By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the first motorcycle riders arrived with the roar of engines under a blue, puffy-clouded sky Sunday afternoon, the excitement of a gorgeous day seemed contagious at the Burlington ChocolateFest grounds. When the loot those riders brought in also arrived – in the form of boxes […]
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Twilight over Echo
A faint sliver of a crescent moon hangs over Burlington’s historic water tower as the sun sets over Echo Lake Tuesday, creating a multi-hued “watercolor” in this image captured on a mobile phone camera. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Heavy metal on a charity mission
Riders on run No. 6 of the annual Tri-County Riders Toy Run for the benefit of Love Inc. arrive at their first stop Sunday – Dizzy’s Bar in Waterford. The event attracted more than 500 riders. In it’s 21st year, the ride has raised roughly $300,000 for the Love Inc. […]
Woman injured in crash with truck
A crash with a semi-truck Sept. 9 sent a Burlington woman to Froedtert via Flight for Life helicopter with serious injuries. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the truck and the woman’s car collided on the Burlington bypass about 8 a.m. at the intersection with […]
Pozel moves up ranks to boys volleyball head coach
Burlington Boys Volleyball Preview Youth starts at the top By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Ashley Pozel sat on a cushioned folding chair, vigorously writing on a clipboard in preparation for the Burlington boys junior varsity game Wednesday night at Burlington High School. Her long, curly, blonde hair periodically […]
Birren takes over Catholic Central cross country
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent One of the trademark variables of the sport of cross-country running is course conditions. At any given race, runners might face inclement weather and difficult terrain, navigating a course of twists and turns, going every which way. But figuratively speaking, Burlington High School coach […]
Man arrested on roof of school
Racine County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an 18-year-old Waterford man on the roof of Woodfield Elementary School, 905 Barnes Dr., Waterford, Monday night. The teen told deputies he was on the roof to retrieve a ball, according to a press release issued by the Sheriff’s Office. However, during their investigation, deputies discovered […]
Vos attempts to quell accusations over open records law
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor State Democrats and Republicans spent Tuesday teeing off on one another again over open-records law changes that were considered at the end of the budget process in July. State Minority Leader Peter Barca, a Democrat from Kenosha, issued a press release Tuesday accusing Rep. Robin Vos […]
Deputies revive alleged drug user who passed out while driving
In many respects, Sept. 8 could be considered a lucky day for Anthony Galvan. The 31-year-old Burlington resident was brought back to life by a Racine County Sheriff’s deputy after he allegedly shot up heroin and passed out behind the wheel of his pickup truck as the vehicle careened through […]
College recruitment guru coming to Burlington High School Tuesday night
Parents, student-athletes, coaches from anywhere encouraged to attend By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor College recruiting is a big boy’s game. Many times, students and student-athletes don’t have the knowledge or resources to know when to start applying for colleges or send out their recruiting videos to college coaches. Well, […]
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