Just two years after it was refinished, the Burlington Area School District has been forced to approve an emergency appropriation of more than $47,000 to repair the gymnasium floor at Burlington High School. Sections of the finish coat are coming off the floor, presenting a hazard for students and others […]
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BURLINGTON FLOOD: From tragedy comes perspective
You really don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone. Joni Mitchell hit the nail on the head, and those words rang truer than ever last week in my beloved hometown of Burlington. One minute, you’re scrambling throughout town, trying to get the best photos of the flooding, taking […]
Recent training prepared officials for the worst
Response to flooding was aided by sessions in emergency management By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief In May several Burlington city leaders joined their counterparts from throughout Racine County at a disaster-training course in Maryland. Little did they know that two months later they’d put that training to the […]
Food for the soul: Local church steps up for flood victims
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] If you say “Olive Garden,” they will come. What started as a charitable idea from a town official in Waterford turned into a four-day dinner event at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 449 Conkey St. Town of Waterford Supervisor Teri Jendusa-Niccolai called St. Charles Principal Mary […]
Duckpin bowling proposal tabled
Officials want to review finances before considering liquor license By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Members of the Burlington Common Council decided to table a decision related to issuing a full liquor license to a Waterford couple who have plans to create the city’s first duckpin bowling center. Common Council members […]
Homeless and hurting: Single father fighting through MS, loss of home
“I don’t know what to do right now. Some day, I want to walk my girl down the aisle. That’s what keeps me fighting.” – Jeff Austwick By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] “It’s my day today, it’s so hard for me not to have her.” Burlington resident Jeff […]
Woman flees from police after taking scrap metal
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 20 for a Kenosha woman charged with stealing scrap metal then fleeing from police in the Town of Yorkville. Jennifer L. Bixby, 41, was charged July 10 in Racine County Circuit Court with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and misdemeanor theft as a party […]
Mayor makes push for park funds
$50,000 still needed to complete project on blighted site By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief With approval from the Department of Natural Resources to proceed with development of a park on a blighted piece of property adjacent to B.J. Wentker’s restaurant, Burlington Mayor Jeannie Hefty has issued a plea […]
Balloonfest set to soar
Waterford’s annual festival runs through the weekend Waterford’s seventh annual Balloonfest will take flight Friday through Sunday, behind Evergreen Elementary School, 817 W. Main St. The free, family friendly festival hosts more than 20 hot air balloons that participate in competitions and launches in the morning and early evening, along […]
Victims lose part of themselves in Burlington flood
“I’m bruised and cut and have muscles hurting I didn’t even know existed. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I’m lost, and I feel like I’m on autopilot.” – Nicole Gramhofer, who lost her home to the flood By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Nicole Gramhofer lives along […]
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