By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On Saturday, Feb. 20, Burlington High School senior Hegeman Tiedt gained a measure of redemption. One year after losing at sectionals, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound juggernaut needed less than three minutes to pin his opponent at the New Berlin West High School. Starting Thursday, Tiedt, teammate […]
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Cub Scout pancake breakfast set
The Cub Scouts of Pack 373 from Waller School are hosting their 21st annual pancake breakfast with a bake sale and silent auction on Sunday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to noon, at Cross Lutheran Church, 126 Chapel Terrace, Burlington. Funds raised from the pancake breakfast, bake sale, and silent […]
Inspiring others
Accepting awards at Friday night’s Wall of Inspiration ceremony at Burlington High School were (from left): Beth Holloway, Class of 1988; and Mary Alvarez and Bob Rubach, children of honoree Carl Rubach. Also honored were John Holzrichter and Florence Marguerite at the bi-annual ceremony, which recognizes BHS graduates who have […]
Lincoln stature restored in Burlington
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In spite of chilly temperatures and falling snow, a long-time Burlington fixture took up its familiar home Feb. 14. The city’s Abraham Lincoln statue, which had been pulled off its base in an act of vandalism Jan. 31, was put back in its place and welcomed […]
Drug user arrested during hotel incident
A former Waterford man who is now listed as homeless was charged this week for his second possession of heroin after an incident at a hotel in Waterford. Michael Torrey, 32, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Monday with possession of narcotic drugs, a felony and second offense, and […]
Town OKs new location for lake weed control
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With unanimous approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission last week, the Browns Lake Sanitary District is finally going to have a place to call home for its summer weed removal operations. The commission approved three items related to the site: a land-use waiver, a rezone […]
Five wrestling champions headline Waterford’s sectional qualifiers
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Eight Waterford Union High School wrestlers lived to grapple another day after finishing in fourth place or better Feb. 13 at a WIAA Division 1 Regional Tournament at Muskego High School. Those who advanced compete Saturday in a WIAA Division 1 Sectional Tournament at […]
Aurora facility on track for fall opening
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the new year came and went and 2015 ticked into 2016, the clock started running for Aurora Health Care and a planned new facility in Burlington. Now, as March approaches, Lisa Just, president of the Burlington/Walworth patient service market for Aurora Health Care, said […]
Catholic Central rolls Waterford for 7th straight victory
Heiligenthal tallies 27 and 13, Rueber runs the show By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Any time a school of 150 students travels to a hostile environment of a school with more than 1,000 students, the odds are stacked. On Tuesday night at Waterford Union High School, the Catholic Central […]
Fair or foul? Wrestler shouldn’t have been disqualified, needs the community’s support
Burlington senior Josh Bird mired in layered controversy surrounding match “I hit him open-hand.” “I hit him open-hand!” These weren’t the desperate pleas of a misinformed, emotionally charged teenager. They were the last-ditch efforts of an 18-year-old man who won a high school state wrestling championship with a lifeless, […]
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