By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the Burlington Area School District Board of Education and the Burlington Education Association exchange contract offers Aug. 6, it won’t be for the 2012-13 school year. Because of the ramifications of Act 10, the two entities need to determine wages for the 2011-12 school […]
Sports & Other News
Joint policing plan dead in the water
By Patricia Bogumil Editor In this year of ever-tightening budgets, annual police protection contracts offered for years through the Racine County Sheriff’s Department are not a sure thing. But replacing the sheriff’s services with something comparable, but cheaper, can be elusive. Monday night, after months of testing the waters, Waterford […]
On a roll – Blue Devils now above .500 for season
Blue Devils on their way back By Dan Trutteschel Sports Correspondent A four-game losing streak to start 2012 put the Southern Lakes Blue Devils football team in a bit of a tough spot. But don’t look now, the Blue Devils are on their way back. For the third straight […]
Orange barrels and lane changes
City launches its ambitious road construction project By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief If you drive the streets of Burlington, it’s no secret then that road construction season has arrived. What will likely be four months of road work in the city got under way in earnest last week with […]
Foodbank receives $10,000 donation
Community State Bank has presented the Union Grove Area Foodbank with a $10,000 donation to help finance the purchase of the Foodbank’s new and permanent facility at 826 Main St., Unit C, Union Grove. “It’s with great pleasure that Community State Bank is able to donate to this very deserving […]
Donna Block resigns from WSD board
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Citing “current and ongoing health problems,” commissioner Donna Block resigned from the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) board Tuesday. Her resignation was accepted Wednesday morning by Town Chairman Robert Langmesser. Block, the WSD treasurer, was appointed in May 2011 by Langmesser, filling a vacancy left […]
From out in right field: Opening ceremonies bring fanfare and elegance
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor As five rings floated slowly to the center of the Olympic Stadium Friday night in England, merging to form the Olympic rings as fireworks streamed from them, the 2012 London Olympics began with fanfare and elegance. It can be so easy to lose […]
Barons eye a spot in playoffs
Teams needs to win this weekend to secure berth By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Burlington Rotary Barons continued to battle toward a playoff spot in the Southwest Division of the Land O’ Lake League this week, setting up a make-or-break weekend. The Barons (8-8) complete their regular season […]
Back in the concrete business
New company resumes operation at former JW Peters facility By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Having sat idle for three years, there were some surprises at the former JW Peters precast concrete manufacturing site in Burlington last week. Reopening under the name KW Precast, the first concrete slabs were poured with […]
Feds upgrade area’s air quality rating
On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that air quality for six southeastern Wisconsin counties had improved enough to change the area’s status from nonattainment to attainment. This action formally recognizes that the area has now met a 1997 federal air quality standard for ground-level ozone. The counties that […]
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