By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School District Board of Education will vote Monday night on a recommendation made Jan. 7 by the Personnel and Finance Committee to switch bus companies from S&J Bus Services Inc. to Dousman Transport Co. Inc. The move comes after the committee reviewed […]
Sports & Other News
State urges residents to prepare for bitter cold
The National Weather Service says strong winds and plummeting temperatures will make for a bitterly cold combination this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. These are expected to be the coldest days of the winter so far with highs only in the single digits and dangerously low wind chills. Wisconsin Emergency Management’s […]
Pedestrian hit by car dies
Investigation continues into incident on city’s south side By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer A 77-year-old Kansasville man died Sunday night at Froedtert Hospital following a pedestrian-vs.-car collision on South Pine Street Friday. Joseph W. Hauswirth died following blunt force trauma to the neck, head, back, abdomen, chest and upper and […]
Education in the great outdoors
Karcher Middle School teacher Stephanie Rummler(left) plays lacrosse with students (from left) Shane Landry, Dale Damon and Isabella Longoria Jan. 15 at Timber-lee Christian Center near East Troy. Eighth graders from the Burlington school were at the camp this past week for their annual outdoor education program. (Photo by Ed […]
CCHS girls run out of gas against Martin Luther
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent Coming off a week of four games in seven days, the Catholic Central High School girls basketball team returned home Tuesday night and dropped a close 41-36 to Metro Classic Conference Martin Luther. “Overall, we played pretty well,” said CCHS coach Jeff Behrens. “Our defense […]
BHS grapplers third at Freedom
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In a field featuring six ranked or honorable mention teams, the Burlington High School wrestling squad placed third at the Freedom Irish Invitational Saturday. “I think that’s right about where we needed to be, although I didn’t think we had a great day,” head coach […]
Standouts for the week of Jan. 18, 2013
Male Athlete of the Week Brody Fitzpatrick, Burlington High School wrestling: One of the highlights Saturday for the BHS wrestling team at the Freedom Invite was Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick pinned Frank Frasseto of Oshkosh West. That win was Fitzpatrick’s 100th of his high school career. He is now 102-20 overall (26-4 […]
Fire study funds OK’d, questions raised
Some town residents cast a skeptical eye at city’s intentions By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As far as Burlington Mayor Bob Miller can figure out, it’s the best the city and the town of Burlington have cooperated in recent memory. With the city and town Fire Departments as well as […]
A great new twist on an old classic
For first time, local Girl Scouts will sell from inventory instead of taking orders When local Girl Scouts begin selling cookies Jan. 27, they will have packages of cookies in hand for the first time ever. The Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) has implemented a major change to the […]
Hear them roar!
Members of New London Vision perform a feline-like number during the Chocolate City Showcase at Burlington High School Saturday. The showcase featured a competition among 11 teams as well as an exhibition from the host Burlington B*JAZZled choir. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
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