Spectators enjoy a sunny spring day Saturday as the Catholic Central baseball team hosted three other squads for a baseball tripleheader. (Jennifer Eisenbart photo)
Sports & Other News
Man arrested after roommate calls police to report drug deal
A City of Burlington man is facing felony and misdemeanor drug charges after his new roommate called the cops to complain April 5 that a drug deal was going down in her home. Lawrence Otto, 20, is facing a Class I felony charge of possession of narcotic drugs, second offense, […]
Yo-yo champ spins to win – and just for fun
Joey Greenamyer, 13, owns more than a dozen different styles and types of yo-yos. And if that sounds way more than a kid needs to pull off something like a common walk-the-dog trick that is correct. Since first picking up a yo-yo at age six, Greenamyer has become […]
In concert
Karcher Middle School student Kassie Herolt plays the flute at the Burlington Area School District’s Jazz Concert April 2 at Burlington High School. (Ed Nadolski photo)
School Board sends out layoff notices
Seniority no longer a deciding factor in which teachers go By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When the Burlington Area School District issued layoff notices in 2009, there was an uproar over the possible cut of Project-Based Learning at Karcher Middle School – because teacher Cyndi Smith was low on the […]
Students of the Month
Kansasville Grade School students of the month for March include Kylee Skalecki (from left), Mackenzie Wienke, Ried Merrill, Ella Obieglo, Hannah Simonson and Anna Kaminski.
Thinking critically while working with sweeping technology
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With sweeping technological changes in recent years, it’s no secret that today’s students are some of the savviest when it comes to using all the new gizmos and gadgets that have been introduced. School officials representing schools from around the area gathered recently to discuss the […]
Transferring police services to county help town stay under budget
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer If the Town of Burlington annual meeting is supposed to be an exercise in old-fashioned, hands-on democracy, then the two people who showed up for Tuesday’s annual meeting had a leg up on everyone else. That said, not much has changed from 2010 to 2011 […]
Chicago attorney leaves behind legacy on Geneva Lake
William O. Petersen spent years fighting to preserve family’s Black Point Estate By Maureen Vander Sanden Staff Writer Since it opened to the public in 2007, more than 29,000 passed through the doors of the Black Point Estate, one of the Midwest’s most well-preserved, Queen Anne-style homes dating back […]
Waterford FFA alumni affiliate wins website award
The Waterford FFA alumni affiliate has been selected as a state winner, placing gold in the Wisconsin FFA alumni website award contest. The award was recently presented at the 32nd state convention in Janesville. The contest is designed to evaluate the local affiliate’s communication ability through the Internet. Scoring is […]
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