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Team makes school history By Jason Arndt Editor The Waterford Union High School softball team entered its season with a simple motto: “All In.” And the Wolverines have seemingly followed through. After cruising through a regional opener, the Wolverines carried positive vibes in the WIAA Division 1 tournament, which included […]
Waterford duo headed to Madison By Jason Arndt Editor Waterford Union High School seniors Megan Cornell and Taylor Gordon began playing soccer more than a decade ago. The senior duo also teamed up on the Wolverines soccer, where they have played a key role in transforming the program, said fifth-year […]
By Jason Arndt Editor Since a shutout loss to Delavan-Darien in late April, the Burlington High School girls soccer team has strung together strong performances, holding a nine-game unbeaten streak through Monday. In the nine-game span, the Demons have registered seven total shutouts, which concluded their regular season with an […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of deliberation, Union Grove officials are moving forward on the planned installation of a splash pad with votes tied to two key components of the project. At its most recent meeting May 22, the Village Board, on a 6-1 vote, officially accepted Racine County’s […]
By Jason Arndt Editor After stringing together 10 consecutive victories, the Burlington baseball team underwent some bumps within the last week, but bounced back with a much needed victory on Tuesday to close out the regular season. The Demons, one day removed from dropping a 7-0 decision to Kenosha Indian […]
Team makes school history By Jason Arndt Editor The Waterford Union High School softball team entered its season with a simple motto: “All In.” And the Wolverines have seemingly followed through. After cruising through a regional opener, the Wolverines carried positive vibes in the WIAA Division 1 tournament, which included […]
Waterford duo headed to Madison By Jason Arndt Editor Waterford Union High School seniors Megan Cornell and Taylor Gordon began playing soccer more than a decade ago. The senior duo also teamed up on the Wolverines soccer, where they have played a key role in transforming the program, said fifth-year […]
Sandra Mae Miller, 87, of Burlington passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at her home. Sandra was born on March 18, 1936 to Roy and Laura (nee Peterson) Smith. She graduated from Park High School. She was married to Albert Miller in 1956. They moved around together often before […]
Judith A. “Judy” Keck-Lang, 78, of Burlington, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday May 24, 2023, surrounded by her family. Judy was born June 12, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Roger and Frances (nee Williams) Keck, where she spent her childhood years. Judy lived in Libertyville, Illinois […]
Richard E. “Dick” Hockman, 87, of Burlington, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. Dick was born in Racine, on Oct. 11, 1935, to Julius and Agnes (nee Mueller) Hockman. His early life was spent in Burlington, where he graduated from Burlington […]
Dawn M. Smyre, 57, of Wheatland, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, at Aurora Medical Center in Burlington. Dawn was born in Fond du Lac on April 8, 1966, to Rodney and Julie (nee Lallier) Brajdic. Her early life was spent in Fond du Lac, and she graduated from […]
Wayne A. Madro, 66, of Milwaukee, peacefully passed away at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Wayne was born in Wauwatosa on March 18, 1957 to Walter and Charlotte (Yanke) Madro. He was raised in Burlington by his maternal grandmother, Pearl Yanke. He […]
Natalie M. DeGroot, age 3, of Kansasville, passed away peacefully in her parents arms at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee on May 25, 2023. Natalie was born on Oct. 15, 2019 to Kevin and Amanda DeGroot. She was beautiful, lively, funny and smart – just an extraordinary little girl! Even […]
Phyllis Bixler, 84, of Rochester and formerly of Waterford, passed away on May 27, 2023, at Holton Manor in Elkhorn. Phyllis was born on Nov. 16, 1938, to Dr. Thomas and Helen Dorrance. She married the love of her life, Paul Bixler, on Aug. 20, 1960, in Indiana. She […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Union High School’s ACT test scores continue gaining momentum, based on recently revealed results from the current school year. At a meeting May 22, Principal Dan Foster presented the School Board with an overview of the standardized test data for the 2022-23 school year and […]
