He’s been a member of the local police department since 2005. He’s risen from patrol officer to lieutenant, earning advanced law enforcement degrees along the way. Now he’s the chief. The story of how Brian Zmudzinski rose through the ranks of the Burlington Police Department and what he intends to […]
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SERENA NOEL HULBERT
Serena Noel Hulbert, 52, of Kenosha, passed away on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at her home. Serena was born in Chicago on Oct. 13, 1969, to John and Janice (Murphy) Hulbert. She graduated from Valparaiso University in 1991 and obtained her law degree from the University of Illinois Chicago […]
The best of the best
Area competitors named best in their sports in SLC Led by players of the year Sophia Rampulla and Cooper Willis of Union Grove, and Wylde Chupich of the Badger/Burlington gymnastics team, the western Racine County area is well represented on this year’s All-Southern Lakes Conference teams. Multiple student-athletes from Burlington, […]
Snow day
Samual Lile catches some air on a jump at the bottom of the sledding hill at Devor Park in Burlington Saturday. After an unusually dry December, the Burlington area received its first significant snowfall of the season on New Year’s Day. The holiday gave people a chance to enjoy the […]
BHS gets real test Friday night
Union Grove comes into game with unblemished record The football season reaches its halfway point this weekend. While conference favorites like Lake Geneva Badger and Union Grove continue to win and are undefeated at 2-0 in the Southern Lakes Conference, the young, sophomore-led Burlington Demons have won two in a […]
LILA M. KRUEGER
Lila M. Krueger, 105, of Tampa, Fla., passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Inspired Living Tampa. Lila was born in Lake Villa, Ill. to Charles and May (nee Ewing) Nelson. Her early life was spent in Honey Creek. She graduated from the Racine County School of Agriculture in […]
WAYNE PHILLIP ARNOLD SPLETTER
Wayne Phillip Arnold Spletter, 77, of Rome, passed away on Thursday, Jan 14, 2021. After a six-month battle with cancer, he died peacefully with his beloved family by his side. Wayne was born on April 26, 1943 to Herbert and Ruby Spletter in Milwaukee. He attended Waterford School District […]
JOEL GAUGER
Joel Gauger, 63, of Stockton, Calif. and formerly of Rochester, passed away Dec. 22, 2020 Joel was born in Burlington on March 10, 1957 to Marvin and Lois (Keller) Gauger. In his last years, he was fulfilling a life long dream of living on a boat that he experienced […]
STEVEN J. SOKOLOWSKI
Steven J. Sokolowski, 69, of Union Grove, passed away at Burlington Memorial Hospital on Nov. 24, 2020. Steve was born on Aug. 29, 1951 to Gerald and Delores (nee Knorr) Sokolowski. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Following his military service, he worked as […]
GABRIELLA MARIA BOTKA-WUNDER
Dr. Gabriella Maria Botka-Wunder, 93, of Waterford, passed away peacefully Aug. 4, 2020 at her Burlington residence. Gabriella was born to Laszlo and Ella Botka on May 3, 1927 in Budapest, Hungary. She grew up in Budapest. She had a happy life full of pleasant memories before WWII. After the […]