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Friday, November 15, 2024
News from throughout Western Racine County.
iPad initiative takes off at Catholic high school By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer There’s a new level of excitement at Catholic Central High School this fall, and teacher Matt DeLorme thinks he knows why. It’s called the CCHS iPad Initiative, where every student at the school receives an iPad for […]
Staying here is ‘right choice,’ he says By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For City of Burlington Police Chief Peter Nimmer the decision to stay in Burlington came down to a simple point. “It was the right choice to make,” said Nimmer Tuesday after confirming that both he and Mayor Bob […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Back in the old days – when school room and board cost $10 a week, student dating was frowned upon and teachers earned a good monthly salary of one or two hundred bucks – the Racine County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy offered a practical […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor With an eye open to future projects, the proposed 2012-13 budget for the Waterford Waterway Management District anticipates a higher special user charge due to increased budget costs, but also increased grant funding to offset some of those expenses. The district’s annual meeting will be held […]
Diane Chart touched many lives here and in the Northwoods “I was reminded today once again about how circular life is. We are born, we live, many of us reproduce, and we die. Is it really that simple? A simple circle implies that humanity lives a circle separate […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington’s first ever – and maybe only ever – Community Block Party is officially set for Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. at Riverside Park. The block party idea came about when the city was forced to postpone its annual Fourth of July fireworks. Mayor Bob […]
Budding businesses, industry start-ups, entrepreneurs and “idea people” are invited to a Makers Space meeting at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, at Waterford Public Library, 101 N. River St. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the development of a Makers Space in Waterford to serve the village and […]
Hike of .75 percent applies to last school year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday night approved an agreement with the Burlington Education Association on salaries for teachers to be applied retroactively to the 2011-12 school year. The settlement calls for […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor In a newly adopted 2012-13 budget, residents living in the Washington-Caldwell School District should again pay a $7.50 mil rate per $1,000 property valuation. The $7.50 tax rate has been in place for the last two years. “Our board likes to keep that mil rate flat […]
There’ll be few changes at Mukwonago dealership By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A venerable auto dealer with a deep history in Burlington expanded its footprint Saturday with the acquisition of a Mukwonago-based business. Lynch Auto Group has acquired Horter Chevrolet, an operation long noted for its sales and service departments in […]
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