By Patricia Bogumil Editor Nearly 100 absentee ballots were still waiting to be returned after polls closed April 2, leaving many supporters of candidates James Graff and Daniel Jensen with their fingers crossed, waiting to see if Jensen’s 26-vote preliminary lead in the Waterford Union High School race would hold […]
Sports & Other News
BHS graduation rate leaps six points
School has emphasized career readiness along with college prep By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The four-year graduation rate at Burlington High School improved six percentage points last year, giving the school one of the best rates in the Southern Lakes Conference and putting it well above the state average. […]
Goodrich continues to pace area track girls
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A second-place finish by Cassy Goodrich and a fifth-place finish from Madelyn Schwartz led Union Grove to a 12th-place finish at the Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s State Indoor Championships held Saturday at UW-Whitewater. Goodrich was second in the 400-meter dash, turning in a time […]
Hilltopper baseball team will be young
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The 2012 season was a rare sub-.500 season for the Catholic Central High School baseball team. As a result, the tradition-rich CCHS program is anxious for the 2013 season to begin. “We’re excited to get going and see if we can plug the holes created […]
Demons hopeful with young squad
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Last year, the Burlington High School baseball team had considerable success. The Demons were 19-8, and reached the sectional final before losing to Kenosha Bradford, 5-4, at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. BHS graduated five seniors from that team, but returns eight players from last year. […]
Standouts for the week of April 12, 2013
Male Athlete of the Week Max Shenkenberg: Shekenberg had the best finish of Burlington athletes at the WTF Indoor State Championships at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Saturday. Shekenberg finished 16th in the triple jump, posting a best effort of 41 feet, one inch. Shekenberg was one of just six Burlington […]
Threat of dam failure closes section of Highway 75 in Kenosha County
Heavy rains in southeastern Wisconsin have created the potential for the Vern Wolf Lake Dam in Kenosha County to fail. As a precaution, State Highway 75 is closed between State Highway 142 and County Highway K and detours have been posted. The dam is in the Richard Bong State […]
Highway 164 construction updates
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Incoming Waterford Town Chairman Tom Hincz and Ken Hinz, who heads up the town’s Department of Public Works, are attending weekly meetings with state officials in charge of the Highway 164 reconstruction project now under way through Tichigan. Following are recent project updates Hincz provided: • […]
The re-making of a BLOCKBUSTER
BHS cast is custom fit for production of ‘Les Mis’ By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Burlington High School produced the musical “Les Miserables” in the spring of 2003, the show was so new – and so widely unknown to American audiences – that it took some added effort to […]
River water keeps rising
The Fox River has blown It’s banks at Riverside Park in Burlington Thursday. A flood watch remains in effect through Friday. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
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