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News from throughout Western Racine County.

Burlington

Nimmer a finalist for Whitefish Bay job

Offer would be family-friendly for Burlington police chief By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the City of Burlington pursued Peter Nimmer as its next police chief back in the winter of 2010, City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller knew it would be a challenge holding onto the talented officer. As […]

Burlington

‘Haggis’ comes to Lucky Star

But it’s not on the menu – it’ll be rocking the stage at local restaurant Thursday By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As far as band names go, Enter The Haggis is probably one of the more unusual ones you will see. Member Trevor Lewington said the name sprang from trying […]

Burlington

Summer learning

Goal of local program is to make lessons stick   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer This isn’t your grandfather’s summer school. There are no long faces, no boring textbooks and most importantly, no rote memorization. Instead, students are outside with dry-erase boards on a summer day, or working with the […]

Waterford

Dickenson succeeds in sanitary district recall

Challenger Dan Dickinson has succeeded in his campaign to recall Town of Waterford Sanitary District No. 1 Commissioner Bill Gerard, according to the unofficial results of Tuesday’s election. Results posted Tuesday night by Racine County Clerk Wendy Christensen show Dickinson with 45 percent of the vote (475) to Gerard’s 37 […]

Waterford

Waterway project in Phases One and Two

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to study possible eco-restorative efforts on Tichigan Lake and the Fox River in Waterford are gaining momentum. Commissioner John Bostrom, who is serving as team leader of an eco-restorative initiative of the Waterford Waterway Management District (WMMD), provided an update at the group’s July 26 […]

Burlington

Senate primary on the ballot today

Neumann, Fitzgerald find common ground while frontrunners are absent at Senate forum By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Fitzgerald waited until the end of Monday’s forum at Veterans Terrace to state the obvious: “If the other two guys would have showed up, this debate would have […]

News

Gas prices held steady last week

Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.90 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in […]