By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After passing smoothly through a number of channels last year, the Village of Union Grove officially has a fifth tax-incremental financing district, or TID, on its books. Now comes a game of wait-and-see. “Everything (for TID No. 5) was approved late last year,” Village Clerk-Treasurer Jill […]
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Town changing up pier construction costs
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several months of review and scrutiny, Town of Waterford officials have set in motion a plan to revise an ordinance pertaining to pier construction. After a thorough vetting from members of the Plan Commission, the Town Board on Jan. 11 minted the ordinance, which calls […]
Young golfers with ice in their veins
Kabir Singh (left) and his sister, Arya, both of Kansasville, get into the spirit of the ice golfing event held Saturday at Michael’s on the Lake in Kansasville. The annual fundraiser for Love Inc. drew hundreds out onto Eagle Lake for a round of golf, played with tennis balls hit […]
City will sell downtown development site
Retail parcel has been vacant for years By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Community Development Authority on Tuesday tentatively agreed to draft a proposal to sell property for an as-yet-undetermined downtown retail development to the Burlington Core Upgrades II, LLC. While an option will remain open for […]
Catholic Central basketball wins third straight
Heiligenthal’s double-double sparks CC Tuesday night By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor And Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent After two signature victories over perennial powers Kenosha St. Joe’s and Racine St. Cat’s, the Catholic Central boys basketball team took care of business on its home floor Tuesday night. Senior Ben Heiligenthal […]
Burlington football star commits to Wisconsin Badgers
Multi-sport athlete will be preferred walk-on for defense By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Browns Lake resident Hegeman Tiedt is fulfilling a lifelong dream this week. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound menace to opposing quarterbacks will be taking his football talents to the University of Wisconsin to play for the Badgers. A […]
City gets behind study, School Board questions its role in shared facility
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to move forward with a study for a shared government services building. While not everyone is fully on board with being a part of the project – at least one council member said putting everything in […]
Obregon trial set for September
By Jason Arndt STAFF WRITER Citing the large amount of evidence that must be reviewed, a lawyer for Andrew Obregon Jan. 21 requested more time to prepare for the accused murderer’s trial. Taking the request under consideration during the preliminary hearing, a judge set Sept. 25 as the date of […]
Man accused of third assault of same victim
A Burlington man out on bail after an argument turned physical in December is back in Racine County Jail – after allegedly assaulting the same person a second time in the city. Colten Ketchum, 23, remained in Racine County Jail Tuesday evening on a $5,000 bond. He is charged with […]
Update: Local man charged in Lincoln statue vandalism
The Abraham Lincoln statue outside the Burlington Area School District offices lies in the snow Saturday morning. On Tuesday, Jacob Hinds, 22, of Burlington, was charged with felony criminal damage to property for his alleged role in the vandalism. City of Burlington police said Monday in a press release that […]
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