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Monday, September 23, 2024
Interstate 94 has long been the dividing line between east and west in Kenosha and Racine counties. But for many living on the west end, the busiest stretch of highway in the state is not wide enough to calm fears related to civil unrest in the City of Kenosha […]
Richter closes 22-year career with complete game victory By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Karl Richter pumped his fist in victory after the final game of his 22-year career Sunday afternoon at Beaumont Field in Burlington, and something special waited for him. Richter, 40, was mobbed by teammates after recording the final […]
Driver charged with multiple offenses following crash A driver who allegedly fled from a deputy at more than 100 mph, careened through the center of a roundabout and crashed into a digital message board in the Town of Dover has been charged with multiple offenses, including recklessly endangering safety. Joseph […]
Love Inc., Red Cross rally to support dozens of residents By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Community groups have stepped up to help 32 families affected by an Aug. 13 fire at the Fox Crossing apartment complex in downtown Burlington. The fire broke out at around 12:30 p.m., according to fire […]
Students, staff feel sense of relief with school restart By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent There was excitement in the air Monday morning at Waller Elementary School. Hundreds of students lined up outside the school – which showed off its shiny, new, energy-efficient windows – and teachers made sure they were in […]
Time and again, when tragedy hits, the good people of Burlington pull together to help. Such was the case last week when a fire at the Fox Crossing apartments in downtown Burlington displaced 32 families from the complex. In the interim, the American Red Cross, independent social service agency […]
Schools will finalize plans in last week before classes start By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the Sept. 1 start of the 2020-21 school year rapidly approaching, Waterford school officials assembled virtually for a town hall meeting Aug. 10 to discuss how fall instruction might shape up at an unprecedented time. […]
Union Grove High School to host special meeting to finalize return plan By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The Aug. 10 Union Grove High School Board meeting saw roughly 40 spectators, including a group of people advocating for every day, in-person instruction at the school – a physical impossibility according to District […]
Donation of crayons, books signals new era for school district By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Darnisha Garbade could have very easily taken her ball and gone home. After the Burlington Area School District partnered with the National Equity Project last month to combat racism in the district, Garbade, who heads the […]
One person suffered burns and several residents were displaced when a fire broke out Thursday afternoon in a third-floor unit of the Fox Crossing apartment complex in downtown Burlington. The building’s sprinkler system contained the fire and prevented it from “from engulfing the third-floor unit within minutes and expanding […]
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