By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Town Board is considering a change in public health service providers and has been researching options available to them. Town Chairman Bob Langmesser has expressed dissatisfaction with the current health services provider, Western Racine County Health Department, on numerous occasions in the past […]
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Driver to face charges in Waterford hit-and-run
Boy is seriously injured by suspected drunken driver A 13-year-old Waterford boy suffered serious injuries Saturday night when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office is seeking charges of operating while intoxicated causing injury, hit and run causing injury and […]
Move to exclude spouses from committees fails
School Board panel struggles to address perceived conflicts By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer After a public and heated discussion a month ago about just who should serve as citizen representatives on the Burlington Area School District various School Board committees, it seemed only a matter of time before the district […]
Sunday night football looked like ‘Zombieland’
I’m not entirely sure what the problem was Sunday night for the Green Bay Packers. Maybe the team had too much turkey on Thanksgiving. Maybe New York was just giving off bad vibes. Or, maybe the Packers decided to emulate a popular television show that was on at […]
Learning curve critical for UG girls basketball
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Girls on this year’s Union Grove High School girls basketball team have some big shoes to fill. After all, the Broncos lost their top four scorers on last year’s squad – a total of over 33 points per game – to graduation. Last season, Union […]
Broncos even record at 2-2 with win over Racine Lutheran
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A 50-40 win Tuesday over Racine Lutheran at home evened the Union Grove High School boys basketball teams season record at 2-2. It also broke a mini two-game losing streak. Racine Lutheran jumped out to a 14-10 lead after one period, largely on the strength […]
Wolverines drop pair of games to Indians
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It was not a good night Tuesday in Mukwonago for the Waterford Union High School boys and girls basketball teams. The Wolverines played a girls/boys doubleheader versus the Indians and dropped both contests. The girls went first and dropped a 60-46 decision to Mukwonago, and […]
Wolverine gymnastics team nearly doubles
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With their leading gymnast from last season no longer at Waterford High School due to a move, the Wolverine gymnastics squad will have to look elsewhere for its leading scorers. Still, the team has 17 gymnasts out for the team – nearly doubling the number […]
New season will be learning curve for Lady ’Toppers
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent For Catholic Central High School girls basketball coach Jeff Behrens, the 2012-13 season will be a work in progress. “We’re a very young team with just three returning lettermen, so I expect that we’ll struggle early in the season,” said Behrens. “But I’ve seen a […]
Young Hilltoppers hope to make strides forward
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent It’s a young Catholic Central High School boys basketball team this year – and head coach Eric Henderson expects that to be a little bit of a problem early on. “Honestly, we’ll take a few lumps early as the season starts out, but I believe […]