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Saturday, April 20, 2024
School Board will consider his pending resignation on Monday By Jason Arndt Editor After more than three decades with the Burlington Area School District, Superintendent Peter Smet has decided to retire, effective June 30. “The time is right for my family and the time is right for the district,” Smet […]
A 43-year-old Franklin resident and business owner was taken into custody on suspicion first-degree intentional homicide Thursday, Jan. 10, after an arson investigation led police to a farmhouse in the Town of East Troy where human remains were found in a fire pit. According to a press release from the […]
‘Miracle Mike’ no longer needs neck brace By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Sometimes, there are stories bigger than sports that end up shaking the local sports community to its core. In 2018, nothing was bigger on the local sports scene than Michael Lois. The star football player and University of […]
Bull, Pettit, Hall, Willis stand out among talented bunch of Broncos By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The Union Grove High School athletic program had plenty of unforgettable moments in 2018. The Westine Report revisits the unforgettable triumphs, failures, and tear-jerking moments in its top 10 for 2018. […]
Demons push SLC leader to limit By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For 30 minutes Tuesday night at Burlington High School, the Demons went toe to toe with Southern Lakes Conference king Westosha Central, the No. 6-ranked Division 2 team in the state. Dylan Runkel’s free throws cut the Falcons lead […]
Delavan man called police and waited to be arrested for stabbing wife A Delavan man accused of stabbing his wife to death Sunday told a police dispatcher, “I just murdered my wife,” and “I’ll be waiting in the driveway. I won’t be any problem. I’ll be unarmed.” according to a […]
Long-time resident brings educational background By Alex Johnson Correspondent The Burlington Area School District Board of Education, in search of a board member, appointed Diane Wood as its newest member at Monday’s meeting. Wood was selected from among four applicants and fills the seat left by Philip Ketterhagen, who resigned […]
The Burlington area School District Board of Education on Monday plugged the hole created by last month’s resignation of longtime board member Phil Ketterhagen. After two rounds of voting the board selected Diane Wood, who previously served on the board from 1992 to 1998, to serve the remainder of Ketterhagen’s […]
Krattiger, Reindl highlight plethora of individual triumps By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent 2018 can best be described as the Year of the Runner when discussing Waterford Union High School sports. To be even more specific, it can be described as the Year of the Girl Runner. And if one […]
Football teams, individuals highlight action-packed year By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Wrestling ride ends at team state One week after winning the WIAA Division 1 state championship wrestling at 106 pounds, Hayden Halter and the Burlington Demons found themselves right in the thick of a team state championship hunt. […]
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