By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer After coming up with a variety of solutions other than the one presented to be voted on Tuesday night, the City of Burlington Common Council finally tabled a proposal to place T-turnarounds in the Spring Brook Landing development. At the Sept. 4 Committee of the […]
Year: 2012
JIM CONGER
Jim Conger, 64, Random Lake, died peacefully Sept. 23, 2012, in his home surrounded by his family, after a short battle with cancer. He was born March 27, 1948, in Streator, Ill., to the late Charles and Mary Mahjer Conger. After high school, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical […]
Cost overruns OKd in farm drainage project
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In a narrow 4-3 vote, Village of Waterford officials recently agreed to increase spending on a project to improve flooding in the Waterford Farm Drainage District by nearly $10,000. Village Administrator Rebecca Ewald came before the board Aug. 27 with a second change order on the […]
DOUGLAS GOLDSWORTHY SMITH
Douglas Goldsworthy Smith, 29, of Bossier City, La., died May 11, 2010. He was born in Racine on March 8, 1981, to Larry and Susan (Weatherhead) Smith. He attended Raymond Elementary School and graduated from Flowing Wells High School in Tucson, Ariz. He had a wonderful sense of humor and […]
LARRY S. SMITH
Larry Stanley Smith, 64, died unexpectedly on Sept. 13, 2012, in Redwood City, Calif. He was born in Racine, raised in Union Grove, and graduated from the UW-Platteville with a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering in 1971. Following graduation he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served as a Lieutenant. […]
DIANE M. CHART
Diane M. Chart, 51, Winchester, died Sept. 8, 2012, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. She was born in Burlington on Dec. 28, 1960, to James G. and Margaret I. (Kerkhoff) Crowley. She spent her early life in Burlington and was a graduate of both St. Mary’s High School and Alverno […]
MARY J. WARREN
Mary J. Warren, 79, Burlington, died Sept. 18, 2012, at her home. She was born Nov. 10, 1932, in Chicago, to the late Anton and Carmella (Persin) Mihaljevich. She spent her early life in Chicago and California, eventually moving to Wisconsin. She graduated from Racine-Kenosha County Teaching College. On Sept. […]
Gas prices fall; but they’re still on high side
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.90 yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.81, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices […]
WSD bosses address staff cooperation
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Newly elected Waterford Sanitary District Commissioner Dan Dickinson says he was taken aback recently after requesting some documents from the WSD administrator, Debbie Nelson. Nelson told Dickinson he’d have to make an open records request for the material he needed and pay for it like […]
Low scores prompt change in exam procedures
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District is ready to close the chapter on its 2011 Wisconsin Knowledge and Concept Exam scores. That doesn’t mean, however, that the district didn’t learn a few lessons from lower-than-expected test scores. Last year, the WKCE exams were given in November. […]
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