When Lake Geneva Badger snuck into the Division 2 football playoff field as the largest school after years of being the small fish in the massive Division 1 pond, the 7-2 Badgers became a sleeper pick to make some noise this postseason. On Friday night, the Southern Lakes Conference’s […]
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BHS one-act play aims for state Saturday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor You have to go back in time to when George W. Bush was serving his first term as president, and the Olympics were last held in the United States for a Burlington High School one-act play not to have qualified for the state competition. This year’s […]
Waterford, Union Grove volleyball both fall in sectional semifinals
Top seed Greendale advances to state By Jennifer Eisenbart News Editor After winning regional titles Oct. 24, both the Waterford and Union Grove girls volleyball teams dreamed of a possible trip to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament. Those dreams came to an end Oct. 29, though, as both […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Waterford, Catholic Central, Lake Geneva Badger all face top seeds
There are only 56 high school football teams left in the state of Wisconsin that will be playing Friday or Saturday night. Catholic Central, Waterford and Lake Geneva Badger are three of them, and Waterford and Badger represent two of the final eight teams in Division 2. For as […]
Schmaling appointed to fill school board seat
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the end, it took double the number of meetings – and amount of time – for the Burlington Area School District School Board to determine how it would fill a vacated seat than it did to determine who would fill it. Five candidates made their […]
Burlington volleyball seniors determined to bring home state title
Handful of Demons were on 2012 state championship squad By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Dressed in throwback jerseys from the days of grade school, the Burlington girls volleyball team was ready to have some fun. What was supposed to be a volleyball practice really wasn’t that at all. There […]
An unprecedented bond
Obregon held on $5 million, faces 32 charges including murder By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Andrew Obregon, 32, was ordered held on an unprecedented $5 million bond by the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office Wednesday. Obregon, of Bristol, stands accused of 32 charges, including first-degree intentional homicide of Tywon Anderson […]
Haylofter’s ‘Chess’ creates a buzz among performers
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A musical about chess – and political rumblings – set in the height of the Cold War. A Broadway star coming to offer a cast critique. A director that draws respect – and frequently rave reviews – from most everyone she works with. It’s no wonder […]
Obregon returned to state, charged
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Andrew Obregon is back in Wisconsin. Three weeks after being captured just over the state line in Illinois, Obregon waved his extradition hearing Tuesday in Lake County Circuit Court. According to a press release from the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, Obregon was transported to the Kenosha […]
Not so Spooky City
Fox River State Bank employee Geri Henningfield clowns around during “Minion Madness” at the bank Saturday as part of Burlington’s Spooky City events. Cold, wet weather put a damper on the festivities outside. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)