Longtime station will focus on service, towing after shutting off pumps By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Tuesday will officially be remembered as the day the gas pumps ran dry at Merten’s service station in Burlington. The station, at 389 Milwaukee Ave., has been pumping gasoline since 1959. “That’s when […]
Year: 2017
Burlington swimming wins Racine Invite
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Co-op girls high school swim team enjoyed a win fueled by the squad’s depth Oct. 21 in the Racine Invitational at Racine Case High School. The Demons won the team title by more than 60 points despite not winning a single […]
WAYNE A. KOEPKE
Wayne A. Koepke, 85, of Union Grove, passed away Oct. 24, 2017. He was born February 26, 1932 to Franklin and Irma (nee Pelchen) Koepke in Cold Spring. He was a proud Navy Veteran who served in Norfolk, Va., during the Korean War from 1951 to 1955. Wayne married […]
DENNIS GEORGE ACKER
Dennis George Acker, age 65, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday Oct. 25, 2017. Dennis was born Oct. 16, 1952, to the late Ivan and Joanne (nee. Peplinski) Acker. After graduating from Waterford High School, Dennis worked as a telecommunications technician for 42 years […]
JANE E. McCOURT
Jane E. McCourt, 92, of Burlington, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Waterford Senior Living. She was born in Kansasville, on Aug. 4, 1925, to Lawrence and Florence (nee Reuschlein) Daniels. She spent her early life in Kansasville where she attended grade school […]
Waterford’s Radobicky, Butscher advance to state cross country
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Kelsey Radobicky set a school record and Josh Butscher ran one of the best races witnessed by his coach. The Waterford Union High School boys and girls cross country teams enjoyed quite the day Oct. 21 in a WIAA Division […]
Pumpkin pie in the face
Jessica Schnick works on her pie with no hands during the pie-eating contest at the Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival at the Racine County Fairgrounds on Sunday. The event was part of the Great Pumpkin Chuckin’ Fest, sponsored by the Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by Toni Schneider)
Bielinski plans for Buena Park Road residential development on hold
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In the hopes of making as informed a decision as possible, Village of Waterford officials this week hit the pause button on a planned residential development near the intersection of highways 83 and 20. In recent months, residential developer Bielinski Homes has approached the village with […]
Union Grove man charged in bar brawl
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 2 for a Union Grove man charged with beating two people in a “mob-mentality” fight outside a Racine bar in September. Marshawn J. Thurman, 27, was charged Oct. 23 in Racine County Circuit Court with two counts of substantial battery as a party […]
County officials answer questions about Foxconn at local meeting
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer At least 125 people, including some local officials, learned more about Foxconn Technology Group’s plans to construct a 20-million square foot LCD screen manufacturing plant in the Village of Mount Pleasant during a meeting Tuesday at the Veterans Terrace in Burlington. Racine County and Racine […]