By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Though there’s still two weeks before the start of the school year, the Burlington girls tennis team isn’t wasting any time sitting on the sidelines. The team, which features six new girls to varsity, started out 2-7 at the Badger 16 Invite last weekend at […]
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School district to host annual meeting Monday night
Residents have a chance to vote on tax levy Burlington Area School District residents will have a chance to get an in-depth look at the budget for the coming school year and vote on the tax levy to support it Monday evening during the district’s annual meeting. The meeting is […]
School district to survey residents on referendum options
Close vote decides that query will include a maintenance-only option By Alex Johnson Correspondent The Burlington Area School District plans to survey residents on the latest options for the future of Karcher Middle School and maintenance of other facilities in the district. After a multi-week series of presentations by Nick […]
Local three county flood recovery group scheduled to meet Monday
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Representatives from the communities of the three counties affected by the July flooding are encouraged to attend a Long-Term Recovery Group meeting 6 p.m. Monday at the Kenosha County Center on highways 45 and 50. The meeting at the Kenosha County Center was announced at […]
Local group to focus on flood recovery
Goal is to match residents with resources in long term By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Officials in three local counties are mustering human resources to establish a long-term flood recovery committee that will help match residents who suffered damage with available local assistance. The Southeast Long-Term Recovery Committee […]
Despite loss, Burlington football gains confidence entering conference play
Grant Tully impressive as Klug sits out with leg injury By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] RACINE – Moral victories aren’t necessarily a real thing. Sure, it’s nice to leave everything on the field and never give up, but everyone wants to win. Although Racine Horlick scored 14 unanswered points to […]
Free fun for pool’s final day Saturday
The Burlington Community Pool will host a free community swimming day from 1 until 5 p.m. on Saturday. The event will feature fun events and activities with prizes for participants. “This will be one last hurrah for the old community pool,” said Pool Board member Scott Hoffman. The 51-year-old facility […]
Village considers system to notify public of sex offenders
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Village of Waterford officials could soon have a system in place of notifying residents when a new registered sex offender is coming into the community. Trustee Andrew Ewert had asked for a discussion of the notification process at the Village Board’s most recent regular meeting Aug. […]
Woman allegedly said she was being held captive to get ransom from mother
A 34-year-old Union Grove woman, who reportedly faked her own abduction in hopes of obtaining a $500 ransom from her mother, has been charged with several crimes in Racine County Circuit Court. Amber Marie Pfeiffer is charged with operating a motor vehicle without consent, attempted misdemeanor theft, disorderly conduct and […]
SBA opens loan centers
Agency offers low-interest loans for flood recovery effort By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Facing an estimated bill of $54,000 to repair his washed out driveway, Mike Ciecko visited the U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Burlington Tuesday afternoon hoping for a bit of assistance. “That’s why […]