Local events show that motorcyclists have big hearts By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the muscular roar of Harley-Davidson motorcycles will be heard throughout the area this week as the iconic Milwaukee company celebrates its 110th anniversary, two lesser-known biker events are having a real impact in the Burlington area. […]
Sports & Other News
5 ways to win your fantasy football league
Some may call them nerds. Some call them delusional. Some would even go so far as to call them losers. I call them geniuses. That’s right, I’m talking about the brave men and women who don’t suit up or step on the field every Sunday but the ones who plop […]
Burlington volleyball girls battle injuries in quest for three-peat
Lewis, Hozeska and Reuter all out indefinitely By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Two Division I state championships. Four Southern Lakes Conference titles. A program that has become second to none in state volleyball. Burlington volleyball is the New York Yankees of the state, the standard bearer, the top dog. But […]
Relatively speaking, this annual meeting was a snoozer
Unlike previous two years, school budget draws few comments as tax levy is approved By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Over the last three years, the Burlington Area School District annual meeting – where the voting public approves the tax levy – has gone from sparsely attended to a full-blown controversial […]
Revved up and ready for the fair
Walworth County Fair runs through Labor Day in Elkhorn By Edwin Scherzer Correspondent With the last days of summer winding down, you can rest assured events and activities at the Walworth County Fairgrounds will be gearing up. The fair, which opened Wednesday and runs through Labor Day, brings something for […]
Relief from the heat
Araceli Marquez (right) enjoys the cool waters of Browns Lake at Fisher Park Tuesday with her niece, Xitali. Temperatures that soared into the 90s this week sent people throughout the area to beaches, pools and air-conditioned buildings. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
North Cape Lutheran to hold rally day Sept. 8
North Cape Lutheran Church, 2644 124th St., Franksville, will hold its rally day Sunday, Sept. 8, at 10:30 a.m. The sanctuary will be filled with balloons and streamers to be made to look like a child’s birthday party. All kids in attendance will be given noisemakers to come running in […]
Local business leaders cruise in pontoon classroom
A pontoon classroom tailored towards Waterford-area business leaders was hosted Aug. 8 by the Waterford Waterway Management District (WWMD) Marketing Committee and the Waterford Chamber of Commerce. The crowd enjoyed an afternoon tour on a pontoon boat, cruising the Fox River water impoundment for more than an hour. This year’s […]
WGSD budget may ask for more tax dollars
WGSD budget may ask for more tax dollars By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Taxpayers in the Waterford Graded School District might see a 3 percent increase in taxes, based on preliminary data shared earlier this month. Superintendent Chris Joch briefly discussed the process of building the district’s 2013-14 budget at the […]
Postcard utility bills may go the way of the dinosaur – if new state law stands its ground
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Due to a new state law that requires the safeguarding of information about utility bills, the Village of Union Grove might need to spend $1,000 to purchase new equipment in order to come into compliance with the recently passed Wisconsin Act 25. And, unless amendments now […]