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Friday, February 28, 2025
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It feels so good to finally get that first win. Just ask Catholic Central head coach Tom Aldrich. The longtime Toppers maestro said Oct. 9 it felt good to finally get a win after the Toppers dropped their first two games of this pandemic-shortened season. […]
WUHS shifts to hybrid model; football games ‘postponed’ By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Due to a high risk of community transmissions, and Waterford Union High School being identified as having an outbreak in Western Racine County, the school was forced to move to a hybrid model Monday, Oct. 12. The shift […]
The Three Harbors Council of the Boy Scouts of America will host a Haunted Woods Walk the next two weekends at Camp OH-DA-KO-TA in Burlington. The Haunted Woods Walk is a mile-long guided tour that will take approximately 40 minutes to complete. There are stairs, hills and some uneven […]
Officials say project will be a boon for area A proposed $500,000 investment by Racine County would, if approved, provide the push needed to extend the White River Recreational Trail 11 miles to the east and further spur the development of a regional trail network dubbed the Route of the […]
County surpasses 100 COVID-19 deaths as officials sound alarm By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Racine County’s surge in COVID-19 cases hasn’t stopped as Wisconsin continued to set all-time records in hospitalizations and new confirmed coronavirus cases during a recent seven-day period. County health officials, who reported more than […]
Racine County reached a sad milestone this week as it recorded its 100th death due to COVID-19. Two-thirds of that number is made up of Western Racine County residents. The news comes as the area – and the state as a whole – is seeing a surge in the […]
Investigation reveals 10 students responsible By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Racially motivated vandalism soiled Burlington Area School District grounds for a second time late last month and the Burlington Police Department has apprehended at least 10 minors involved in both incidents. On Sept. 30, nearly two weeks after the first incident […]
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Burlington native Alex Hanesakda, owner of Racine’s SapSap Lao cuisine, and star chef Tory Miller joined forces Oct. 3 at The Coffee House on Chestnut and Pine streets for a pop-up food event. Miller, raised in Racine, won the 2012 James Beard Award for […]
A woman described by her alleged victim as a prostitute and drug user has been charged with theft and bail jumping following a June incident in the Town of Norway. Tasha Jacobsen, 41, of Milwaukee, is charged in Racine County circuit court with identity theft for financial gain, theft […]
One of a trio of men charged with brutally attacking a man allegedly over his relationship with a woman appeared in court last week to face criminal charges for his role in the incident. Thomas Sobbe, 18, of Burlington, was charged July 13 with substantial battery-intending bodily harm, second-degree recklessly […]
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