Prior to the two Bush Administrations, the Middle East was for the most part quiet and relatively peaceful. Iran and Iraq would occasionally feud, but their power was in balance. After Bush senior attacked Iraq, situations changed, and after Bush junior went to war with Iraq, the balance of power […]
Sports & Other News
Election – 63rd District: Opposite ends of the spectrum
Vos, Albrecht offer clear choice for voters in 63rd District By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer There has been no shortage of vitriol when it comes to political races in Wisconsin – not in the last two years. So, with incumbent Robin Vos running on the Republican ticket and Kelley Albrecht […]
School District Board salaries get trimmed to nothing
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Members of the Waterford Graded School District Board of Education will not receive any compensation for the next 12 months, following action taken Monday night by residents. Board salaries were just one of several issues taken up at the district’s Oct. 22 annual meeting. Each of […]
A dog tale that’s anything but great
Six neglected Great Danes rescued in Lyons; dogs put stress on local shelter By Alexandrea Dahlstrom Staff Writer Six emaciated Great Danes were rescued by officials of the Lakeland Animal Shelter on Sept. 22. According to shelter officials, the dogs were found running at large on Sheridan Springs Road in […]
Defending state champions headed back to state
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington and Catholic Central High School girls’ volleyball teams are headed back to state. BHS beat Westosha Central 25-17, 25-17, 25-10 for the WIAA Division 1 Elkhorn sectional title Saturday night. The Demons trailed in each of the first two games, but stayed solid […]
WGSD budget up by 2 percent for 2012-13
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent More than two dozen residents attending the Waterford Graded School District’s annual meeting Monday night favored a proposed 2012-13 budget calling for a 2.03 percent increase to the property tax levy. Superintendent Chris Joch outlined highlights of the budget during the Oct. 22 annual meeting – […]
Crash landing
Small plane makes a slick landing on the Interstate By Patricia Bogumil Editor A twin-engine 1968 Beecher aircraft crashed on the Interstate near the Highway 20 exit in Racine Monday night while trying to land at the South Sylvania airport in the Town of Yorkville. At the scene, the male […]
A family for Africa
Locals to give up comfortable Wisconsin home to help in Swaziland By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The statistics are sobering. In Africa, a child dies every three seconds of hunger or malnutrition. Every 14 seconds, a child is orphaned because of AIDS. There are 200,000 orphans in Swaziland – a […]
Demons bounced out of WIAA football playoffs
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR In the end Friday night, the Burlington High School football team just didn’t have an answer for Watertown quarterback Tarek Yaeggi. Yaeggi completed 21 of 30 passes for 293 yards and five touchdowns in Friday’s WIAA Division 2 Level One playoff game, as the Goslings […]
Driver in critical condition after early morning crash
A 30-year-old Elkhorn man is in critical condition at Froedtert Memorial Hospital after an early morning car crash in Waterford township. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene on High Drive near Honey Creek Road around 12:30 a.m. When deputies […]