By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Normally, citizen representatives for the Burlington Area School Board don’t draw a lot of attention. But with the wives of two BASD School Board members applying for a spot – plus a former School Board member – this year’s crop could require some extra deliberation. […]
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Senior center seeks care packages
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Like many organizations these days, the Chestnut Club in Burlington, a non-profit senior citizen daycare facility, works on the generosity of others. So when the group issued a request for care packages – items desperately needed for every day use in the facility – RN […]
Exchange student second victim in car crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer A crash that took the life of a revered local woman last week has claimed a second victim. Former Burlington resident Diane Chart, died in a car crash Sept. 8 after picking up a foreign exchange student at the airport. Now, that exchange student, 19-year-old […]
New drive through?
A car jumped a curb in the Burlington Pizza Hut Thursday afternoon, crashing into the restaurant and damaging the building. The restaurant was serving its lunchtime crowd at the time of the crash. According to the Burlington Police Department, no one was injured in the crash and the matter is […]
Village scratching out animal control plans
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As Countryside Humane Society winds down its animal control contracts by year’s end with various municipalities across Racine County, Waterford village officials continue to mull how the service should be handled in 2013 and beyond. Village Administrator Rebecca Ewald recently provided the Village Board with an […]
Signs of trouble in historic district
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As design guidelines continue to be crafted for downtown businesses in Waterford’s Heritage District, a controversy about window signs also continues to advance. The Village Board recently reviewed a first reading of an ordinance that outlined what is permissible for window signs in the Heritage District. […]
City will get new parking checker
Officer will fill role until decision is made on hiring By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The City of Burlington police department has a new face filling its Community Service Officer position. With one officer retiring and another leaving the part-time position, an officer on light duty is currently handling the […]
Waterford Graded eyes population study
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In an effort to gauge future, long-term enrollment trends, officials in the Waterford Graded School District will consider commissioning a population study. Waterford Graded serves all or portions of several municipalities: the towns of Waterford, Norway and Dover, and the villages of Rochester and Waterford. […]
International assignment
Emily Dyer represents Jobs Daughters on a world stage By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For 17-year-old Emily Dyer, a dream came true earlier this summer when she entered the Miss Wisconsin Job’s Daughter competition – and won. So when she went to the Job’s Daughters Supreme Session in Baltimore in […]
Police seek man who pushed woman out of moving car
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Racine County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Waterford man who allegedly pushed a woman from a moving vehicle in the Village of Waterford Aug. 11. Benjamin W. Evenson, 25, has been charged with second degree reckless endangerment and […]
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