Agency wants more information on chronic waste disease in area The Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters from Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties to submit additional Chronic Wasting Disease samples during the holiday hunt from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6, or the remainder of the bow season also ending […]
Sports & Other News
Town of Waterford picks ProHealth for 2013
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Town of Waterford Board approved an agreement Monday night to switch public health services in 2013 to ProHealth Care of Waukesha. The new deal ends more than 20 years of public health services provided to town residents through the Western Racine County Health Department. Waterford […]
Don’t call it a gas price crash
Analyst says prices are still near all-time highs for this month Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 8.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.23 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that […]
City’s web dashboard gets positive reviews
Users get transparent view of city finances By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer City of Burlington City Administrator Kevin Lahner likes the idea of making the workings of the city as transparent as possible – especially when it comes to finances. Hence the development of what is called the city’s “performance […]
Bronco boys move back above .500
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A 49-38 win over Westosha Central Dec. 7 allowed the Union Grove High School boys basketball team to get above .500 overall this season at 4-3. The home-court victory also gives the Bronco boys an early 2-0 mark in the South-ern Lakes Conference going into […]
Bronco grapplers go 4-2 in successful run
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was a successful week for the Union Grove High School wrestling squad, as the boys went 4-2 in dual action. The Broncos were 4-1 at the Kenosha Christian Life Invitational Saturday, but lost to Wilmot two days earlier in Southern Lakes Conference action. Overall, […]
How to make a birthday golden
Sandy Thiede turns occasion into a Salvation Army fundraiser By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer If there’s one thing Sandy Thiede has in her life, it’s enough stuff. “I don’t need any more things,” said Thiede, who celebrated her 69th birthday Wednesday on Dec. 12, 2012 – or 12-12-12. While not […]
Wolverine wrestlers come up short at Elkhorn
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Waterford High School wrestling squad came up short Dec. 6 at Elkhorn in a 45-30 loss to the Elks in Southern Lakes Conference action. Waterford got points in six of the 14 matches, getting pins in two of those matches, while Elkhorn pinned Wolverine […]
Gymnasts make improvements at home invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The young inexperienced Waterford High School gymnastics squad saw some of the best gymnasts in the state at the Pam Beck Emerald Invite held Saturday at WHS. The Wolverine girls came in a distant seventh out of the seven teams, but head coach Carrie Buelow […]
Demon grapplers score huge win over Badger
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT When two wrestling squads split their 14 matches in a dual, which team wins is usually decided by the types of victories each team has. Such was the case Tuesday night at Burlington High School when the Demons and Badger met in a big Southern […]