Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen in the past week, averaging $3.62 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen in the last week to $3.56, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Wisconsin during the past week, […]
Sports & Other News
Right on cue, these ladies win despite all odds
Even with one injured teammate outfitted with a neck brace, an all-female Sturtevant team beat out 12 other teams to win a local pool team championship played May 18 thru May 20. With that win, the Against All Odds pool players have now gained entry into the largest team pool tournament […]
WSD budget offers a sweet deal in retirement benefits
But the costs can be almost sickening By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) commissioner Donna Block has called for a special meeting to discuss the types and amounts of benefits now paid to full-time WSD employees. Block emailed her request to WSD office administrator Debbie […]
Concert series opens this week
The B-Town Sounds summer concert series launches its inaugural season Thursday, June 14, with a show featuring Janet Planet and the Herd of Cats. The free concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Echo Park. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, beverages and food, although food and drink […]
Getting the weeds out and keeping the weeds out on Tichigan Lake
By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor There are limits to what steps can be taken to correct weed problems on Tichigan Lake, its bays and the Fox River. A report about the weed treatments used this spring was made May 24 by Mike Waghorn, a member of the Aquatic Plant Management […]
Emission tests will be more convenient come July
New program will use local repair shops instead of current facilities By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief State-required vehicle emission tests for Western Racine County residents – and their neighbors throughout this area of the state – will become considerably more convenient as of July 2. The state Department […]
SLIDESHOW: Karcher Middle School Pops Concert
Photos from the June 5, 2012, 13th Annual Pops Concert at Karcher Middle School featuring the Dynamics Show Choir; seventh- and eight-grade choruses; Vocal Jazz Ensemble; and small acts and solos.
Heroin leads to multiple charges
By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor A 24-year-old man faces charges in both Milwaukee and Racine circuit courts after allegedly pawning stolen jewelry to support his heroin habit. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Circuit Court: Alan R. Eder, with court addresses listed in both Waterford township and […]
Going nowhere fast brings felony charge
By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor A 20-year-old Racine man is charged with felony second-degree reckless endangerment after allegedly trying to mow down patrons in the parking lot of a popular sports bar. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Circuit Court: The manager of Players Park Tavern, located […]
Carrying a torch for the Special Olympics
Police officers run to raise funds to support county program By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer On a breezy Tuesday evening, Western Racine County Special Olympics Agency Manager Donna McKusker had tears in her eyes. Ten City of Burlington cops, several Racine County Sheriff’s deputies and a host of children […]
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