By Patricia Bogumil Editor It’s not that payments of any kind are unwelcome. But customers who for years have paid in person and in cash at the Town of Waterford Sanitary District office are being encouraged not to show up with cash in hand anymore. Instead, put a check in […]
Sports & Other News
Man reportedly jumps from highway bridge
A 23-year-old man reportedly jumped off the Highway 36 bridge above the Highway 11 bypass just west of Burlington in the Town of Lyons late Thursday night. According to the Racine County Scanner, a Facebook page which posts police reports from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the Burlington […]
BHS runs past Case in opener
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Perhaps it’s in his blood. Day in and day out, Burlington junior quarterback Brad Burling’s dad Eric leads an entire school as principal at Burlington High School. On the football field, Brad is leading his teammates. And based on Friday night’s showing, he passed his […]
Team depth will key Lady ‘Toppers
Catholic Central must replace three all-conference performers By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Most teams would have all kind of problems if they had to replace three all-conference performers, one of which was all-state. But those small concerns don’t affect the Catholic Central High School volleyball team too much. Gone are […]
Bikers for a cause
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. […]
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)
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