By Patricia Bogumil
Editor
A 20-year-old Franksville man who was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic check appeared to be passed out, but as deputies tried to speak with him, he suddenly lunged and allegedly punched a deputy in the...
May 22, 2013 8:00 am / no comments
Wind Lake Firefighter Sean Miller demonstrates the new Jaws of Life equipment.
The Wind Lake Volunteer Fire Company recently announced acquisition of a second Jaws of Life. This rescue tool, powered by a hydraulic pump, refers to several types...
May 22, 2013 8:00 am / no comments
Planners can’t agree on benefit of closing street near firehouse
By Jennifer Eisenbart
Staff Writer
After close to 45 minutes of discussion on the subject of just what to do with Washington Street adjacent to the City of Burlington fire department,...
May 22, 2013 4:49 am / no comments
By Dave Fidlin
Correspondent
Officials with the Town of Waterford’s Sanitary District will be spending the next month reviewing two issues: staffing and security.
At a May 8 meeting, commissioners voted in favor of exploring the issues, which...
May 21, 2013 8:00 am / no comments
By Jason Arndt
Correspondent
More than two-dozen students of Union Grove Elementary School are coming together to form a common goal.
One of those goals was met May 13, when the Union Grove Village Board approved the Healing Hands’ mission...
May 21, 2013 8:00 am / no comments
Swimming lesson registration is Wednesday
Registration for American Red Cross swimming lessons as well as summer memberships at the Burlington Community Pool will be available during two sessions beginning this week.
The sign-up sessions are...
May 21, 2013 4:53 am / no comments
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 13.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.92 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin.
This compares with the national...
May 20, 2013 9:13 am / no comments
By Patricia Bogumil
Editor
A 3-year-old Mount Pleasant boy didn’t die from the punches to his head, face and mouth; nor the whippings to his legs; nor even the numerous bruises and bed bug bites all over his body.
According to an autopsy done...
May 20, 2013 8:00 am / no comments
Concerns are deemed ‘unfounded’
By Patricia Bogumil
Editor
An attorney representing the interests of two full-time employees of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) is shocked and dismayed that his clients were dragged into an investigation...
May 20, 2013 8:00 am / no comments
Latest options have staff members paying up to 10 percent of premiums
By Jennifer Eisenbart
Staff Writer
The Burlington Area School District’s Personnel Committee will review health insurance options that could require staff members to pay...
May 20, 2013 5:07 am / no comments