By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Through a series of nips and tucks, Village of Rochester officials recently minted a 2017 budget, which reflects an increase in the tax rate and a series of maneuvers designed to keep the levy in check. Clerk-Treasurer Betty Novy recently presented the Village Board with a […]
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ALL-AREA VOLLEYBALL: Waterford’s Grunze grabs top spot
SLN All-Area Volleyball By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] With the Christmas season approaching, it’s time to fill your hearts and minds with a stocking stuffer – the inaugural Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area volleyball team. The super team features athletes from all 15 of our schools, including 15 girls varsity and […]
Pool planning begins
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a proposed new swimming pool and waterpark getting resounding support from City of Burlington voters at the polls last month, the process of how to get that pool up and running began in earnest Tuesday night. At the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting, […]
Pair of Burlington teens charged with conspiracy to commit murder
A Karcher Middle School student and her apparent boyfriend were both charged as adults in Racine County Circuit Court Wednesday after the girl allegedly gave a hit list to her boyfriend Tuesday. The girl, 15, and her 14-year-old boyfriend, were both charged with conspiracy to commit second degree intentional homicide […]
Reloaded and ready: Waterford wrestling poised for banner season
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford Union High School wrestling team returns three state qualifiers, and is looking for success in the 2016-17 season. The Wolverines opened the season Dec. 1 at home against Southern Lakes Conference foe Wilmot. Waterford wrestles Saturday in a dual meet tournament at […]
City plans to replace Jefferson St. Bridge
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With safety a growing concern on the aging East Jefferson Street bridge, the City of Burlington is making preparations to replace the bridge, likely in 2018. Director of Public Works Jim Bergles said Tuesday that while the city is contracting out the bridge replacement, the project […]
Catholic Central’s Bleser, Waterford boys lead area swim squad
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent On the strength of a handful of key returnees, the Burlington Co-op boys high school swim team is ready for the 2016-17 season. The Demons competed in their first meet of the season, the Southern Lakes Conference Relays, Thursday at Delavan-Darien High School in […]
High-capacity well draws concern from town residents
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A high-capacity well approved in June by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has raised a question of what is appropriate in the Town of Burlington. The well, approved for Mike Daniels at Crane Grain Farms for irrigation purposes, has been drawing the interest of town […]
Town balances budget, city up next
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Town of Burlington town board got its 2017 tax levy and budget approved Tuesday night at the annual budget meeting. The town is looking at a minute decrease in the mill rate, with the amount per $1,000 of property taxes falling from $2.592 cents to […]
Union Grove man charged with battery
A Union Grove man is facing a pair of felony charges after allegedly attacking his father while drunk Nov. 25. Brian Hardy, 51, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Monday with aggravated battery of an elderly person, repeater, with domestic abuse assessments and strangulation and suffocation, again with domestic […]
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