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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Burlington will represent state in regional tournament for third time in four years Burlington Little League Majors All Stars became Wisconsin 2013 State Champions Friday night by defeating District 4 champion Reedsburg 7-4. The victory made it the third time in the past four years Burlington will represent Wisconsin in […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.66 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer At July 22 monthly meeting of the Waterford Graded School Board, Superintendent Chris Joch welcomed Kathleen “Kathy” Hoppe, the District’s new Assistant Superintendent and Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. “It’s been a real good start for her,” Joch told Board members, commending Hoppe on […]
Post-recession recovery is evident in 2013 construction numbers By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief After five relatively sluggish years, residential building permits are on the rise again in 2013, according to City of Burlington Building Inspector Pat Scherrer. “It’s picking up this year,” he said. “There has definitely been an […]
By Anita Blatnik Correspondent Jim Phillips shared a dream a few years ago with his friends Kathy Lester-Ross and David Ross and, before long, all three Waterford residents started planning for the community’s first hot air Balloon Festival, which launched in 2011. Back then, in the planning stages, no one […]
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Parks officials are working to quell concerns that the converted Stokely property – now being used for a soccer field – is the former site of a toxic landfill, an issue recently raised online by a citizen of Union Grove. “This was never a toxic landfill […]
Kenosha man had brief stint at Fox River State Bank By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A former loan officer at Fox River State Bank, Burlington, has been sentenced to 35 months in prison for originating fraudulent loans of more than $1.45 million at the Burlington bank and a credit […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor For Kross Krueger, Tuesday night’s American Legion U-16 regional final wasn’t the biggest game he’d ever pitched in. No, he saved that honor when he helped pitch Burlington Little League to the Great Lakes Regional four years ago. But reliever Nate Sibley? The regional save […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington U-12 Little League All-Star team may have had to go extra innings Tuesday night, but it was worth it. With a 8-4, seven-inning win over Appleton at Waupun, the squad was 4-0 at the U-12 state tournament. Results from Wednesday against Eau Claire […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Summer is in full swing, we’ve had our first significant summer storm day – if Sunday didn’t fit the bill for you, I don’t know what would – and we’re almost at the end of July. You know what that means? Baseball playoffs. Again. […]
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