Ex-cop still has body dumping charges in Walworth County By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Although a former West Allis police officer still has charges pending in Walworth County Circuit Court, the 55-year-old man appeared in Olmsted, Minn., County Circuit Court, where he stands accused of killing 37-year-old Laura Simonson, according […]
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A real civics lesson
BHS students volunteer as election inspectors By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For those casting their votes at the polls in the city and town of Burlington Tuesday, youthful faces were highly visible. Students from Burlington High School – most from teacher Josh Dow’s AP American Government and Politics class and others […]
A fitting salute to vets for Veterans Day
Korean War Veteran Ron Borowski salutes flag during the National Anthem at the Veterans Day program in Waterford at Fox River Middle School Nov. 4. Borowski spoke about the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight at the event. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart) Middle school students honor military service By Tracy Ouellette […]
Hearing set for suspect in killing of former Burlington man
A man charged with shooting and killing his brother-in-law in Whitewater two weeks ago appeared via video in court Friday. At an initial appearance for Alan M. Johnson, 31, who is charged with killing Kenneth J. Myszkewicz, 43, Milton attorney Scott McCarthy requested a preliminary hearing for Johnson that was […]
Area Republicans ride red wave
Results even amaze state’s Assembly leader By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Consider state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos – a seasoned veteran in the halls of the state capitol and political junkie since grade school – among those who were amazed by the results of Tuesday’s election. “It’s a fantastic […]
Tidal wave: pool referendum wins by huge margin
The advisory referendum asking City of Burlington residents whether they support spending up to $5.4 million to replace a crumbling 50-year-old community swimming pool rode a tidal wave to victory in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results reported by the City of Burlington. The referendum question won support of nearly […]
Updated – Speaker Vos, Deputy DA Hansen win local races
Updated 5 a.m. Wednesday: Once all the ballots were counted, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, walked away from Tuesday’ election with a victory over Democrat Andy Mitchell by more than 8,000 votes in the 63rd Assembly District, which includes the western two-thirds of Racine County. The final tally was 18,771 […]
BASD Board focuses on Karcher options
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the new year looming and a decision to be made, the Burlington Area School District School Board narrowed its options on referendum possibilities to three, plus an Option A. The board accepted three plans that allow the district to decide what to do with Karcher […]
CATHE’s Big Bash to get all quizzical
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Entering its fourth year, the CATHE Center’s annual fundraiser, the Big Bash, has certainly found its niche. Last year, the event – the main annual fundraiser for programing at the center and its attached House of Healing – generated $40,000. “I think we have a great […]
Summit takes aim at heroin’s scourge
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As attendees made their way into the Racine County Heroin Summit Oct. 26 at Union Grove Union High School, they were greeted with stories of loss. The videos, taken from TheFlyEffect.com, shared the stories of parents whose children had stolen from them and from friends and […]
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