By Patricia Bogumil Editor Six-year incumbent Douglas Schwartz was bumped from contention for a spot on the April 7 ballot, scoring a low tally of 127 votes (5.12 percent) in Tuesday’s primary election for the Waterford Graded School Board. Moving forward to the spring election are Amanda Fiehweg (437, 17.6 […]
Sports & Other News
It all adds up for Math 24 competitors
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A group of Burlington Area School District students have discovered that playing games can help you learn. With the help of a mathematics game called “Math 24,” 12 different BASD students qualified to compete at regional competition. The fourth-grade elementary school students – an All-Star team […]
Commission allows Aurora to shrink size of parking spaces
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A planned Aurora Health Care facility on Spring Valley Road took its next step forward Tuesday night, this time with changes being allowed for parking space size. After a fair amount of debate – including comments by City Planner Patrick Meehan – the City of Burlington […]
Sheriff’s office takes ‘First Step’ vs. drugs
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The fight against drugs may have just gotten a step easier for area families. After presenting to area school boards, the Racine County Sheriff Department’s “First Step” program has officially begun. Sheriff’s staff members, as well as Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, pitched the program earlier this year […]
Plan to videotape WGSD meetings advances
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent During a joint Feb. 9 meeting of two Waterford Graded School District board subgroups — the Technology Committee and the Policy and Curriculum Committee — officials backed a plan to record open-session WGSD meetings and place the contents online. The committee members’ recommendation will go […]
WGSD superintendent search starts rolling
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A consulting firm with expertise in the public education arena will be tapped to assist Waterford Graded School District officials in a search for a new superintendent. During a special board meeting Feb. 9, board members voted to enlist the services of the Wisconsin Association […]
Break time: Coffee house to close as renovations near the end
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The sign on the door of The Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine explains the situation pretty clearly. “We explored all possibilities of staying open but we figured you wouldn’t want any dust in your coffee!” The coffee house, which has become a center of art […]
Burlington surpasses 2014 win total with dominant victory
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For the past two weeks, the Burlington girls basketball team has been finding its groove. Close battles with conference powers Union Grove, Waterford and Badger culminated with an impressive home victory over Wilmot, a team that was one game away from the state tournament […]
Shepherds College plans first-ever mission trip
By Julie Rossman Correspondent Spring break in Jamaica commonly conjures up images of long sandy beaches, warm blue waters and lots of down time. But for a group of Shepherds College students, spring break in Jamaica will be lots of work – and they couldn’t be more excited. Shepherds […]
Town is not hot to trot out a new village policing plan
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Waterford Town Board members decided Feb. 9 to take their time about drafting a new proposal to police the Village of Waterford. At the board’s monthly meeting, the town board decided to form a committee to consider the issue and discuss options, rather than immediately […]
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