By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington Combined gymnastics team may still be trying to figure out which pieces go where, but on Saturday, those pieces fit together pretty well. Taking three of the top four all-around positions and winning at least two medals on every event in winning the […]
Sports & Other News
Standouts for the Week of Dec. 14, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Jake Reetz, Burlington High School boys basketball: Reetz had perhaps the game of his career Saturday night in a 57-48 victory over Waterford at home. With the Waterford defense working to contain BHS’s most prolific scorer, Carson Biedrzycki, Reetz proved to be an outside threat, […]
Health insurance debate rises again
As election nears, teachers’ premium cost is a hot topic for BASD board By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the April School Board elections may still be months away, the first salvos in what will probably be a long fight were fired Monday night. Burlington Area School District School Board […]
A sausage sandwich
Burlington High School National Honor Society advisor Greg Zeman directs the Klements Racing Sausages on what to do during Saturday’s boys basketball game. The sausage race was held at halftime to raise money for United Way. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Area student dies in crash
Westosha Central teen was athlete, muscian Honor student Casey Petricek, of Kansasville, died Saturday of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash that occurred when she lost control of her car on a turn in the 23000 block of Highway 142, according to authorities. In addition to being an honor student […]
Kisses so sweet
Burlington couple marries in chocolate shop By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Doug Potter and Sheryl Woithon first met through an online dating service a year ago, neither was looking for a relationship. Potter, a man who had been working – slowly, but surely – to turn his life around, […]
Chase has a shocking end
Suspect Tasered after high-speed pursuit A suspected five-time drunken driver sped away from sheriff’s deputies in his car and on foot Sunday, but was eventually apprehended with the help of a Taser and charged with two felonies. Edward F. Point, 41, of Salem, is charged in Racine County Circuit Court […]
Remembering Terri Gray
By Julie Rossman Correspondent Terri Gray didn’t have a really long history with Union Grove. She grew up in Franklin and, until her sudden death Nov. 17, resided in Waterford. But in her four years as the Executive Director of the Union Grove area Chamber of Commerce, Terri developed a […]
Sanitary District budget up for a vote Dec. 12
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Included in the proposed 2013 budget for the Waterford Sanitary District are echoes of pledges made in this year’s contentious recall of the District’s former president, Bill Gerard, by its current president, Dan Dickinson. The WSD budget proposal will be presented at the Town Hall for […]
Gas prices continue to fall
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 4.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.32 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.34, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]
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