While most of Southeast Wisconsin was looking for additional rain last week, these two sandhill cranes seemed content in the dry farm fields out on Spring Prairie Road. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Sports & Other News
Cemetery walk commemorates Civil War anniversary
By Bob Peryea Correspondent Springfield Union Cemetery was the scene of living history on Saturday as the Walworth County Genealogical Society and the Springfield Cemetery Association teamed up to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Deb Ketchum, president of the society, said the group does a cemetery […]
WSD starts the clock ticking on employee benefit reviews
Public welcome at special open meeting yet to be set By Patricia Bogumil Editor An Aug. 1 deadline will be met to avoid an automatic renewal of employee contract benefits, commissioners with the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) decided at their July 11 monthly meeting. As a result, a […]
School lunch cost is set to rise
District looks to balance costs vs. reimbursement By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The cost of school lunches in the Burlington Area School District will go up 10 cents for the coming school year – more than officials anticipated. The district’s Finance Committee recommended approval of the increase Monday. The increase […]
Weed cutting option may unclog the waterways
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While plants growing in area gardens are struggling to survive this summer’s drought and high temperatures, plants in area waterways are thriving. A proposal to use weed cutting to augment chemical treatments for Tichigan Lake and the Fox River is being explored by officials with […]
City won’t touch housing covenants
Subdivision rule enforcement will be up to homeowners’ associations By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer While Burlington has to enforce its own municipal code, the members of the City Council really don’t want to take on anyone else’s problems. The City Council on Tuesday shied away from any involvement with […]
Wilks “sets” herself up for the future
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Kassidy Jo Wilks – AKA Jo Wilks, superstar volleyball player, Division 1 college recruit and a not-too-shabby student – will turn 18 on Aug. 1. She leaves for her full-ride college scholarship four days later and her reporting date at Furman is Aug. 7. She […]
Miller’s future includes more than football
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Burlington High School’s Neal Miller has been just about everything his coaches could have wanted in high school. Just ask BHS football coach Hans Block. “Neal Miller is one of the finest young people that I have ever had the privilege to work with,” said […]
Gas prices up in past week
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 4.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.50 per gallon on Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.49, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change […]
Man arrested in stabbing at truck stop
A Detroit man is in the Racine County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing incident at a truck stop in the Town of Yorkville Sunday. Nathanial O. Collins, 53, of Detroit, was being held Monday on $50,000 cash bond for charges of first-degree attempted homicide, according to […]
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