By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In spite of chilly temperatures and falling snow, a long-time Burlington fixture took up its familiar home Feb. 14. The city’s Abraham Lincoln statue, which had been pulled off its base in an act of vandalism Jan. 31, was put back in its place and welcomed […]
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Drug user arrested during hotel incident
A former Waterford man who is now listed as homeless was charged this week for his second possession of heroin after an incident at a hotel in Waterford. Michael Torrey, 32, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Monday with possession of narcotic drugs, a felony and second offense, and […]
Town OKs new location for lake weed control
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With unanimous approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission last week, the Browns Lake Sanitary District is finally going to have a place to call home for its summer weed removal operations. The commission approved three items related to the site: a land-use waiver, a rezone […]
Five wrestling champions headline Waterford’s sectional qualifiers
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Eight Waterford Union High School wrestlers lived to grapple another day after finishing in fourth place or better Feb. 13 at a WIAA Division 1 Regional Tournament at Muskego High School. Those who advanced compete Saturday in a WIAA Division 1 Sectional Tournament at […]
Aurora facility on track for fall opening
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the new year came and went and 2015 ticked into 2016, the clock started running for Aurora Health Care and a planned new facility in Burlington. Now, as March approaches, Lisa Just, president of the Burlington/Walworth patient service market for Aurora Health Care, said […]
Catholic Central rolls Waterford for 7th straight victory
Heiligenthal tallies 27 and 13, Rueber runs the show By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Any time a school of 150 students travels to a hostile environment of a school with more than 1,000 students, the odds are stacked. On Tuesday night at Waterford Union High School, the Catholic Central […]
Fair or foul? Wrestler shouldn’t have been disqualified, needs the community’s support
Burlington senior Josh Bird mired in layered controversy surrounding match “I hit him open-hand.” “I hit him open-hand!” These weren’t the desperate pleas of a misinformed, emotionally charged teenager. They were the last-ditch efforts of an 18-year-old man who won a high school state wrestling championship with a lifeless, […]
Coordinated care saved man from heart attack
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Sitting a few feet away and listening to greetings exchanged as Dave Banas walks to the Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington cardiac rehab unit, it sounds like old friends are reuniting. “Oh my God, you look so good!” “Thanks to you!” “How’s my favorite staff?” “Life […]
Routine stop leads to guns and drugs
Paul Frank, 39, of Greenfield was charged in circuit court last week with possession of an electric weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, four counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and three counts of possession of marijuana. According to the criminal complaint, the Racine County Sheriff’s Department was on patrol in […]
Chaotic meeting fails to resolve dispute in Lyons
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A disagreement on who should be on the Sanitary District Commission for Country Estates in Lyons led to a tense meeting of minds Feb. 8 at the monthly Lyons Town Board meeting. With two different sides pushing for control of the commission that serves Country Estates […]