By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor An idea to create a new storm water drainage district was proposed by the Village of Waterford in 2009. The new utility would basically service the same areas as in Waterford Farm Drainage District 1, which covers parts of the Village and Town of Waterford […]
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Rochester OKs new storm water utility and assessments
By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor When about 50 people show up for a midweek municipal meeting, that’s considered a crowd even by big city standards. On Nov. 16, about 50 Rochester residents turned out for a special Village Board meeting at which the Board approved a new ordinance to create […]
Open House to honor long-time children’s librarian
By Julie Rossman Correspondent Pat Freitag has been a familiar face at Union Grove’s Graham Public library for the last 19 years, however, she has decided to retire at the end of the year. An open house will be held in her honor on Friday, Dec. 2, from 3 p.m. […]
City seeks ways to stimulate economy
Development has slowed here, drawing concern from mayor By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer While the City of Burlington has been blessed with a number of successful new developments in the last two years – the new downtown hotel and the Veterans Terrace just to name two – Mayor Bob Miller […]
Recall effort has a visible presence in conservative Burlington area
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer If there has been a constant in the Wisconsin political climate over the past year, it has been the anger. Anger over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to end virtually all public union bargaining (which later became law), and anger at state senators who left the […]
Walker supporters stage rally to counter recall efforts
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer While many are standing up in an attempt to recall Gov. Scott Walker, there is another group working hard to thwart that process. Local conservative Jordan Debbink, who volunteers for the local “We Vote Burlington” group and was heavily involved in an attempt to stop […]
Hay, this is fun
Yorkville School first graders (top) learn about life on the farm thanks to a visit by Al Wilks, who brought a Case tractor and square baler to school. Students tried to lift the big bales of straw by working together.
Sometimes getting thanks is better than giving thanks
WHS grad spreads peace on earth at ground level By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor Yoshi Okabe wasn’t at home with his family in Waterford to celebrate Thanksgiving this week – which has made some orphans in the South American city of Georgetown, Guyana, very thankful. Yoshi, 20, is a […]
A Volt for the future
Chevy’s hybrid offers a glimpse at the new age of autos By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief While it only goes about 30 miles on pure electric power, the Chevy Volt has more than enough staying power to transport its drivers far into the future at speeds up to 100 […]
Love steps in when economy lays off
Family among growing number to use local agency By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer For Barbara Benit, this Thanksgiving looked to be an austere holiday. Thanks to Love Inc., Benit and the large family in her home was able to celebrate the holiday with a traditional dinner. “This is, right now, […]
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