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Friday, January 31, 2025
Connor Smith (in front) leads University of Wisconsin–Madison A Capella group Redefined in the song “Some Days” during a performance at Burlington High School April 26 as part of UW Extension Day. Right: Lindsay Kraemer (left) makes a button pin under the instruction of UW Extension employee Thomas Zinnen at […]
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School Board the board thanked outgoing member Blaine Nicholls for his service to the School District and the community and swore in new members Dawn Bleimehl and re-elected member Robert Kastengren at its monthly meeting April 22. The board also elected new […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With all four golfers shooting in the 90s, the Union Grove High School boys golf team managed an eighth-place finish (out of 11 teams) at the Falcon Invitational hosted by Westosha Central and played on the Brighton Dale Golf Links Blue Spruce Course Saturday. Sam […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 17-year-old from Franksville is charged with burning a classmate with a hot welding electrode during a welding class at Union Grove Union High School in January. Quinnton Gresk-Klingbeil is charged with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor disorderly […]
Student wheels spin at Invention Convention Fourth-graders at Washington-Caldwell showed off their inner Edison last week during the school’s annual Invention Convention. A decade-old tradition that began with teacher Char Wegner, the Invention Convention allows students to examine ways of making every-day tasks more efficient, much like Eli Whitney with […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A new Racine County-based caregiver support group sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association is welcoming attendees, with meetings set for the second Thursday of each month at Community United Methodist Church, 455 S. Jefferson St., Waterford. The group next meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, […]
Not just for boys anymore, Burlington Girl Scouts watch as cars race down the track during their Pinewood Derby at St. Mary’s on April 27. (Jennifer Eisenbart photo)
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Coming off an 11-2 win over Union Grove in Southern Lakes Conference play April 24, the Wolverines got to face the Broncos right away on Saturday – in the championship game of the Racine County Invite. This time, the Wolverines couldn’t pick up enough timely […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Union Grove High School softball team is starting to play up to its potential, winning four in a row. That includes a 7-0 win over Elkhorn Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. The results of the second game were unavailable at deadline. […]
By Patricia Bogumil Staff Writer Racine County has a new automated system that notifies victims – or even just nosey neighbors – when a jail inmate connected to a particular case is released. The Wisconsin Victim Information and Notification Everyday system, or WI-VINE, connects to the County’s booking system. It […]
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