A Racine man who demanded waffles from a group of employees at Echo Lake Foods in Raymond is charged with disorderly conduct after he allegedly swung a knife at one of the men when they failed to meet his demand. Alberto Ramirez Jr. is charged in Racine County Circuit Court […]
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Wine added to River’s Edge Art Walk
Annual event set for Oct. 11 in downtown Waterford A wine sampling opportunity has been added to the annual River’s Edge Art Walk scheduled for 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11. Hosted by Absolutely Waterford, a non-profit organization working to promote downtown Waterford, the annual fall event will […]
Haylofters to premiere Edgar Allen Poe tale
Show opens Oct. 10 and runs two weekends By Jennifer Eisenbart Correspondent Haylofters’ director Megan Schroeder calls this year’s fall show at the Malt House one of the hardest she’s ever done. “It is the most difficult script I’ve ever done,” explained Schroeder, who is at the helm of “Nevermore: […]
Gravel pit proposal still in limbo
Spring Prairie official eyes Oct. 24 for meeting on issue By Jason Arndt Editor A proposed gravel pit in the Town of Spring Prairie remains a lingering issue as Asphalt Contractors, Inc. President Robert Kordus continues to update plans. Since June 27, when the proposal went before the Planning and […]
Demons outplay expectations
Netters take 5th overall behind three fourth-place finishes By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Going into last week’s Southern Lakes Conference girls tennis tournament, the Burlington Demons only had two conference wins the entire regular season. But after the two-day tournament, which took place at Badger and Elkhorn high schools, the Demons […]
Girls distance runners record season best times
Obluck leads for Waterford By Chris Bennett Correspondent Waterford distance runner Jayda Obluck turned in a top 30 finish to help the Wolverines placed eighth in the Pete Nielsen Laser Relays at Naga-Waukee Park in Delafield on Sept. 28. Kettle Moraine High School is the meet host. At Naga-Waukee, Obluck […]
Henderson dances way to Grove’s career digs mark
Senior libero contributes to Broncos’ defeat of ranked opponents By Tim Wester Correspondent Kelsey Henderson is proud to own the career digs record for the Union Grove girls volleyball team. But the 4-year varsity libero has just as much pride being the originator of the Broncos’ vaunted pre-game line dancing […]
Run through the wringer
Couple gets through series of medical, personal tragedies with help of family, friends By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief If life was a tag-team wrestling match, Mike and Erin Ramczyk would have tagged out two months ago. The young parents were been beaten into submission by what seemed like an […]
Waterford blows out host Elkhorn
Football team still unbeaten By Chris Bennett Correspondent Waterford Union High School’s reign of Southern Lakes Conference domination continued at Elkhorn Sept. 27, when the Wolverines only needed one half to pull out a 42-0 victory, thanks to inclement weather. The Elks, who became the fourth conference team to lose […]
Toppers show fight in loss
Team still has legitimate shot to make postseason By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The final score may look like the Catholic Central football team was beaten in a lopsided affair on a rainy Friday night in Greendale. But Toppers head coach Tom Aldrich was more than pleased with his squad, which […]