By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor The Tichigan Volunteer Fire Co. dedicated its new fire truck May 19 during an open house held at the fire station. The truck is the first TVFC fire engine with on-board automatic foam. It can carry 1,000 gallons of water and 30 gallons of foam. […]
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Unico expanding, hiring more employees
175 jobs to be added over next three years Unico Inc. in Caledonia plans to add 175 new jobs over the next three years as part of Regal Beloit Corporation’s workforce and facility expansion, which includes a 52,000 square foot addition to the company’s location in the Caledonia Business Park. […]
Music for the market
Jeff Kramer (left) and George Lawrence perform on the banjo and guitar, respectively, at the Burlington Farmers Market on a recent Thursday. The market is offered each Thursday from 3-7 p.m. at Wehmhoff Square in downtown Burlington. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
BASD tensions are part of the process
Incoming Superintendent Smet says Democracy isn’t always easy By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The old proverb, “May you live in interesting times,” has been offered as both a blessing and a curse. Incoming Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet tends to look at the blessing side of the […]
Signatures submitted to recall Waterford Sanitary District president
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Dan Dickenson, a former Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) commissioner, submitted more than 700 petition signatures June 15 in an effort to recall District president Bill Gerard from the WSD Board. Waterford Town Clerk Tina Mayer now officially has 31 days to certify the […]
Shepherds College now eligible for financial aid
First school of its kind to gain FSA approval Shepherds College, a three-year post-secondary school for young adults with intellectual disabilities, located in Union Grove, recently announced it has been approved for Federal Student Aid (FSA). The college’s programming attracts students from around Wisconsin as well as the nation. The […]
Fire fails to consume residents’ spirit
Mementos from charred rubble help them move on By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Sharon Klein, who lost her husband to cancer a year-and-a-half ago, said through tears Tuesday that she felt she lost him all over again after a fire ravaged the duplex that she, her two sons […]
Top teams dominate SLC softball selection for 2012
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Throughout the entire Southern Lakes Conference season, three schools spent most of the time trying to make a case for their claim of being the best – Wilmot, Westosha Central and Union Grove. In the end, all three schools ended up tied on top of […]
BHS on top of SLC baseball picks
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In a year where Wilmot narrowly edged out Burlington and Westosha Central for the Southern Lakes Conference baseball crown, the Demons could still claim they had the best of the best players in the conference. Burlington (9-4 in the SLC) finished with three players on […]
Another bombshell for BASD
Timing of Ketterhagen’s merit pay plan touches off firestorm By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The final words spoken by out-going Burlington Area School District Superintendent David Moyer at Monday night’s curriculum meeting were direct, to the point – and might have summed up just where tensions on the […]
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