Year: 2012

Obituaries

ROBERT J. BERNHOFT

Robert John Bernhoft, 83, Oshkosh, died Aug. 12, 2012, at Aurora Health Care Center in Oshkosh. He was born Feb. 22, 1929, in Burlington, to the late Walter and Gertrude (O’Connor) Bernhoft. He spent his early life in Wilmot and was a graduate of Wilmot High School. Following high school […]

Obituaries

THERESA J. ROSSMILLER

Theresa J. “Terry” Rossmiller, 87, Burlington, died Aug. 13, 2012, at Kindred Nursing & Rehab in Burlington. She was born on April 15, 1925, in Burlington, to the late Bernard and Helen (Wolf) Ahler. She had been a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. […]

Waterford

Waterway project in Phases One and Two

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to study possible eco-restorative efforts on Tichigan Lake and the Fox River in Waterford are gaining momentum. Commissioner John Bostrom, who is serving as team leader of an eco-restorative initiative of the Waterford Waterway Management District (WMMD), provided an update at the group’s July 26 […]

Burlington

Senate primary on the ballot today

Neumann, Fitzgerald find common ground while frontrunners are absent at Senate forum By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Fitzgerald waited until the end of Monday’s forum at Veterans Terrace to state the obvious: “If the other two guys would have showed up, this debate would have […]

Obituaries

BERNICE M. MULLIKIN

Bernice M. Mullikin, 84, Burlington, died Aug. 10, 2012, at Sharp Care in Oconto Falls, surrounded by her family. She was born on Sept. 21, 1927, in South Dakota to the late Harry and Leola (Niccolai) Moser. She spent her early life and received her education in South Dakota. On […]

News

Gas prices held steady last week

Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.90 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in […]

Burlington

City examines sweeping changes

Street cleaning program could use some tweaks, aldermen suggest By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Depending upon whom you ask, the City of Burlington’s street sweeping program has been a cost-saving success or still-emerging process in need of adjustment. That was a gist of a discussion Tuesday by the City […]

Union Grove

Puppy dies after pit bull attack

By Chris Bennett Correspondent It sounds like Milo didn’t stand a chance. The 8-month-old Bichon Frise puppy was attacked and killed July 31by a pit bull terrier in the Village of Union Grove. “(My daughter) didn’t even have time to pick him up,” Alice Osborne said of the family’s puppy. […]