By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In hopes of avenging a loss just three days earlier, the Burlington High School girls soccer team hosted Waterford Tuesday in Southern Lakes Conference action. The Demon girls were successful in avenging the loss, defeating the Wolverines 3-0. Merin Mundt continued her strong play offensively, […]
Sports & Other News
Standouts for the week of May 10, 2013
Male Athlete of the Week Mickael Pauly, Burlington High School boys track: An exchange student from Belgium, made a mark in the fall running cross country for BHS. Now he’s looking even stronger running track and field for the Demons. Pauly won his second 800-meter run in two weeks Friday, […]
Restaurant employees injured in knife fight
A knife fight between two employees of the Union Grove Family Restaurant Sunday evening left both men with non-life threatening lacerations and one of them with broken bones. Racine County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the restaurant at 1400 15th Avenue about 5 p.m. for a report of a fight between […]
Gasoline prices still rising
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.78 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 6.2 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
A culvert in time saves plenty
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Turns out no news actually is good news for a few dozen Town of Waterford residents whose properties have been excluded from the Norway Dover Drainage District – especially its charges and assessments. Checking on whether or not his efforts to save those residents the expense […]
Get ready to celebrate the village’s Dodransbicentennial on the Fourth
The Union Grove Parade Committee has chosen the theme of “Celebrating 175 Years!” for this year’s Independence Day parade, which begins at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 4. The parade starts at the Racine County Fairgrounds on Highway 11 and ends at Union Grove Union High School on Highway 45. […]
City seeks grant money for park improvements
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer City of Burlington City Administrator Kevin Lahner knows it is a long shot that the city will get both grants it is seeking for park renovations. He’s been told as much. But that didn’t keep the city from requesting the money May 7 to send […]
Play equipment updates considered as village develops its parks plan
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Playground equipment at municipal-run parks within the Village of Waterford, such as Whitford and Ten Club parks, could be enhanced in the years ahead as part of a top-down review. The Village Board’s Public Works Utilities Committee recently heard a presentation from John Hackbarth, an expert […]
Competition drives down health insurance bids for BASD
Shopping providers enables district to get better deal By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer How much savings is enough? That’s the question the Burlington Area School District Personnel Committee was presented with Monday night as Dan Martin of Hausmann Johnson Insurance came to the committee with the numbers coming from bidding […]
Village inspector is on the road
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The head of the Village of Waterford’s building inspection department will again perform weekly property reviews this year as warmer temperatures have returned. After discussion, the Village Board voted in favor of charging Martin Montoya, building inspector and zoning administrator, with the task of spending an […]