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Saturday, May 17, 2025
New husband, father Romo plants roots in faith and family By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As a new daddy, Tony Romo’s most significant victory in the last few weeks wasn’t on the football field, but at home. “We just got him sleeping through the night a little bit, so it’s […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Can you believe the London Olympics start in just about four weeks? Well, OK, that probably depends on whether you go for high levels of excitement over the Olympic Games – and whether you take “can you believe it” literally. But all joking aside, […]
Girl Scout rain garden serves dual purpose By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When the idea of creating a rain garden was first raised to the City of Burlington Common Council, it seemed to have little attention paid to it, beyond the question of where to put it. Now, though, more […]
Water quality problems continued to plague the public beach at Bohners Lake in the Town of Burlington Tuesday. According to a news release from the Western Racine County Health Department, the water at the beach was posted “poor” because at its current bacterial level the water could cause illness. Signs […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While all options still remain on the table, the Village of Union Grove might be seeking a new provider next year for critical health department functions. Members of the Village Board’s Administration and Finance Committee met last week to continue discussion of the much-scrutinized issue, which […]
Patricia L. Ouellette, 68, of Milwaukee and formerly of Franklin, died June 22, 2012, at Aurora St. Luke’s South Shore, Cudahy. She was born July 5, 1943, to the late Alfred W. Redlin Jr. and Lois J. Roehl Redlin in Milwaukee. She graduated from Washington High School before attending the […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer A burning ban has gone into effect for the Town of Burlington, with all burning except grilling not allowed. “According to the DNR website, which is kind of where we go off of, we’re in a very high danger,” said Town of Burlington Fire Chief […]
Gerald Nicholas Schilz hit his final home run at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington on June 21, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He married Nancy Ann Robers on Sept. 29, 1956. He was a City of Burlington volunteer fireman from 1959 until 1977 when he became the city’s first […]
Vivian J. George, 86, Burlington, died at her home on June 22, 2012. She was born in Burlington on Oct. 9, 1925, to the late Joseph and Florence (Brainerd) Cook. She had spent her early life in Kansasville and was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. She earned her […]
Instead, board mulls how to react to public criticism By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor Minutes into a closed session held June 13, commissioners with the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) knew something was amiss. Commissioner Donna Block had expected the closed meeting to address retirement and other benefit costs […]
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