Man tells investigators he ‘freaked out’ and kept driving The driver of a truck that allegedly struck and injured a bicyclist on Oct. 20 “freaked out” and drove away from the scene to his home where he watched television while the victim of the collision was transported to a hospital, […]
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BREAKING: Burlington to make sixth straight state girls volleyball appearance
The Burlington High School girls volleyball team advanced to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament for the sixth consecutive season after the Demons swept second-seeded Janesville Parker Saturday at Westosha Central. The Demons, back-to-back state title winners, cruised through their three sets, 25-9, 25-19, 25-8, and improved to 38-4 and […]
BREAKING: Grove girls volleyball punches state ticket for 1st time since 1985
After winning its first regional title since 2015, the Union Grove High School girls volleyball captured a WIAA Division 1 sectional championship, with punches the Broncos ticket to the state tournament in 34 years. The top-seeded Broncos, who swept No. 4 Muskego in Thursday’s sectional semifinal at Racine Case, needed […]
BREAKING: Catholic Central volleyball claims sectional title, heads to state tournament
Catholic Central High School swept Green Bay NEW Lutheran in three sets to capture its second consecutive WIAA Division 4 girls volleyball sectional title Saturday at Central Wisconsin Christian Saturday. The top-seeded Hilltoppers, who won 25-14, 25-16, 25-10, will now defend their state championship at the Resch Center in Green […]
WIAA Boys Volleyball: Burlington stymied at sectionals
Boys fall at top-seeded Catholic Memorial, enjoyed successful season By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Last year, the Burlington boys volleyball squad was flying high into sectionals before its wings were clipped by Catholic Memorial. The top seed, Memorial simply had too much firepower for the Demons. Well, history repeated itself Tuesday […]
A runaway idea
‘Nanobrewery’ developer taps historic spot in Burlington By Jason Arndt Editor Bernard Petersen has always had a fondness for home brewing and wanted to share his love of craft beer with the Burlington community while doing his part to help revitalize the Chestnut Street loop. Petersen, co-owner of MPC Property […]
WIAA Cross Country: Hall’s rigorous offseason earns him state berth
Senior Grove distance runner found motivation from last year By Tim Wester Correspondent If cross country allowed mulligans, Union Grove senior Kevin Hall would have taken one at the WIAA Division 1 State Cross Country Championship in Wisconsin Rapids last year. Hall battled extreme fatigue from a lack of sleep […]
WIAA Cross Country: Distance runner Radobicky punches ticket to state
Waterford junior placed second in sectionals By Chris Bennett Correspondent Waterford Union High School distance runner Kelsey Radobicky qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state cross country meet after she finished second at the Oct. 26 Arrowhead Sectional. Radobicky, who qualified for her third consecutive state appearance, completed her race […]
WIAA Volleyball: Demons win 18th straight regional title
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent An Oct. 26 victory was pretty much a given for the Burlington High School girls volleyball team, no matter how much head coach Teri Little says it wasn’t easy. The top-seeded and host Demons swept No. 9 Lake Geneva Badger, 25-12, 25-9, 25-18, to capture a […]
Man charged with 19 counts of possessing child porn
A 59-year-old Union Grove man appeared in court on Tuesday, Oct. 29, on 19 criminal charges of possessing child pornography. A Racine County Court commissioner set cash bond at $10,000 for Jay R. Demant before binding him over for trial on the charges. He was also ordered not to use […]