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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Diversity event viewed as a step in the right direction By Jason Arndt Editor The Burlington Area School District attempted to foster better understanding of human diversity Tuesday during an event held in the BHS auditorium. The event titled “An Evening of Understanding through Story” was held just a day […]
Proposal is Tony Romo Field at Don Dalton Stadium By Jason Arndt Editor Tony Romo’s path to National Football League stardom included guidance from legendary Burlington High School football coach Don Dalton. Dalton, who passed away in 2017, notched more than 200 career wins at BHS with only 57 losses […]
Former NFL quarterback and current NFL television analyst Tony Romo is undoubtedly Burlington’s favorite son. Now the community that proudly claims him as such wants to immortalize Romo in turf. Burlington High School’s athletic director on Monday pitched a plan to the School Board calling for the football field […]
Robert F. Schoof, 92, of Waterford, passed away peacefully at home with loving family at his side on Feb. 23, 2020. Robert was born in Milwaukee March 30, 1927, to Robert R. and Pauline Perillon Schoof. He spent his early life in Milwaukee where he had graduated Rufus King […]
BASD committee will lay groundwork for new grade configuration By Jason Arndt Editor While construction continues on the new Karcher Middle School, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education continues to move forward on other referendum objectives, including a new grade configuration plan. The configuration involves converting the middle […]
Tragedy claims lives of police officer, talented lawyer By Jason Arndt Editor A horrific vehicle crash on a snowy afternoon in the Village of Yorkville Feb. 9 claimed the lives of two people heavily devoted to their respective professions and families. While one was a dedicated City of Racine police […]
By Jason Arndt Editor A resolution passed by the Spring Prairie Town Board opposing a proposed gravel pit left the Walworth County Zoning Agency with limited options at a Feb. 20 meeting. The options, according to Director Michael P. Cotter, of the Land Use and Resource Management Department, were either […]
Sportswriter banks on optimism and support of family, friends As I sit here writing on Tuesday deadline at the Coffee House, I can feel the tightness of my fanny pack strap tugging on my a-little-too-bulbous belly. As I prepare to unstrap the hook, which is holding in place my chemotherapy […]
Walworth County has final say on proposal rejected by Town Board By Jason Arndt Editor The battle over a proposed gravel pit in the Town of Spring Prairie is not over even after the Town Board unanimously rejected the plan proposed by Asphalt Contractors Inc. at Feb. 10 meeting. Asphalt […]
The gravel pit proposal in the Town of Spring Prairie didn’t end with the Town Board’s rejection last week. The matter still has life as it will be considered by the Walworth County Zoning Agency on Thursday evening. And while the county usually sides with the wishes expressed by […]
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