A preliminary hearing was set in Racine County Circuit Court July 18 for an Illinois man accused of knowingly writing a bogus check to purchase a car at the Lynch GM Superstore in Burlington three years ago. The hearing was expected to determine whether there was probable cause to send […]
Sports & Other News
Move on with Move Out
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Does this sound familiar? “If you exercised more, then you’d feel better.” “If I felt better, then I’d exercise more.” Frank Konieska is out to give a little nudge to people stuck in the middle with that kind of mindset. Konieska, the vice president of […]
Church voice and piano concert features Union Grove graduate
Timothy G. Ruff Welch, formerly of Raymond, will perform in a voice and piano concert being held Thursday, July 26, at 7 p.m., at Bethania Lutheran Church, 4120 Wright Ave, Racine. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the church’s “Thread by Thread” clothing ministry. Welch, who now lives in […]
Two charged with sexual assault in Waterford
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Two Waterford men are each charged with felony second-degree sexual assault, as a party to a crime, after allegedly taking home a woman they met in a local bar and forcing sexual contact on her. According to the criminal complaint filed July 3 in Racine County […]
Revised school budget approved
But board member questions why other adjustments aren’t made now By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer A revised, likely no-tax-increase Burlington Area School District budget passed as expected Monday night, but not without some discussion about what should be finalized – and what’s still up in the air. The School […]
Grant keeps study within budget
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to continue studying possible eco-system restorative efforts on Tichigan Lake and the Fox River will continue, following the recent securement of a substantial grant. In mid-June, the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission announced its intent to provide a $59,040 grant to the Waterford Waterway Management […]
Heroin buy delivers overdose, charges
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Quick action taken by passersby aided a young man from Muskego who overdosed July 10 on heroin purchased earlier that afternoon in downtown Waterford. Charged with felony possession of narcotic drugs in the incident are Nicholas M. Diels, 19, who overdosed; Darren J. Gauthier, 21; and […]
Memory Ride, Street Dance are Saturday
Lions Club gears up for the cause By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Each year, the Burlington Lions Club holds an annual summer fundraiser. For years, it used to be the chicken barbecue, but over the last several years, new ideas have been tried. For 2012, it will be the second […]
Just a few of my country-lovin’ friends
The annual Country Thunder festival returned to the Twin Lakes festival grounds last weekend, with performances and activities running through Sunday night. This year’s event was sold out.
From Out In Right Field: Drugs, drugs, drugs – will sports ever be clean?
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor As we wind down to the start of the London Olympics – and work our way through the Tour de France – two rather prominent athletes are in the news. First, U.S. women’s soccer goalie Hope Solo made the news for receiving a […]