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Monday, September 30, 2024
Community members team up to fight teen suicide and drug abuse By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Cindi Schweitzer, owner of Integrity Funeral Services in Waterford, says she’s buried too many teenagers due to suicide and/or drug abuse. Her desire to do something to change that led her to form iCare, […]
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a possible impersonation of a law enforcement officer in the Town of Yorkville at about 5 a.m. this morning. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Department, the suspect vehicle pulled over another vehicle in Yorkville. The suspect […]
Double-digit improvement registered in several areas By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington Area School District students bounced back from a subpar performance on state standardized tests last school year to show nearly across-the-board improvement on tests taken earlier this school year. Figures released Monday by the Wisconsin Department of […]
Haylofters tackle drama of jury deliberations By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer It’s the hottest day of the summer. Twelve men, tasked with deciding the fate of a young man in a murder case, sit in a jury room. One votes “not guilty.” And so goes the award-winning play, “12 Angry […]
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington area officials were ready for the worst last week as local rivers rushed their banks and threatened record flooding. But as sandbags were filled and an emergency declared Thursday, the predicted steady downpour instead showed up as nothing more than an annoying […]
Professional musician Tom Meredith performs with the Burlington High School Jazz Band Monday during the school district’s Jazz Fest. Meredith served as a guest clinician and performer for the day, working with local music students during rehearsals and then performing alongside them during the evening concert. As a freelance musician […]
Cody Jensen does anything but blend in with surroundings wearing a camouflage print tuxedo as he escorts Ashley Reesman during the grand march at Burlington High School’s Junior Prom Saturday. Following the promenade students rode trolleys to Veterans Terrace where they enjoyed dinner and dancing. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
By Maureen Vander Sanden Contributor Textbooks are taking a back seat to technology in the Washington-Caldwell School District in Tichigan, where middle school students are now relaying on iPads as a primary learning device. The school’s iPad program was fully implemented at the start of the current academic year in […]
Local man lends his skills to African mission By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Sometimes, you just feel the need to make a change in your life. That’s what’s happened with 29-year-old Mike Skiles. A graduate of Madison Media Institute with a degree in digital art and animation, Skiles worked for […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Something familiar has gone missing from Waterford for the last few months, and Steve Denman is searching for help in getting it back in place. An historic cannon that sat for years off First Street and River Road by Whitford Park has been removed with the […]
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