By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington High School boys golf team is advancing through the postseason, and a newcomer is leading the charge. The Demons won the WIAA Division 1 Beloit Memorial Regional Tournament Tuesday with a team score of 323. Burlington Freshman Justin Meseberg shot a 74 […]
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The slippery slope
How overuse of painkillers becomes a heroin crisis By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Aurora Health Care Dr. Lance Longo first came to Wisconsin to practice in 1996, opiates and heroin were issues for the east coast – not for Wisconsin. “Wisconsin was still the land of beer and cheese,” […]
It respects no boundaries
Prosecutor’s personal story illustrates heroin’s devastation By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Nick was your typical Racine County teenager. He played sports and got respectable grades in high school. During the summer he displayed a joyous, sometimes reckless, abandon as a member of the Browns Lake Aquaducks water ski show […]
Recalling sacrifice
A man snaps a picture of a name on one of the crosses displayed at the foot of the Veterans Memorial in Echo Lake Park following Memorial Day ceremonies in Burlington Monday. The display includes 1,670 crosses – each representing a deceased military veteran from the Burlington area. The number […]
Mining for … chocolate?
Kimberly Lopez (left) peers out from behind safety goggles while mining for gems at the ChocoDig pit at ChocolateFest with the help of Steven Blahnik. Click here for a link to an album of ChocolateFest photos. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Five-run fifth lifts Burlington over Waterford in playoff opener
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington and Waterford softball teams split their head-to-head matchup during the regular season. For the first four innings of their WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal Tuesday in Burlington, the teams were neck-and-neck in a 1-1 deadlock. But in the bottom of the […]
Burlington grad helps lift UW-Whitewater baseball to national title
Friend named to all-tournament team By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater may have to change the name of its mascot from Warhawks to National Champs. With a 7-0 victory over Emory University Tuesday afternoon at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, the Warhawk baseball team won its […]
What a world!
Chocolate sculptor Dave Andrews of Wauwatosa puts the finishing touches on his creation, dubbed “What a World” at Burlington’s ChocolateFest Sunday. The sculpture captures the Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz” as she’s melting and uttering her signature statement. The festival continues through Memorial Day. (Photo […]
Put your hands in the air
It was time to enjoy the sunshine – and a few thrill rides – for many at ChocolateFest Saturday. The weather reached temperatures in the 80s over the weekend. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Prom featured ‘An Evening under the Stars’
By Erin Dalton Contributor Waterford High School students enjoyed “An Evening Under the Stars,” when the junior class held prom on May 17. The gym was decorated in lavenders, blues and silver colors, with twinkling lights and silver stars everywhere people looked. After the Grand March, where the king (junior […]