Micah Gebel, of Burlington, performs solo as an opening act at the first Markstock even held Saturday at the ChocolateFest Grounds. The event featured the music of several local performers – headlined by the group Madfact – in addition to food and drink. Proceeds from the benefit go to the […]
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Summer learning
Goal of local program is to make lessons stick By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer This isn’t your grandfather’s summer school. There are no long faces, no boring textbooks and most importantly, no rote memorization. Instead, students are outside with dry-erase boards on a summer day, or working with the […]
Thompson earns narrow margin over Hovde in county
With all precincts in Racine County reported, U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson appeared to have edged out Eric Hovde as of 11:30 p.m. Thompson had 6,352 votes, or 29.81 percent of the vote, while Hovde had 6,246 votes, or 29.31 percent. The other two candidates – Mark Neumann and Jeff […]
Dickenson succeeds in sanitary district recall
Challenger Dan Dickinson has succeeded in his campaign to recall Town of Waterford Sanitary District No. 1 Commissioner Bill Gerard, according to the unofficial results of Tuesday’s election. Results posted Tuesday night by Racine County Clerk Wendy Christensen show Dickinson with 45 percent of the vote (475) to Gerard’s 37 […]
Waterway project in Phases One and Two
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to study possible eco-restorative efforts on Tichigan Lake and the Fox River in Waterford are gaining momentum. Commissioner John Bostrom, who is serving as team leader of an eco-restorative initiative of the Waterford Waterway Management District (WMMD), provided an update at the group’s July 26 […]
Senate primary on the ballot today
Neumann, Fitzgerald find common ground while frontrunners are absent at Senate forum By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Fitzgerald waited until the end of Monday’s forum at Veterans Terrace to state the obvious: “If the other two guys would have showed up, this debate would have […]
Gerard newsletter challenged for presenting fiction as fact
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A four-page election flyer distributed in Waterford township has led to a “cease and desist” letter being sent to Commissioner Bill Gerard of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD). Entitled “Newsletter No. 2 from Bill Gerard,” the flyer airs Gerard’s grievances about what he perceives […]
Gas prices held steady last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.90 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in […]
City examines sweeping changes
Street cleaning program could use some tweaks, aldermen suggest By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Depending upon whom you ask, the City of Burlington’s street sweeping program has been a cost-saving success or still-emerging process in need of adjustment. That was a gist of a discussion Tuesday by the City […]
Sanitary District has been running in the ‘red’ for years
Gerard safe guarding records he fears might be destroyed By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Town of Waterford Sanitary District President Bill Gerard said Aug. 1 he recently sent more than 30 pages of official WSD meeting notes and financial data, dating as far back as 2003, to the “county” for […]