By Patricia Bogumil Editor Adding insult to injury, a Waterford man went to jail after his wife reportedly injured him after running him over with their pickup truck. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Circuit Court: Police were summoned to the Ratz Nest bar May 26, where […]
Sports & Other News
Committee OKs 2013-14 BASD budget
Plan features 1 percent tax increase, spending decrease By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Finance Committee put a tentative stamp of approval on the district budget for the 2013-14 school year Monday. The budget received unanimous approval from the voting members of the Finance Committee, but […]
Hilltoppers come up just short of state
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School baseball team fell Tuesday in the WIAA Division 4 Barneveld sectional final, unable to hold off Lake Country Lutheran 8-7 in the title game. “It’s a tough way to end the season, but I’m so proud of how hard these […]
Waterford golfers finish 12th at state meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their first trip to the Wisconsin Boys State Golf Championship in many years, the Waterford High School boys golf team finished 12th out of 16 teams. Played Monday and Tuesday at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, the Wolverines carded a team score […]
Softball squad falls to Westosha in sectional final
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There’s been very little teams have been able to do all season long to stop the Westosha Central High School softball team. The Waterford Wolverines got their lesson in futility May 30. In a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal at Badger High School, the Wolverines […]
Shepherds Ministries offers summer camp
Shepherds Ministries, a leading provider of services to adults with intellectual disabilities, is preparing to launch three, one-week summer camps for students, ages 13 to 21, on the campus in Union Grove. “For many years, Shepherds Ministries has offered quality programs to help and encourage families with adult children […]
Cops check out library drug deal
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Police reviewed Waterford Public Library surveillance tapes to try and identify who supplied heroin to a 42-year-old Waterford man who subsequently died of a heroin overdose. Charged with manufacturing/delivering heroin in the matter is Aaron D. Johnson, 37, of Waterford. According to the criminal complaint filed […]
Cemetery Association informs city of intent to dissolve
Move could give city control of financially strapped cemetery By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The financially strapped Burlington Cemetery Association has sent a letter to city officials expressing a desire to dissolve, presumably to give the City of Burlington the option of taking over maintenance of the cemetery. Mayor […]
Four CCHS athletes bring home individual medals from state
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor While the weather Saturday in La Crosse may have been cloudy and occasionally rainy, the Catholic Central High School track and field team didn’t seem to mind much. The Hilltoppers brought home seven medals from Saturday’s finals – four individual medals and three relay medals […]
Pauly sets BHS record in 800 at state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Burlington High School senior Mickael Pauly accomplished his goal Saturday. According to head boys coach Trent Tonn, Pauly went into the WIAA State Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday at La Crosse hoping to break the BHS record in the 800. It was a […]
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