By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Waterford High gymnastics coach Carrie Buelow couldn’t have planned it any better. With the conference and state tournaments in sight, Buelow Wolverines unleashed two impressive performances last week. Waterford finished second in the White Division at the Spartan Invite at Madison Memorial High […]
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Dollar General hopes to break ground this spring
Dollar General wants to plan for a spring groundbreaking at the former site of Bardon Rubber Products, now that the Union Grove Planning Commission approved the company’s construction proposal Monday night, pending modifications of the original site plan. In August, representatives of the national discount chain came before the Village […]
Council eyes room tax hike
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the City of Burlington first instituted a hotel/motel room tax with the opening of the Hampton Inn, part of the discussion was just how much that tax should be. After setting it low – just 3 percent, compared to what is often 6-8 percent – […]
Low-cost pet vaccines offered for all west-end residents
Western Racine County Health Department Health will offer low-cost animal vaccinations for all west-end residents at the former Rochester Municipal Building, 203 West Main St., 10 a.m. until noon, on Sundays, Feb. 9 and March 9. Dogs can receive bordetella, distemper and rabies; cats can receive their rabies […]
Small city, big provider find mutual ground
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief When word leaked out in November 2012 that Aurora Health Care planned to close the obstetrics department at Memorial Hospital of Burlington, few people saw it as anything more than a public relations nightmare for the state’s largest health care provider. Fourteen months later, […]
Snowmobiler airlifted following crash in Kansasville
A snowmobiler suffered serious injuries and was transported to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa by helicopter following a collision with a tree on a trail near the intersection of highways 11 and 75 late Thursday. Deputies who responded to the scene about 11:30 p.m. found a lone victim unconscious near the […]
Officials see no major hurdles to surgery center
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the announcement last week that Aurora Health Care would invest a significant amount of money in the Burlington area comes as a relief to most, there are still a number of questions to be answered in the next six months. Calling it a “due diligence” […]
Waterford High senior two years cancer free
Kurth honorary survivor at Coaches vs. Cancer game By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor FRANKSVILLE – “My heart dropped, and my stomach went up in my neck. Oh, my God, what happened?” Waterford Union High School senior Josh Kurth recalls that he wasn’t exactly sure what to think when he […]
Burlington swimmers earn conference victory
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Combined boys swimming team turned in a dominant performance in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet Jan. 30 against Jefferson/Cambridge at Jefferson High School. The Demons won every event in the dual meet and finished 1-2-3 in several events and routed Jefferson/Cambridge […]
Committee recommends 4K program
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For more than two hours Monday night, a large crowd listened to facts, support, opposition and opinions regarding a 4-year-old kindergarten program in Burlington. And while the Burlington Area School District Curriculum Committee passed by a 2-1 margin a recommendation to adopt a 4K program, the […]
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