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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Yovanni Medina, 2, casts a wary eye on a photographer while playing with his mother, Cecelia, Tuesday at Fischer Park beach on Browns Lake in Burlington. Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in the area, sending people to local beaches or the comfort of air conditioning. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
The second annual Waterford Hot Air Balloon Festival is ready to launch Friday-Sunday, July 20-22, at school district grounds located at 817 W. Main St., Waterford. Admission to the festival grounds is free; parking is $5 per vehicle. Opening ceremonies are at 6 p.m., Friday; launches are scheduled each […]
Area favorite set to play Vets Terrace By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Burlington resident and WBSD General Manager Tom Gilding admits he has a friendship with Pat McCurdy, one that goes back 20 years to when he first saw McCurdy perform with a group called “The Confidentials. Now that friendship […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The question of which agency delivers police services in 2013 and beyond for the Village of Waterford lingers, but a decision will soon be made. In recent months, village officials have been considering offers to continue receiving services from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department or switch […]
Town police, not county deputies, cop the job By Patricia Bogumil Editor With two members abstaining, the Waterford Town Board voted Monday night in favor of providing local police services locally rather than through the county sheriff’s department. Supervisors Tim Szeklinski and Tom Hincz voted with Chairman Robert Langmesser […]
BASD work rules show how much has changed in past year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When Act 10 stripped public unions of the ability to bargain for anything except wages, school districts around the state found themselves – for the first time in decades – looking at significant change […]
Access for emergency and rescue vehicles still needed By Karen Mahoney Correspondent With the walking trail nearly complete for Lincoln Woods Memorial Nature Walk, the village’s Department of Public Works Director, Mark Osmundson and members of the Plan Commission expressed concern Monday night, that there is lack of space to […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Waterford Town Board took a pass Monday night on the idea of two attorneys talking privately about a public issue that affects thousands of local taxpayers. At a special July 9 closed session of the Waterford Town Board, officials discussed a request from attorney John […]
Boutcher finishes at top of online academy By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For most of her life, Emily Boutcher attended public school. But when she finished eighth grade – and began attending Burlington High School – suddenly she started noticing something she didn’t like. “I felt like I didn’t get […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Village of Waterford has a new well pump to replace one that failed in June, but officials continue to sound a cautious tone about water consumption, as dry conditions continue. Monday night, the Village Board officially approved an emergency order put into place last week […]
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