Team finished strong season 42-4 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. One year after the Burlington girls volleyball team blew a 2-0 lead in a Division 1 state semifinal at the state tournament in Green Bay, the Lady Demons were one year smarter, […]
Sports & Other News
New senior living facility OK’d by city
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The proposed plan for a senior living facility on two currently unoccupied properties along Teut Road was approved Tuesday night at the City of Burlington Plan Commission meeting. Oak Park Place plans to build the first phase of a senior living facility at 1624 and 1700 […]
Talking heads
Aurora Health Care had several specialists in women’s and children’s health assembled Wednesday night at The Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine. The hour-long question and answer session included a midwife and kid-friendly snacks. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Council considers at-large seats
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Alderman Tom Vos raised the question about just why the City of Burlington Common Council was discussing at-large seats, the answer came immediately. “It’s coming from your left,” said Alderman Jon Schultz, sitting right next to him. Schultz and the council debated the idea of […]
Kids in the courtroom
Union Grove students Clayton Esch (back) and Joe Rampulla take part in a mock courtroom situation at the Racine County Courthouse recently. (Submitted photo)
BPD sergeant is promoted to lieutenant
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Police Department’s new lieutenant is a familiar face. Sgt. Brian Zmudzinski was sworn in Oct. 20 as the department’s lone lieutenant, replacing Mark Anderson – who was sworn in as the city’s police chief in July. Zmudzinski’s promotion is the latest in […]
Village pens new deal with economic development agency
By Maureen Vander Sanden Correspondent The Union Grove Board of Trustees last week approved a deal with an economic development agency that would continue its longstanding joint working relationship for business growth within the village. After some fine-tuning of the original document presented in September, at the Oct. 26 Board […]
Waterford Graded freezes property tax levy
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of a recommendation from residents last month, officials in the Waterford Graded School District have backed a plan to freeze the property tax levy for the 2015-16 school year, even as the second largest source of income – state aid – took a […]
Opposition prompts city to rethink parking crackdown
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington Alderman Tom Vos called the approach the equivalent of “using a baseball bat to kill a nail.” After more than an hour’s worth of discussion Tuesday night in the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting regarding the city’s residential parking regulations, the final direction […]
Waterford crumbles at Waukesha West, season ends
Wolverines total nine turnovers in lopsided affair By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent WAUKESHA – Anyone who tells you they saw the outcome of Friday’s WIAA Division 2 Level 3 football playoff game between Waterford and Waukesha West coming is a liar. West, seeded first in its bracket, routed third-seeded Waterford […]