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Monday, September 23, 2024
Officials plan to host youth competitions, animal sale Walworth County, one of few holdouts in the state still planning to host a fair this summer, announced on Thursday it will bow out as the threat of COVID-19 grows. The Walworth County Agricultural Society board voted Wednesday to cancel the […]
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Board of Control on Thursday voted 8-3 in favor of a plan that allows high school sports to proceed this fall. Here are the details of the decision released on Twitter late Thursday morning by the WIAA: • Practice for lower risk fall sports– cross […]
Council approves repairs to section at downtown railroad crossing By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Milwaukee Avenue corridor near the Canadian National Railway crossing in downtown Burlington will undergo pavement repairs and cause a short-term closure next week. The pavement repairs were approved at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting and consist […]
WIAA meets Thursday to discuss changes as local officials wait By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The first domino fell Tuesday morning. “After much discussion with area school districts and following recommendations by state and federal health officials, it has been decided there will be no fall sports for the 2020,” according […]
While it wasn’t especially difficult to see this challenge looming in the road ahead, it is nonetheless an impending reality for local officials who oversee elections. The City of Burlington this week put out a plea for poll workers for the upcoming elections in August and November. Many of […]
Goal of five-day, eight-hour normal schedule has yet to be approved By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Officials at Catholic Central High School in Burlington are planning a return to in-person learning this fall, which will include five days a week, eight hours a day with safety precautions. The school’s fourth-year Principal […]
Explore Waterford hosted The Orange Barrel Bash on July 11 to celebrate the completion of the road construction project through the heart of the village. A crowd cheers as the first of several groups of pedal trike racers leave the staring line. n addition to the races, the bash, which […]
Officials plan to hold open house for neighbors By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A proposed beer garden at Devor Park, just outside the premises of the Burlington Community Aquatic Center, has been placed on hold until the Pool Board discusses the matter with neighbors. The matter was originally placed on […]
They’re facing similar charges in other communities Two Madison men have been charged in a rash of burglaries and vehicle thefts from seven homes in the Camelback Farms subdivision in Rochester last year. The suspects, Cleaster Moon, 25, and Joshua Pitts, 18, have been dubbed “burglary kingpins” by Madison police […]
Elementary students will return to classroom 5 days per week with masks; older students will have a split in-person/virtual schedule By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a hybrid in-person/virtual instructional model for fall classes and implemented a face covering […]
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