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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Evergreen Elementary students learn about soil By Patricia Bogumil Editor In the geotechnical engineering world, “dirt” is pretty much considered to be a dirty word. These professionals instead focus on the complicated structure, biology and chemistry of different kinds of soil – information that fifth-graders at Evergreen Elementary School dug […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Police nabbed a would-be burglar who made it easy for them by reportedly falling asleep on the job. Christopher T. White, 26, Waterford, is charged with felony burglary and attempted burglary and two counts of felony bail jumping in separate incidents that occurred April 26 in […]
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer In a special meeting April 25, the Town of Waterford Board unanimously appointed Nick Draskovich to fill the vacant supervisor seat. The seat was left vacant after Tom Hincz moved up to Town Chairman after being elected April 2 to that position, which was previously […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It’s been a busy week for the Union Grove baseball team. Like every other team in the area, the Broncos had a batch of games in a short period of time in order to make up games cancelled because of the weather. On April 24, […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Although head coach Jerry Glisch would have liked to have seen either one of his track and field squads finish higher than third Friday at the Cougar Relays, he noted that the teams his Wolverines finished behind – Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker – have […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer A number of town wells were found to have bacterial contamination during testing conducted earlier this spring. According to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employee Zoe McNamara, eight of the 10 wells that were sampled along Brever Road were found to have some level of […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Village of Waterford could purchase life-saving equipment in the near future as part of an overture to be prepared in the event of a life-threatening emergency. Members of the Public Works Utilities Committee last week discussed a proposal to purchase three automated external defibrillator (AED) […]
By Jason Arndt Correspondent As the Village of Union Grove continues to focus on community growth by bringing in out-of-state businesses, there is one out-of-state issue the Police Commission voiced concern about April 23 – Illinois sex offenders. “We are bringing this forward out of concern for not just Union […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With five victories, the Union Grove High School girls track team finished fourth out of 10 teams at the Altheimer Invitational held at Pewaukee Friday. The Bronco girls tallied 71 points in the event won by Pewaukee with 118 points. The Bronco boys, with two […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With the field events leading the way, the Burlington High School boys track and field squad placed sixth at the Badger Invitational Friday at Lake Geneva. Overall, the boys tallied 60 points in the invite, which Kettle Moraine won with 156 points. “That’s our strong […]
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