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Friday, April 4, 2025
Cheryl Fladwood, children’s librarian for the Rochester Public Library, has announced her retirement. She has been the children’s librarian in Rochester since 1998, after a combined 26 years teaching grade school and preschool. Fladwood has the stories to share and many special memories of those years to remember. “One […]
Assembly speaker was happy to be on home turf dealing with constituents By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer At Burlington High School May 6 to honor three individual state champions, Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said that particular duty was one of his more pleasurable ones. Someone cracked a joke […]
Here is the text of the State of the County speech delivered by County Executive Jim Ladwig to the County Board Tuesday night: Report by the County Executive on the state of the county “Mr. Chairman, members of the Board of Supervisors, distinguished guests, and residents of Racine County; I […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT For the fourth time this season, the Waterford High School boys golf team took the top prize at Southern Lakes Conference golf major. In the SLC golf major No. 4, played at Brown’s Lake Golf Course in Burlington Tuesday, the Wolverines dominated their SLC opponents. […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It is now 10 wins in a row for the Union Grove High School girls softball team. After beginning the season 1-4, the Bronco girls have put together a 10-game winning streak, with the latest victories being the sweep of a doubleheader from Delavan-Darien on […]
The Waterford Public Library now offers patrons in a hurry a quick and convenient way to check out library resources – a self-check station. “The idea came about a year and a half ago from the IT staff at Lakeshores Library System,” explained Library Director Pam Belden. “They let the […]
Union Grove High School students learn what it really means to get a life By Gregory Wall and Jeff Nielsen, Community State Bank Contributors On any other school day Jacob Noll, a junior at Union Grove High School, goes to classes, studies, hangs out with his friends and generally does […]
By Patricia Bogumil Staf Writer A 24-year-old Burlington man found face down and not breathing in a Waterford residence allegedly had enough presence of mind to conceal a baggie of marijuana between his butt cheeks while in the ambulance ride to the hospital, and move that baggie to a more […]
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School baseball team couldn’t overcome six errors Tuesday night, and fell 12-10 to Racine Lutheran/Prairie Tuesday night in Racine. “We need to take care of the ball,” said CCHS coach Tom O’Connell. “Too many times we throw the ball away or […]
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, […]
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