By Patricia Bogumil Editor A recount of votes cast in the April 2 election for the Trustee No. 3 position on the Union Grove Village Board confirms newcomer Adam Graf narrowly besting incumbent Ronald Bogard. The official recount tally is Graf, 300 votes; Bogard, 328, according to Jill Kopp, the […]
Sports & Other News
Well repairs encounter snags
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to bring a malfunctioning well into working order in the Village of Waterford continue as warmer temperatures start making their return. Director of Public Works Jeff Dolezal this week provided an update on Well No. 1, which is located on the Village Hall grounds at […]
Wolverine golfers kick season off with wins
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their first action this season, the Waterford High School boys golf team performed admirably. The team won its own Wolverine Classic held at Rivermoor Golf Club April 12. Waterford bested all eight teams, carding a team score of 162 over nine holes. Burlington was […]
Wolverines drop one to Elkhorn, lead in second
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After seeing five of its first seven games rescheduled due to weather, the Waterford High School baseball team got back into action Tuesday when it hosted Elkhorn in a doubleheader. The Wolverines lost the first game 4-2, but came back to take a 5-1 lead […]
Burlington girls soccer team falls in overtime to Indian Trail
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their opening game of the season (after three postponements and cancellations), the Burlington High School girls soccer team dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to Indian Trail Academy in Kenosha Thursday. Indian Trail took a 1-0 lead 15 minutes into the game and led 1-0 […]
He’s got the whole world on his mind
Karcher Middle School eighth-grader Dominick DeRosier is one of two local students to participate in the Wisconsin National Geographic Bee earlier this month. The other, Connor Raboine, is an eighth grader at St. Charles School. Both boys qualified by winning their school geography bees and then taking a written test […]
Water level predicted to rise through Friday
The Fox River in Burlington was nearly two feet over flood stage at 12.8 feet early Friday morning and is expected to rise above 13 feet before subsiding, according to the National Weather Service office in Sullivan. Burlington’s Riverside Park (above) is submerged and water has encroach upon Maryland Avenue, […]
Back from the brink
Five years after rare illness almost killed her, Sophie Branen will tell her story to Hope Walk audience By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Sometimes, it can be terrifyingly easy to lose hope. And sometimes, a simple gesture by a complete stranger can restore it. In 2008, then-14-year-old Sophie Branen was […]
Village of Waterford declares a flood emergency
A flood warning has been issued for the Fox River due to rising water levels and the Village of Waterford has declared a flood emergency. Village property owners may pick up filled sandbags at the Village of Waterford Public Works building at 801 Ela Avenue at any time on a […]
DOT will close section of Highway 50 Friday due to flooding
Due to encroaching floodwaters from the Fox River, state transportation officials will close Highway 50 in western Kenosha County early Friday morning. The highway will be closed from Highway 83 on the west to Highway 75 on the east, according to officials with the state Department of Transportation officials. Drivers […]
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