with a variety of solutions other than the one presented to be voted on Tuesday night, the City of Burlington Common Council finally tabled a proposal to place T-turnarounds in the Spring Brook Landing development. At the Sept. 4 Committee of the […]
Cost overruns OKd in farm drainage project
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In a narrow 4-3 vote, Village of Waterford officials recently agreed to increase spending on a project to improve flooding in the Waterford Farm Drainage District by nearly $10,000. Village Administrator Rebecca Ewald came before the board Aug. 27 with a second change order on the […]
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