By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Led by two top-eight finishes from David Jones, the Burlington/Waterford Co-op boys swimming team finished ninth in the 12-team Rocket Invite held at South Milwaukee High School Saturday. Overall, the Demon boys tallied 114 points in the event won by Muskego with 488 points. “I […]
Sports & Other News
Lady ’Toppers pick up first victory
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School girls basketball team opened the new year with a solid performance Friday night, winning its first game of the season by defeating Faith Christian 61-26. The non-conference game, played in Burlington, snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Lady ’Toppers […]
Standouts for the week of Jan. 13, 2013
Male Athlete of the Week Chris Benavides, Waterford Union High School boys basketball: Benavides proved to be a critical part in the Wolverines’ 52-44 win over Elkhorn last week. The senior scored a game-high 20 points – two ahead of Elkhorn standout Drew Bryson – in helping the Wolverines pull […]
Cold weather blast predicted for area
AccuWeather reports beginning the middle of January, waves of frigid air will be moving southward across North America from the North Pole. Much of the nation experienced higher-than-average temperatures and lower heating bills so far during the cold weather season, with the exception of some bouts the past couple of […]
A new job for the new year
Norway welcomes new municipal clerk The New Year brought a new town clerk to the Town of Norway. Senta Hall was sworn in as the new town clerk on Monday, Jan. 7, by Jean Jacobson, chairperson of the Town of Norway. She succeeds Camille Cohen, the former Norway town clerk, […]
Fifth drunk driving offense charged
A four-time convicted drunken driver is facing a fifth operating while intoxicated charge after he was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car with the engine revving Monday in the Town of Raymond. Joseph H. Diem, 54, of Burlington, was charged Tuesday with OWI fifth or sixth offense, […]
It’s showtime!
Show choir event to storm BHS stage Saturday By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the last two years, it’s been a bit of trial and error for those running the Chocolate City Showcase – a competition of top show choirs in the state. The inaugural year, initial problems with the […]
Mayor says he’s ‘in turmoil’ over hospital issue
He has been in contact with competing health care providers By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Mayor Bob Miller admitted Tuesday that he’s lost sleep recently over Aurora Health Care’s decision to stop delivering babies at the local hospital. He worries about the future of health care in his community […]
Bronco boys fall to Wilmot
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A first quarter in which the Union Grove High School boys basketball team struggled to put the ball in the net on their home court, led to a 16-6 deficit that that Bronco boys were unable to overcome in a 57-41 loss to Wilmot Jan. […]
Aurora official feels the heat over birthing center decision
Rotary Club members urge Aurora to continue providing the service in Burlington By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Vicki Lewis, president of Aurora Health Care’s hospitals in Burlington and Elkhorn, stood before members of the Burlington Rotary Club Monday and took the heat for the health care provider’s recent […]