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Friday, April 18, 2025
Incumbents in three area races were among the candidates advancing from today’s primary election to the April 7 Spring Election. Here’s a look at the results in Racine County (all results are unofficial at this point): Burlington Common Council, District 1: Incumbent Theresa Mayer led the way with 89 votes […]
Officials again seek proposals, this time with option of selling fire station site By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a lengthy discussion last week, Village of Waterford officials have set a 30-day window for the sale or lease of Fire Station No. 1 with the intent of transitioning the site to […]
Board is dealing with split between teachers, administration Five candidates are seeking two available seats on the Board of Education for the Yorkville Joint 2 School District, which has been rocked by controversy over leadership in recent months. District voters in Tuesday’s primary election will narrow the field to four […]
Cade Willis falls in finals to close friend, looking to postseason By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Cade Willis and Jake Stritesky go way back. Sparring partners for years, the two state-ranked wrestlers are best of buddies off the mat. On the mat, it’s a strong competition, and the two friendly rivals […]
Proposal would eliminate nonprofits from eligibility By Jason Arndt Editor Proposed changes to the City of Burlington’s Revolving Loan Fund could make non-profit organizations ineligible to receive assistance from the program adopted by the Common Council a year ago. The Racine County Economic Development Corporation, which administers and assists the […]
Girls fall to Delavan-Darien By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The Burlington Demons boys basketball team continued its torrid pace last week. Behind three players in double figures, the red-hot Demons won their sixth consecutive game, 67-46, Feb. 6 at Delavan-Darien. With only four games left in the regular season, the Demons […]
Union Grove seeks improvements near elementary school By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A pair of technical documents linked to public improvement projects went under the microscope recently in Union Grove and have advanced. Members of the village Plan Commission on Feb. 3 gave favorable recommendations to the resolutions, which pertain to […]
Team dominates SLC tournament, wins 3rd straight conference title By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It was a Demon kind of day Saturday at the Southern Lakes Conference wrestling tournament. Burlington Demons, that is. The local grapplers continued to prove they’re the SLC’s best squad with a dominant performance, including seven individual […]
Waterford notches 2nd at conference tournament By Chris Bennett Correspondent Waterford Union High School coach Tom Fitzpatrick knew his wrestling team needed a near flawless performance to keep Burlington from defending its title in the Feb. 8 Southern Lakes Conference Tournament at Lake Geneva Badger. To the Wolverines credit, the […]
Voters to narrow field of four to two for the April election By Jason Arndt Editor A total of four candidates, including one incumbent, are vying for the First District seat on the Burlington Common Council and have forced a primary election scheduled for Tuesday. The primary election is the […]
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