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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Wilmot football coach Mike Greinke sounded like a guy who just won the Super Bowl and screamed that he’s going to Disneyland. “This was the biggest win in the history of our program,” he shouted at his players after their 28-14 victory over […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor We’re starting to get down to the nitty gritty of the 2013 high school football season. It’s Week 7, which means only three games are left. For some, all three are crucial to playoff chances. While the game of the year in […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A Lyons Township Fire Department firefighter was taken off life support Tuesday after being hit by a truck Monday afternoon. Josh Tauscher, 24, died at about 2 a.m. Wednesday morning following Monday’s accident. He was struck at Highway 50 and South Road near Lyons Monday while […]
Weekend activities around the Union Grove area include: FALL FESTIVAL: The annual fall festival is Friday Oct. 4, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. (and Oct. 5, noon to 11 p.m.) at St. Robert Church, 3320 S. Colony Ave., Union Grove. Enjoy bingo, live music, $2 beer, food, games, haunted hayride, […]
Homecoming at Waterford High School began with “Paint the Town” activities in the downtown last Saturday. On Friday, Oct. 4, the Homecoming Parade steps off at 5:30 p.m. from Main and Second streets. The Homecoming Game against the winless Westosha Falcons starts at 7 p.m. (check out a special “Celebrate […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor UPDATE: Playing without star senior Nolan Rueter, Burlington came back in all three games of a 3-0 sweep at Westosha Central Thursday night. The Demons were down, 14-11, in each game, but they showed solid depth and resilience. “I’m very proud of the […]
Last month 46 people died in 45 traffic crashes on Wisconsin roadways, which made it the safest September in terms of traffic deaths since the end of World War II, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The deadliest September was in 1973 with 116 fatalities. Traffic […]
Eighth graders from local Catholic schools get lesson in politics By Jennifer Eisenbart and Patricia Bogumil Staff Writers A hard lesson in the workings of the American government – as well as politics in Washington, D.C. – came the way of more than 60 eight-grade students earlier this week. A […]
What started as a concerning e-mail escalated into an extremely heated meeting and has become a full-blown fiasco. Walworth Big Foot head football coach Rodney Wedig couldn’t believe what happened Monday at Big Foot High School, and he isn’t sure if it’s going away anytime soon. The highly-respected Wedig, whose […]
With school in session and summer gone, boats are stacked on dry land along the public pier at Rockland Lake in Burlington. Even though the weather has remained summer-like, the hours spent fishing, swimming and hanging out at the lake have dwindled. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
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