Kwik Trip agrees to pay half the cost of crossing; property owners will help foot the bill for sidewalks By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As the City of Burlington Common Council held public hearings March 19 to finalize plans to use special assessments to cover the costs of new sidewalks […]
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Not so fast – School Board backtracks on setting its own pay
By Tracy Ouellette Staff writer Setting your own salary? Isn’t that a little like letting the fox in the hen house? That question was among those asked Monday night at a lively meeting of the Waterford Graded School District Board. Resident Brian Klemko, who lives in the Town of Norway […]
Gas prices lower than a year ago
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.69 yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.64, according […]
Burlington is prime area for public safety center
But Gateway proposal has a long way to go before it has a chance to become reality By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief So is Burlington one of the sites under consideration for Gateway Technical College’s proposed $15.6 million public safety training center? You bet it is. But don’t get […]
Weird science oozes goo and other delights
Washington-Caldwell Elementary student experiment at science night Washington-Caldwell students donned lab coats and safety goggles March 7 during experiments at the school’s Science Exploratory Night, one of the many learning activities held during the school’s recent Turn Off the TV Week. Science teacher Kelly Hanson called the after-school activity a […]
April 2 election offers choice for trustee position
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Trustee No. 3 position on the Village of Union Grove board pits incumbent Ron Bogard against challenger Adam Graf in the April 2 election. While the two candidates may be a generation apart in life experience, each promises to approach the trustee job from a […]
Voters to decide on funding for Gateway expansion plan
Technical college’s proposal for $49 million in academic and facility upgrades hinges on referendum By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A new public safety training center eyed for Gateway Technical College is the centerpiece of an expansion plan up for consideration on the April 2 ballot. Voters in Racine, Kenosha […]
Fire chases residents from two-family home
Witnesses say there didn’t appear to be any serious injuries Several people and pets were chased from their home in downtown Lyons when a fire broke out around 2 p.m. Friday There was no official word Friday afternoon as to whether any of the residents – including at least one […]
Waterford earns honors at Academic Bowl
Waterford Graded School District students earned second-place honors in the Southern Lakes Academic Quiz Bowl, held at the Cotton Exchange in Waterford on March 13. A total of five school districts from southeastern Wisconsin participated including Elkhorn, Delavan-Darien, Whitewater, Lake Geneva and Waterford. Seventy-five students in grades six, seven and […]
The music of ‘Les Mis’
The cast of Burlington High School’s upcoming production of “Les Miserables,” including (above from left) Marah Zinnen, Danny Levandoski and Hannah Anderson, perform a medley from the musical during Tuesday’s Sing-a-bration choral concert at Burlington High School. The concert featured various school district choirs featuring students in grades four through […]
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