By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A 10-year-old Kansasville boy injured in an ATV accident last week has died. Timothy Jorgenson, a fourth grader at Cooper Elementary School in Burlington, died April 2 – three days after the incident. Jorgensen had been taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital and the […]
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Badger teacher charged with assaulting student
A Badger High School art teacher charged with sexually assaulting a student is scheduled to appear in court April 28. Donald R. Hammon, 50, was charged March 25 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff. According to the criminal complaint, […]
BASD School Board too close to call
The race for the Burlington Area School District School Board may be going to recount. Adding in the Walworth County results, Kevin Bird appeared to have the most votes with 1,942, followed by Phil Ketterhagen with 1,851 votes and Barry Schmaling with 1,836. With two spots available, Ketterhagen appears to […]
2015 Pet Expo will move to Elkhorn
The 11th annual Pet Wellness Expo will move from its Burlington High School venue to Elkhorn Area High School this year to partner with Lakeland Animal Shelter. The Pet Wellness Expo, a one-day event focused on everything that helps make pets happy and healthy, will take place from 10 a.m. […]
Tuesday, April 7, is spring election day
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Voters head to the polls Tuesday, April 7, to decide the outcome of local, county and state positions. • Waterford Graded School Board. The WGSD Board election has garnered the most local and vocal interest, with three, three-year board positions open. A trio of self-proclaimed […]
Voters to decide judges for two circuit branches
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Two different Racine County Circuit Court judge races are on the ballot for local voters on Tuesday. David Paulson and Tricia Hanson are vying for the Branch 6 judge position, while Joseph Seifert is challenging longtime Judge Allan “Pat” Torhorst for the Branch 9 position. […]
Village requests bids for way-finding signage
Residents and visitors will find it easier to find their way around the Village of Waterford with the addition of new way-finding signage being installed throughout the village this summer. A committee has been meeting for the last two years to design and set locations for way-finding directional signage to […]
Shepherds College instructor is 2015 special ed Teacher of the Year
Shepherds College instructor, Erin Luchterhand, was recently honored as one of Exceptional Parent Magazine’s 2015 teachers of the year in the field of special education. The magazine, with a readership of more than 500,000, is the nation’s oldest and most respected monthly publication serving the special needs community. Luchterhand […]
Wind Lake blood drive to benefit local girls
Wind Lake Volunteer Fire Company will hold a blood drive Monday, May 4, 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the fire station, 7857 S. Loomis Road, Wind Lake. The drive will benefit Cheyenne Counter and Emma Banach, two local girls who have Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Children with SMA have difficulty […]
Grandi challenges Hintz in city’s Second District
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While most of the races in the City of Burlington will be uncontested, the Aldermanic race for the Second District is shaping up to be a battle. Incumbent Peter Hintz is facing challenger Bob Grandi. Aldermen Jon Schultz (Third District) and Todd Baumann (Fourth District) are […]
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