A 21-year-old Kansasville woman is charged with mayhem as an act of domestic abuse after allegedly biting off her sister’s left nipple during a fight around midnight July 28 at a Washington Avenue residence in Kansasville. Wisconsin statutes define mayhem as the intentional infliction of great bodily harm, dismembering or […]
Month: August 2013
Big things are happening
Church’s annual VBS is set for Aug. 5-8 By Linnea Langusch Summer Intern An eight-foot tall toolbox towers in the lobby overseeing the setup of an annual event in Waterford that attracts nearly 250 kids each night it is running. The annual Vacation Bible School at Community United Methodist Church, […]
All-Star cousins to join forces on college team
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In March of this year, Burlington residents Ty Dennis and Cal Kempken were doing what future college roommates do – complete housing assignments and figuring out how to live together in a college dorm room. The two, third cousins, are both attending the University of […]
A blast from the past
Mad Fact rises again for annual Markstock fundraiser By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Somewhere, Micki Gebel still has the article a local newspaper did in the 1970s on the band known as “Mad Fact.” The group started with Mark, David, Mike and Micki Anderson, along with two other members in […]
THERESA M. SMITH
Theresa M. Smith, 105, Minneapolis, formerly of Waterford, died July 29, 2013, after waiting patiently for 51 years to be reunited with her beloved and loving husband, Orrin L. Smith, Sr. From the moment that she lost Orrin, Sr. in April 1962, she devoted herself to giving care to many […]
Donor registration drive set for Saturday
A bone marrow donor registration drive is being held from 2 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Waterford Village Hall, 123 N. River St. The drive is part of an Eagle Scout Service Project for Patrick W. Goldammer, 12, Waterford. Goldammer decided to hold the drive after his […]
Blue Devils win in a blowout
Team has won four straight as it makes playoff push The Southern Lakes Blue Devils cruised to their fourth consecutive win in lopsided fashion last Saturday, blowing out the fledgling Rockford Raptors, 71-0, in a game played at Westosha Central High School. Rockford, in it’s first season of league play, […]
City scrambles for a temporary fix for train horn noise
Officials not content to simply wait up to 18 months for quad gates By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief With each horn-blaring train that passes through the heart of Burlington, city officials become more determined to quell the noise. However, with each move the city makes in an attempt to […]