By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a year’s worth of legal proceedings that ended in a no contest plea for the owner of a local tattoo parlor, Burlington Mayor Bob Miller is on the record opposing attempts to reopen Fat Daddyz Tats in the city. A letter penned by the mayor […]
Sports & Other News
Enjoy the game!
Beth Reetz (left) and Ellen Burling staff the welcome table at last weekend’s Football Frenzy, an annual benefit for the Burlington Gridiron Club. While the Wisconsin Badgers may have lost the game to Alabama, the event seemed to draw in a happy crowd. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Remembering 9/11
City of Burlington firefighter John McCourt unfurls the American flag from the top of a ladder truck high above Don Dalton Stadium at Burlington High School Friday night. Local emergency service providers – from police to firefighters and rescue personnel – encircled the stadium for a solemn, yet stirring, remembrance […]
High school levy approved
By David Fidlin Correspondent While it is subject to further refinement as more pieces of information are assembled, residents living within the Waterford Union High School district backed a plan to levy $7.78 million in taxes for the 2015-16 school year. The levy was one of several items of business […]
Toy run cycle ride eclipses two decades
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Ronda Lemons, the secretary of the Tri-County Riders, is excited about Sunday – and the 21st annual Toy Run. A fundraiser for Love Inc. in Burlington, the Toy Run draws hundreds of motorcycle riders every year to six different routes over southeast Wisconsin. The ride starts […]
Waterford’s revenge tour rolls through Burlington
McCormick’s acrobatic catches seal the deal By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor On Friday night against Burlington, Waterford senior wide receiver Johnny McCormick showed why he’s the top-ranked player at his position according to the Wissports.net Class of 2016 rankings. His 107 yards and two touchdowns, including a late back-breaker, […]
Waterford football outlasts Wilmot in OT
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Linebackers David Bansemer and Nick Salazar helped put the perfect exclamation point on the Waterford Union High School football team’s 24-17 overtime victory Sept. 4 at home against Southern Lakes Conference foe Wilmot. Bansemer and Salazar stopped Wilmot’s ball carrier on the Wolverines’ three-yard […]
WEEK 4 PREDICTIONS: Burlington-Waterford, Union Grove-Delavan both must-see games
SLC title picture will become much more clear tonight Just when you were getting sick and tired of me hyping meaningless, beginning-of-the-season, non-suspenseful summer football, you’ll be pleased to know I’m just getting started. While Burlington’s 28-27 loss to Lake Geneva Badger last week and Waterford’s stunning 21-14 […]
Klug enjoys career night in wake of grandfather’s death
Lake Geneva Badger 28, Burlington 27 Demons suffer first loss after late TD, interception By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The loss of a loved one is never easy. So when Nick Klug’s grandfather, Conrad Chaffee, passed away early Friday morning, Klug knew it wouldn’t be easy to concentrate […]
Catholic Central football too good for its own good?
Catholic Central 49, Shoreland Lutheran 30 Toppers work out first-half kinks with huge second half By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Burlington Catholic Central head coach Tom Aldrich told his players what just about every high school football player wants to hear at the end of a stressful, grueling […]
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