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Saturday, May 11, 2024
News from throughout Western Racine County.
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As snow fell from the sky Monday morning and afternoon, the timing could not have been better for Love Inc. to wrap up its winter coat drive – which distributed more than 650 coats to people who needed them. And as the sun blasted down on […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While Gateway Technical College staff tried all they could to reassure residents of the subdivision next to the ChocolateFest grounds that the new emergency training track would not be a noise issue, residents wanted nothing of it Thursday night at a listening session held at Gateway […]
Fox River Middle School proudly presents Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. oin stage in the Waterford Union High School auditorium, 100 Field Dr. Performances are Friday, Nov. 15 ~ Opening Night ~ Curtain up at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m Saturday, Nov. 16 ~ Performance Curtain up at 7 […]
The Youth Group at North Cape Lutheran Church, 2644 124th St., Franksville, will babysit children ages 0-12 on Friday, Nov. 15, from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Goodwill donations will be used toward the group’s mission trip to Washington. Kids will enjoy games, crafts, snacks and more. For […]
Officials say flawed study forces city toward 10 percent rate hike By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the City of Burlington Plan Commission wrapped up Tuesday night, aldermen slowly filtered their way to their desks for the final of the three city budget meetings. But a larger problem loomed – a […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington High School one-act play, “The Laramie Project” has advanced to state competition for the 11th year in a row. The one-act play received a unanimous bid to state competition Saturday competing at Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha at the Wisconsin High School Forensics […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A man who reportedly wanted time off from work to celebrate Halloween now has plenty of time off as an inmate of the Racine County Jail. Charged with two felony counts of making bomb scare threats at his workplace in the […]
Absolutely Waterford is among 35 Wisconsin Main Street communities to receive formal recognition for efforts in revitalizing downtown. The non-profit group’s inaugural 2012 River’s Edge Art Walk received honorable mention for Best Downtown Special Event during the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s 23rd annual Wisconsin Main […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council may have given unanimous approval for a change order to help wrap up the Wastewater Treatment Facility upgrades, but not without expressing some frustration over the process. It is the third change order to come from Staab Construction with the […]
A proposal to integrate tablets into early elementary classrooms has been put on hold for the time being in the Waterford Graded School District. Kannan Heath, district technology administrator, discussed a proposal to purchase 45 iPads for use in kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade classrooms at all three […]
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