by Julie Rossman Correspondent A beautiful, sunny autumn day was the perfect backdrop for the dedication of beautiful new Bronco Field at Union Grove High School on Sunday. A crowd of school staff, students, parents and community members gathered for the official ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the […]
Sports & Other News
Lady Demons advance to state for first time in school history
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Burlington girls tennis coach Rose Dolatowski knew her squad had a chance at team state. During Wednesday’s Division I Lake Geneva Badger Sectional, she said her squad had a commanding lead on Monona Grove and seemed well on its way to school history. […]
It’s win and you’re in for Burlington football
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor After a 28-24 loss at Delavan-Darien last Friday night, the Burlington football team finds itself in familiar territory. In both 2009 and 2011, the Demons missed the playoffs by one game. This year, if they can’t pull off two wins in the next two […]
A grand speech
Cole Conrad plays a high school student talking about a theatrical monologue in the Burlington High School production of “The Laramie Project” – a play that spreads a no-hate message by showing what happened in Laramie, Wyoming in the death of Mathew Shepard. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Fire breakfast set for Sunday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Fire Department, fresh off a remodeling project, will open its doors to the public Sunday at 165 W. Washington St. The department will hold a pancake breakfast from 7-11 a.m. Donations will be accepted for the meal – with funds going toward […]
Highway 20 closed at railroad tracks starting Monday
Highway 20 at the Canadian National RR in Racine County will close on Monday for repair work. The closure is expected to remain in place until Oct. 25, weather permitting. Highway 20, between Honey Creek Road and Miller Road in Waterford, will close on Monday, Oct. 14. Crews will be […]
Hey parents: High school sports aren’t life and death
Last week’s fiasco is yet another reason why people in general need to take a chill pill when investing too much into high school. The average person lives, what, 80 years? High school is only four of those. A blip on the map. A whopping 5 percent. But some […]
Father accused of hitting daughter with canoe paddle
He now faces child abuse charges for incident A Burlington father accused of hitting his daughter with a paddle while on a canoe outing has been charged with child abuse in Racine County Circuit Court. Chad M. Kosloske, 36, is charged with two felony counts of physical abuse of a […]
Gridlock shuts down St. Thomas class trip
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Eighth-graders from St. Thomas Aquinas School in Waterford, and St. Mary’s and St. Charles schools in Burlington, are learning a living lesson in American Government, with their long-planned school trip to Washington D.C. postponed due to the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1. […]
Solemn honors for a fallen friend
Lyons Fire Engine 2925 passes under the arch made by City of Burlington and Waterford ladder trucks Saturday, carrying the casket of Josh Tauscher, who died last week following a motorcycle crash. See more photos and read the full story of the tribute to the local firefighter in the Oct. […]
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