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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
City of Burlington police chief Peter Nimmer (left) swears in new officer Andrew Koszuth Tuesday before the start of the Common Council meeting. Koszuth was sworn in in front of the council and several family members. His niece, Gabriella Koszuth, pinned on his badge. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Logic Puzzle Museum owner and event emcee Judith Schulz, (from left) joins with tongue twister contest winners Tom Beck, with his first prize of “a portion of a peck of pickled peppers;” Christine Porreca with a second prize of “sea shell she can sell;” and Deb Mayo with a third […]
Members of the Burlington High School student section show off the larger-than-life heads of boys basketball team members during regional play Feb. 22 at BHS. The Demons beat Muskego 59-53 but fell Saturday to Janesville Craig 59-48 in the regional final. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Burlington High School’s Josh Bird (on top) grapples with Bill Holz of Menomonee Falls during the quarterfinals of the WIAA Division 1 state tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison last week. Bird went on to win the title at 120 pounds as a freshman. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Burlington Combined team gymnast Jacquie Fiorillo competes on the vault at last week’s sectional meet at Waukesha West High School. The team won the meet and competes in the state meet Friday. (Photo by Rick Benavides)
Walter B Maas, 89, Presque Isle, formerly of Waterford, died Feb. 20, 2013, at Waterford Senior Living surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 27, 1923, to the late Thomas and Gertrude (Ullmann ) Maas of Waterford. He married Catherine Rucht on April 28, 1945. He was a […]
Burlington High School Athletic Director Eric Plitzuweit (right) introduces the 2013 athletic Wall of Fame inductees at halftime of Friday night’s boys basketball game: (from left) former coach Lyle Foulke, Jenny (Sliwa) Barry and Nick Webber. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Gage Nicholson (left) and his brother, Riley, both from Lake Geneva, enjoy the main display Saturday at the All-Star LEGO Show hosted by the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club, Kenosha LEGO Users Group and the Chicago Area LEGO Users Group. The display, at the Abbey Resort in Fontana, featured numerous […]
Salvage crews use heavy equipment Tuesday to remove the charred remains from the fire-damaged buildings at Echo Lake Foods. The fire destroyed about 70 percent of the local breakfast foods manufacturing plant. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Natasha Helbling, a six-year cancer survivor, happily made her annual trip back to Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee Feb. 8, dropping off dozens of new and gently-used stuffed animals that she knows help kids heal. Helbing is a Union Grove Union High School graduate and now teaches at Washington-Caldwell School in […]
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