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Sunday, April 28, 2024
Rainbow brings a bright harbinger to otherwise dismal aftermath By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Left in the wake of a more than 15-hour battle against an eight-alarm fire at Echo Lake Foods Thursday was an eerie scene of devastation – blackened metal support beams heavily hung with icicles. These […]
About 50 residents remain evacuated from their homes adjacent to Echo Lake Foods Area firefighters as of 6 a.m. Thursday were still on the scene of an eight-alarm blaze that stubbornly burned through the night and through the sprawling Echo Lake Foods plant on Honey Lake Road. Mayor Bob Miller […]
TIF money to be used to fund apartments on contaminated site By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City of Burlington’s Community Development Authority on Thursday approved a $500,000 grant that will assist a developer in building an apartment complex on a contaminated site along the riverwalk at 200 Bridge […]
Wind, falling temperatures complicate firefighting efforts at sprawling complex as nearby residences are evacuated An army of firefighters from the Burlington area and beyond is fighting a raging eight-alarm fire – as well as brisk winter winds and falling temperatures – Wednesday evening at Echo Lake Foods on Honey Lake […]
The National Weather Service office in Sullivan has issued a winter weather advisory for all of Southeastern Wisconsin, including Kenosha, Racine and Walworth Counties, until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Here is the forecast for the three-county area: Rest of Wednesday…much colder. Occasional snow…possibly mixed with sleet late in the morning…then […]
The Most Rev. Donald Hying, auxiliary bishop of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, adjusts a microphone for Catholic Central High School student Alexa Paleka Jan. 28 during a Mass celebrating Catholic Schools Week at CCHS. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Burlington’s Ben Gieger soars over the Waterford defense to release a shot during the Jan. 26 game between local rivals. The Demons came back to win the Southern Lakes Conference game, 62-60. (Photo by Rick Benavides)
Longtime local volunteer honored with Rotary Club Humanitarian Award By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A lifelong Burlington area resident who transformed himself from humble farm boy to bank president was honored Jan. 21 by the Burlington Rotary Club with its Humanitarian Award. James Bauman – whose record of community […]
Union Grove Elementary School kindergarten registration is Wednesday, Feb. 6 and Thursday, Feb. 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Screening will not be done at registration time. At registration you will need to complete and turn in paperwork and sign up for an appointment for kindergarten screening. Paperwork for […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 7.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.29 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
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