Volleyball sensation plays well beyond her years By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Where would Union Grove sophomore volleyball standout Kylie Wilks be today if her mother wouldn’t have let her tryout for the Wisconsin Juniors Club volleyball 11th team seven years ago? She probably wouldn’t be […]
Sports & Other News
2013 Waterford Post Athlete of the Year: Jensen overcame blood clot, surgeries
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent When you are a kid with a bump or bruise, you are often told to rub some dirt on it and go play. Sometimes life isn’t that simple. In the case of former Waterford athlete Megan Jensen, a 2013 graduate, what started out as […]
Gas prices expected to remain steady
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.26 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
ARAMARK deposits under investigation in BASD
The Burlington Area School District alerted parents Friday of a police investigation into the BASD food service fund following a “bank deposit irregularity” in December. Superintendent Peter Smet said that a complete audit of the food service fund is underway by the City of Burlington Police Deparment, and that ARAMARK […]
School Board race features full slate
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In keeping with a recent trend, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education election in April will feature a full slate of candidates. Six candidates have filled for three open spots by Tuesday’s deadline, one short of the number needed to force a primary election. […]
Late rally, ejection propel Catholic Central past Prairie
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor BURLINGTON – Sometimes, things just aren’t going your way. The Catholic Central boys basketball team, ranked fourth in Division 5 coming into Friday’s home tilt against Racine Prairie, endured that agonizing reality for the first 30 minutes. Shots weren’t falling. Loose balls weren’t corralled. […]
Local woman arrested in burglaries
Sheriff’s officials recover ‘large amount’ of stolen property The Racine County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a 30-year-old Burlington woman in connected with a residential burglary that occurred in the Town of Burlington Thursday. In the course of the investigation, sheriff’s officials said in a press release issued Friday evening, they […]
Freezing rain makes driving treacherous
A car plows through standing water on North Pine Street Friday evening in Burlington. Drivers throughout the area battled freezing rain, icy and in some cases flooded roads as the sun set and temperatures hovered near the 32 degrees. Standing water developed in low areas as storm sewer catch basins […]
4th-ranked Catholic Central rips Lakeside, hosts Racine Prairie tonight
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent A huge win over Sheboygan Lutheran and a solid season overall has catapulted the Catholic Central boys basketball team up the state ranks in Division 5. The boys, led by three players scoring in double figures, have won two straight after a tough loss to […]
Grater Tater restaurant closes
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Grater Tater owner Micki Gebel found herself in a Catch-22 situation. She had to find a full-time job to pay the bills. But in order to take a full time job, she had to cut back hours at the restaurant – a potato bar that also […]
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