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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
How overuse of painkillers becomes a heroin crisis By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Aurora Health Care Dr. Lance Longo first came to Wisconsin to practice in 1996, opiates and heroin were issues for the east coast – not for Wisconsin. “Wisconsin was still the land of beer and cheese,” […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Darin Tiedt has been described as many things. A loving husband, a terrific father, a dedicated wrestler (and wrestling coach) and the kind of person you want around when the going gets tough. “He always keeps things light,” said friend and fellow wrestler Kevin Bird. The […]
By Mike Moore Sports Correspondent After a 1 ½-hour rain delay, the Burlington track and field program made a splash at the WIAA Division 1 regional meet on Tuesday. Both teams brought home an individual regional champion from the competition in Lake Geneva. Cody Mather won the pole vault […]
Heroin creates addicts, destroys communities Heroin use is seen as a problem for other people’s families, not a problem close to home – until proven otherwise. By then, it’s too late to start talking prevention. “Most people don’t know what’s going on right under their nose,” said Waterford Town Police […]
Prosecutor’s personal story illustrates heroin’s devastation By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Nick was your typical Racine County teenager. He played sports and got respectable grades in high school. During the summer he displayed a joyous, sometimes reckless, abandon as a member of the Browns Lake Aquaducks water ski show […]
Here is a primer on how to recognize modern-day heroin and what it does to users from the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s heroin education campaign, theflyeffect.com. WHAT IS HEROIN? Heroin (also called boy, white, cheeva, brown sugar, H, Juan and tar) is an illegal and highly addictive drug that can […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Using the 2012-13 salary schedule as a base, the Burlington Area School District and the Burlington Education Association – the teacher’s union – exchanged opening proposals Wednesday night to open wage negotiations for the current school year. As has been the case in recent years, the […]
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford High School boys’ golf team is playing as it should if the program desires a second straight appearance at state. The Wolverines are regional champions for the second season in a row after winning the WIAA Division 1 Waukesha South Regional Tournament […]
ChocolateFest enjoys strong run on wings of good weather By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With temperatures in the 80s for most of the holiday weekend and no rain until Monday afternoon, Burlington’s ChocolateFest enjoyed what festival president Bil Scherrer is calling its best-ever Memorial Day weekend. “Pam Wanasek put it best,” […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent Catholic Central pitcher Mackenzie Kyle had a game to remember Wednesday in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal in Burlington. Kyle fired a no-hitter against visiting Lake Country Lutheran, striking out nine and walking none. The hurler was a […]
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