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Sunday, February 2, 2025
Relief from horns could be 18 months away as crossing safety is addressed By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Mayor Bob Miller calls it a “one size fits all” ruling. A handful of area citizens call it reason to ask for City Administrator Kevin Lahner’s head on a platter. Still others […]
While people debate the need for train horns through downtown Burlington – where there hasn’t been a train-vs.-car crash for 30 years – it has become clear not all train operators are on the same page when it comes to the duration of the horn blasts. The required signal for […]
Squad wins another overall national title By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington High School trapshooting team has, improbably, become the standard of excellence in the national Scholastic Clay Target Program. After earning what many considered a near-impossible overall national title in 2011, the team finished three targets short of […]
Jeff Peterson (left) and Jenny Hensgen (right) perform with Terry Murphy at Coffee House Rock! Saturday in Burlington. The inaugural event featured performances by local and regional artists. Musicians and fans had nice things to say about the music festival. See the July 25 print edition of the Burlington Standard […]
A guide, featuring activities and schedules, for the 2013 Racine County Fair.
New concession building should be up this fall By Julie Rossman Correspondent For about six years, it’s been a vision of both Scott Smith and Jackie Fonk – a permanent concession stand and bathrooms at the Yorkville Youth Baseball/Yorkville Girls Fast Pitch diamonds located behind Yorkville Elementary School. With generous […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A key question arose for commissioners and staff at the July 10 meeting of the Waterford Sanitary District. Not only did a key issue arise that day about who should have a key to open and close district facilities, but the decibel level also rose on […]
Longtime employee buys half of Trendsetters By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer It’s been a busy few months at Trendsetters Salon, so you can forgive former owner Linda LeClaire for not announcing the news earlier. LeClaire and employee Tammy Henning closed on the sale of LeClaire’s half of Trendsetters at the […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor In stark contrast to last year’s drama over competing proposals offered by the county and town for local policing services in the Village of Waterford, the Village Board voted July 8 to re-up with the County, unanimously approving a 2014 contract with the Racine County Sheriff’s […]
A four-time convicted drunken driver has been charged with an alleged fifth offense of operating while intoxicated after his arrest in Burlington last week. Brian L. Mehring, 50, of Kansasville, was charged July 11 with OWI – fifth offense, a Class H felony, in Racine County Circuit Court. He was […]
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