Lady Broncos land just shy of SLC tournament By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Needless to say Union Grove freshman tennis player Kayla Mauer is a quick learner. In just her first month of high school, Mauer has quickly picked up varsity tennis to perfection with consecutive No. 4 singles […]
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Homecoming blues: Close defeat lands Burlington on brink of elimination
Klug, Tully forming dynamic duo By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] With 33 seconds left in the first half in Friday night’s Homecoming battle with Delavan-Darien, Burlington junior Nick Klug used his educated feet to roll right after protection broke down. About 30 yards downfield near the right sideline, Klug fired […]
Aurora facility nearing completion, open house Saturday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a Saturday open house planned and an opening date coming on Oct. 17, staff at Aurora Health Care are expressing excitement over the new Burlington facility. “I came here about a year and a half ago, and this building was a rendering on a piece […]
BASD to replace doors at Waller School
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District School Board decided Monday night to replace entry doors at Waller Elementary School. Three doors – at entrances 4, 5 and 6 – need replacing, and the board approved the low bid of $48,524 by Quality Door and Hardware in Wisconsin […]
Breaking news: Burlington High School evacuated
According to a Skyward Alert sent out about an hour ago, Burlington High School has been evacuated due to a bomb threat. The Burlington Area School District office confirmed the evacuation. At the scene, City of Burlington fire fighters were just entering the building to do a walk-through. Students and […]
Study of Milwaukee and Pine intersection shelved
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council decided Tuesday night to shelve a proposed study by consultant Kapur and Associates of traffic at the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Pine Street. The study, which would have been a 12-hour analysis of traffic patterns and safety, would have […]
Waterford golf wins first conference title since 1980
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Union Grove may have won last Tuesday’s Southern Lakes Conference golf meet, but Waterford made a little history of its own. Despite a second-place finish at Rivermoor Golf Course, the Wolverines and Broncos tied in the final SLC standings, as […]
Union Grove’s Great Pumpkin Chuckin Fest returns
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT As the seasonal baton of summer is passed on to autumn, thoughts of fall festivities are emerging in communities across the region. This shift is especially notable in Union Grove, where organizers are starting to plan for this year’s Great Pumpkin Chuckin Fest, which is earmarked […]
Proposed pool costs down to $4.99 million
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As of Tuesday night, refined numbers for the City of Burlington to pursue a new community swimming pool have come in lower than expected. With representatives from Ayres and Associates on hand for the evening’s City Council Committee of the Whole meeting, the updated pricing for […]
BASD eyes 16 objectives to move facilities plan forward
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Distilling objectives down to 16 main points, the Burlington Area School District is set to move forward with its facilities planning in about two weeks. A meeting scheduled for Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at the district office, however, has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. […]
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