The Muskego Police Department is asking the public to be on the look out for a missing elderly woman. Dolores Blake, 86, was last seen at her residence on Honeysuckle Circle in Muskego, by her husband at about 8 a.m. today. According to a press release from the Police Department, […]
Sports & Other News
Choco charity: Friday’s discounted entry will benefit local food pantry
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor About two to three months ago, the organizers of ChocolateFest came to Love Inc. Executive Director Bill Schoessling with an idea. “Bil (Scherrer) and Barb Lois sat down and wanted to talk to me,” Schoessling said. “We sat down and talked about what their vision was […]
Memorial Day Hymn Sing at Yorkville UMC on Sunday
A Hymn Sing, with stories, scriptures, backgrounds and illustrations of each hymn, in honor of Memorial Day and all who have served will be observed at Yorkville United Methodist Church on Sunday, May 25. Readers at the 8 a.m. service will be Ron Hansen, retired National Guard, and Krystle Henningfeld, […]
Living united
CCHS hires principal from Lake Geneva
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor There are many similarities between departing Catholic Central High School Principal Eric Henderson, and his newly hired replacement, Dave Wieters. Both are (or were) basketball coaches. Henderson is 6 foot, 7 inches tall, while Wieters is 6-6. “I know I have some big shoes to fill, […]
Teachers not happy with added insurance costs
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A group of teachers made it clear Monday night that they are not happy the Burlington Area School District is passing increased health insurance costs onto them in the form of higher premium payments. But that didn’t prevent the School Board from approving the plan for […]
Errors spell disaster for Burlington softball
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Registering more errors than hits is never a recipe for success. Unfortunately for the Burlington softball team, that was its situation Tuesday night at Wilmot. The Demons’ seven-game win streak came to a screeching halt thanks to a treacherous first inning that saw Burlington […]
Your guide to a ‘World of Chocolate’
ChocolateFest, Burlington’s marquee annual festival, opens May 23 and runs through the Memorial Day weekend. For a complete guide to this year’s festival, please click on the headline above. The e-reader will appear below. [embedit snippet=”chocolatefest-2014″]
Hope Walk speaker knows the toll of cancer
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For 45-year-old Nancy Iverson, perhaps the best way to honor her husband’s memory – and to support the Burlington Hope Walk – is to tell the story of her late husband’s battle with melanoma. Iverson will be the guest speaker at Saturday’s Hope Walk, which will […]
Friday’s Fan Appreciation Night features free hot dogs, prizes
Burlington hosts first-place Wilmot in doubleheader By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Thanks to tornado-like conditions and torrential downpour Monday, the Burlington baseball team was rained out for Tuesday’s game at Wilmot. The Demons are 11-4-1 and 6-2 in the Southern Lakes Conference through Tuesday. Tuesday’s game was an opportunity […]