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Town awaits answers on incorporation study
Group could reveal some costs, options next month By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A grassroots...
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Friday Night Lights takes on different meaning as football teams honor severely injured student
Michael Lois fresh in minds of entire conference By Chris Bennett Correspondent (chrbenn6@gmail.com) The Sept. 21 Southern Lakes Conference matchup between Elkhorn Area and Waterford Union high schools lacked the feeling of raucous, innocent fun associated with the bright lights of football on a fall Friday night. The contest […]
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Defense sparks rally after Webley carted off field in Burlington football victory
Senior captain, star receiver suffers broken leg, defense steps up to dominate Falcons By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com On a somber night where the Southern Lakes Conference football community honored an injured player, the Burlington Demons dealt with an injury of their own. A 24-0 victory over Westosha Central […]
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What’s in a name? Union Grove sophomore has the game to match movie star name
Bronco offense flourishing under first-year starter By Tim Wester sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com The character John Forbes Nash Jr, played by Russell Crowe in the critically acclaimed 2001 movie “A Beautiful Mind,” was a mathematical prodigy that triumphed over tragedy to finally win the Nobel Prize late in life. Crowe’s masterful portrayal […]
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Youth football teams to face off for charity
By Chris Bennett Correspondent There’s going to be a war in Waterford on Saturday, and Lorma Wendt will emerge victorious. Waterford Youth Football will have its annual Dave Hanson Memorial Civil War charity game at 7 p.m. Saturday at Waterford Union High School. Gates open at 6 p.m. Hanson, the […]
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A century in the making
Time capsule from former teachers school unveiled By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In 1918, area newspapers urged officials and residents to arrive at the Racine-Kenosha Joint County Training School for Teachers in Union Grove, where members planned to lay a cornerstone time capsule on Sept. 4. The weather, according to […]
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Spreading sunshine
Ana Guardiola (left), 12, and her friend Charli Zelechowski, 17, are all smiles as...
In this week’s Standard Press…
It’s been nearly six months since the April election and talk of incorporation...
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Youth football teams to face off for charity
By Chris Bennett Correspondent There’s going to be a war in Waterford on Saturday,...
Norway Lutheran Church celebrates 175 years
In 1869, Norway Evangelical Lutheran Church built the Church on the Hill after outgrowing...
Local woman raises funds for women’s crisis center in Africa
Kathy Kohl has a store inside her Waterford photography studio that sells handmade...
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A century in the making
Judith Schulz (left) and Mary Nichols remove a copy of a newspaper dated Sept. 6,...
Community State Bank donates toward new Humane Society campus
Community State Bank Market President Steve Donovan meets Andrea Miszewski, shelter...
It’s all in the family
Family tradition at the Racine County Fair runs deep for the Wilks/Henderson crew...
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Friday Night Lights takes on different meaning as football teams honor severely injured student
Michael Lois fresh in minds of entire conference The Friday before Michael Lois’ accident, he visited an Elkhorn elementary school and read books to and...
Defense sparks rally after Webley carted off field in Burlington football victory
Senior captain, star receiver suffers broken leg, defense steps up to dominate Falcons Zach Wallace’s fourth-quarter...
What’s in a name? Union Grove sophomore has the game to match movie star name
Bronco offense flourishing under first-year starter After an injury forced him to miss the early season, Wolf has led the...
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Friday Night Lights takes on different meaning as football teams honor severely injured student
Michael Lois fresh in minds of entire conference The Friday before Michael Lois’ accident, he visited an Elkhorn elementary school and read books to and...
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS WEEK 6: It’s OK, I’m just a substitute teacher
For those of you that don’t know, I’m a substitute teacher. And a journalist. A dad, a brother and a son. Lately,...
WEEK 5 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Never forget, 9/11
Can Nick Webley be shut down by Josh Szeklinski and the Waterford secondary Friday night? (John Fisher/SLN) –...
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Friday Night Lights takes on different meaning as football teams honor severely injured student
Michael Lois fresh in minds of entire conference By Chris Bennett Correspondent (chrbenn6@gmail.com) The Sept. 21 Southern Lakes Conference matchup between Elkhorn Area and Waterford Union high schools lacked the feeling of raucous, innocent fun associated with the bright lights of football on a fall Friday night. The contest […]
Defense sparks rally after Webley carted off field in Burlington football victory
Senior captain, star receiver suffers broken leg, defense steps up to dominate Falcons By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com On a somber night where the Southern Lakes Conference football community honored an injured player, the Burlington Demons dealt with an injury of their own. A 24-0 victory over Westosha Central […]
What’s in a name? Union Grove sophomore has the game to match movie star name
Bronco offense flourishing under first-year starter By Tim Wester sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com The character John Forbes Nash Jr, played by Russell Crowe in the critically acclaimed 2001 movie “A Beautiful Mind,” was a mathematical prodigy that triumphed over tragedy to finally win the Nobel Prize late in life. Crowe’s masterful portrayal […]
Youth football teams to face off for charity
By Chris Bennett Correspondent There’s going to be a war in Waterford on Saturday, and Lorma Wendt will emerge victorious. Waterford Youth Football will have its annual Dave Hanson Memorial Civil War charity game at 7 p.m. Saturday at Waterford Union High School. Gates open at 6 p.m. Hanson, the […]
A century in the making
Time capsule from former teachers school unveiled By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In 1918, area newspapers urged officials and residents to arrive at the Racine-Kenosha Joint County Training School for Teachers in Union Grove, where members planned to lay a cornerstone time capsule on Sept. 4. The weather, according to […]
Town awaits answers on incorporation study
Group could reveal some costs, options next month By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A grassroots group of interested residents in the Town of Burlington has explored the feasibility of incorporating into a village since April and could reveal some answers in October, according to a town official. “We are hoping […]
DR. R. M. SORENSEN
Dr. R.M. Sorensen, 94, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and World War II Navy pilot passed away peacefully at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington on Sept. 19, 2018. Dr. Sorensen was born in 1924 to Martin and Bertha (Truesdell) Sorensen. He graduated high school in Norfolk, Neb., in 1942 and […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS WEEK 6: It’s OK, I’m just a substitute teacher
For those of you that don’t know, I’m a substitute teacher. And a journalist. A dad, a brother and a son. Lately, the universe has pulled me in many different directions and asked me to wear whatever hat best suits that situation. Take Monday and Tuesday. With Coraline Rose […]
Spreading sunshine
Proceeds from flower field donated to senior center, township By Jason Arndt Editor Jennifer and Joe Greeter – owners of the sunflower field dubbed the ‘Happy Field’ by visitors this summer – decided to put some of the proceeds from the field back into the community last week. The Greeters, […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
It’s been nearly six months since the April election and talk of incorporation became a campaign issue in the race for an open seat on the Town of Burlington Board of Supervisors. During the spring election cycle, Town Board candidate (now Supervisor) Barb Ruud, said incorporation should be considered […]
