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Sunday, March 9, 2025
Extreme weather takes its toll on specialty varieties at local orchard By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As you walk into the barn at Brightonwoods Orchard on highways 142 and B just south of Burlington, you can see the effect an early spring and dry summer has had on the apple […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With a lifetime best time of 15 minutes 48.02 seconds, Union Grove’s Madelyn Schwartz finished ninth overall among 170 runners at the Laser Relays held Saturday at Naga-Waukee Park in Hartland. “That was a 24-second personal record for her,” head coach Kyle Patoka said, adding […]
The Catholic Central High School football team trailed by a score at the half, and ended up losing by that margin at homecoming Friday night, 27-21 to Racine St. Catherine’s. The Hilltoppers drop to 2-4 overall and 2-2 in the Metro Classic Conference, while St. Cat’s remained undefeated. Waterford led […]
A Burlington area man is dead and another in critical condition Friday night after a piece of farming equipment tipped over on an area farm Friday afternoon. According to Catholic Central High School officials, Clayton Weis – who drove school buses for athletic events for the school – died Friday […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Competing against some tough teams at the Laser Relays Saturday at Naga-Waukee Park in Hartland, the Burlington High School boys and girls cross country teams finished ninth and 10th, respectively, among 12 teams in Division 1. “Earning medals, among top-notch competition, were Mickael Pauly and […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor With less than a quarter played in Friday night’s football game between Burlington and Delavan-Darien High Schools, the score was 21-0 in favor of BHS and rout looked in the offing. The Demons got their rout, but not before the Comets put a scare in […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Going into last week’s game at Westosha Central, Waterford head coach Adam Bakken was worried about the unique properties of the Falcon offense. As it turned out, the Wolverines had Westosha pretty well figured out. Waterford held the Falcons to just 112 yards of total […]
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent When two rivals meet up, records tend to mean nothing. That scenario played out Friday night in Somers, as Catholic Central pulled away for a 42-12 win over Shoreland Lutheran. CCHS improved to 2-3 overall, 2-1 in the Metro Classic Conference, while Shoreland dropped to […]
Racine County residents can turn in their unwanted prescription drugs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Dover Town Hall, 4110 S. Beaumont Ave., Kansasville. The Take Back drug collection is being held by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, Western Racine County Health Department and […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of scrutiny and discussion, the Waterford Village Board has approved a resolution on the façade and signage grant improvement program that has been under discussion in the downtown business Heritage District. The resolution, approved Aug. 27, points to a number of specific guidelines that […]
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