By Jason Arndt Correspondent Discussion about extending the Town of Dover’s annual public health services contract with the Western Racine County Health Department was tabled Monday night by the Town Board. Thomas Lembcke, Dover chairman, stated the measure regarding the status of the town’s contract with Western Racine County Health […]
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Chocolate transitions
Festival undergoes changes for 2013 By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief It’ll be out with the old and in with the new as 2013 shapes up to be a year of transition for ChocolateFest, Burlington’s marquee annual festival. The most notable change for festivalgoers this year will be the ability […]
Burlington grad OK after Boston Marathon scare
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Monday was supposed to be about a triumphant race on one of marathon’s biggest stages for Burlington High School graduate Cory Harris. Instead, the runner turned into a witness to a terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon. Cory Harris, a standout runner for BHS […]
Broncos softball loses opener to Bradford
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Union Grove softball team opened its season Friday at Kenosha Bradford and dropped a 2-0 non-conference game. The Bronco girls collected just two hits in the game, one by Annie McClelland and the other by Claire Ryan. “We clearly didn’t hit the ball well,” […]
Demon softball team off to rough beginning
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In seven early-season games, the Burlington High School softball team managed just one win, defeating Racine Park 6-4 on Saturday. The Demon girls began their season with a trip to Kentucky during spring break, playing teams from Eastern High School and Butler High School of […]
Firefighters respond to gas leak report at Echo Lake Foods
City of Burlington firefighters were dispatched to a residential area just east of Echo Lake Foods late Monday morning for a report of a natural gas leak. Fire and rescue crews responded to the area about 10:50 a.m. and determined the gas odor was emanating from the Echo Lake Foods […]
Officials keeping constant watch of threatened dam
Highway 75 remains closed near Bong Recreation Area Conservation wardens are among a team of public safety and emergency workers keeping round-the-clock watch on Kenosha County’s Vern Wolf Lake Dam which is threatening to fail under the weight of heavy recent rains and embankment erosion. “We have a system in […]
Local school boards collaborate at a super level
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While they are all autonomous from one another, officials overseeing each of five area public school districts recently discussed collaboration with each other, as well as their parochial school counterparts, at their most recent semi-annual Super Board Meeting. Leaders from the six school districts, in addition […]
Gas prices nearly 30 cents lower than last year
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.56 yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.52, according […]
Fire at WUHS cancels classes for the day
Fire began in storage area near practice gymnasium A small fire at Waterford Union High School was quickly extinguished Monday morning, but classes were canceled for the day. Initial reports from officials at the scene were that the fire broke out in a storage area near the practice gymnasium. The […]
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