Updated 5 a.m. Wednesday: Once all the ballots were counted, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, walked away from Tuesday’ election with a victory over Democrat Andy Mitchell by more than 8,000 votes in the 63rd Assembly District, which includes the western two-thirds of Racine County. The final tally was 18,771 […]
Sports & Other News
Burlington volleyball falls in state championship
Demons finish 39-10, enjoy strong state run By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GREEN BAY – After two nights featuring a dramatic comeback victory and a dominant four-set win, the Burlington girls volleyball team ran into a buzz saw in the WIAA Division 1 state championship game Saturday evening. Neenah seemed […]
BASD Board focuses on Karcher options
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the new year looming and a decision to be made, the Burlington Area School District School Board narrowed its options on referendum possibilities to three, plus an Option A. The board accepted three plans that allow the district to decide what to do with Karcher […]
Burlington volleyball will battle for first state title since 2012
WIAA Division 1 state championship: Burlington (39-9) vs. Neenah (44-4), 4:30, Saturday By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GREEN BAY – The Burlington girls volleyball squad’s momentum from a thrilling comeback victory Thursday night kept rolling Friday in a WIAA Division 1 state semifinal. One day after storming back from a […]
Lake Geneva Badger manhandles Middleton, advances to 2nd straight sectional final
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The soupy, soggy November turf. The power running game. The throwback goal posts. It all represents the best of Lake Geneva Badger football. Friday night, the Badgers had it all on display against Middleton. The Badgers ran the ball 46 times for 291 yards […]
CATHE’s Big Bash to get all quizzical
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Entering its fourth year, the CATHE Center’s annual fundraiser, the Big Bash, has certainly found its niche. Last year, the event – the main annual fundraiser for programing at the center and its attached House of Healing – generated $40,000. “I think we have a great […]
Summit takes aim at heroin’s scourge
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As attendees made their way into the Racine County Heroin Summit Oct. 26 at Union Grove Union High School, they were greeted with stories of loss. The videos, taken from TheFlyEffect.com, shared the stories of parents whose children had stolen from them and from friends and […]
Behold the spectacle!
Youth of all ages – and their parents – turned out for a gorgeous day Saturday and Spooky City in Burlington. The costume parade went down Pine Street, where those youngsters met people taking a hayride. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
BREAKING: Furious comeback catapults Burlington volleyball to state semifinal
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GREEN BAY – There will be a new girls volleyball state champion this season in Division 1. Burlington made sure of that by knocking off two-time defending state champ Divine Savior Holy Angels in dramatic fashion Thursday evening at the Resch Center in a WIAA […]
Pool referendum tops city’s ballot
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As next week’s general election inches closer, City of Burlington Alderman Jon Schultz jokingly painted a picture of what the polls in Burlington could be like. “I have no idea what will happen with the pool,” Schultz said Tuesday night, laughing a little while harkening back […]
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