News

News from throughout Western Racine County.

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      For those wondering when Western Racine County would feel the effects of the massive Foxconn development in Mount Pleasant, wonder no more. Beginning next week Highway 11 will be the main route for as many as 500 dump truck trips per day as haulers carry aggregate from quarries in […]

Burlington

Rail siding would close crossing

Railroad offers to connect Calumet Street to Bridge Street By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Looking to improve operations of its railway, Canadian National Railway Co. on Tuesday presented a proposal to expand an existing siding at the Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting. The proposal, however, will require the railway […]

Burlington

SPECIAL REPORT: The volunteer challenge

Burlington Rescue Squad faces uncertain future By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief It’s a simple math problem that keeps Brian Zwiebel up at night. The chief of the Burlington Rescue Squad has seen the number of rescue calls increase without a proportional increase in the number of volunteers to answer […]

Burlington

Event to focus on human trafficking

An event to raise awareness of human trafficking will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in the Burlington High School auditorium. The U.S. Victims of Trafficking and Violence Act of 2000 defines human trafficking as the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining a person for forced […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      Since 1946 the volunteer members of the Burlington Rescue Squad have answered the bell when people are in medical crisis. Last year the non-profit service responded to 1,540 calls. That volume has placed a strain on the volunteers and has forced the organization to start preparing for the day […]

Burlington

A burning desire to learn

Live training exercise proves valuable for firefighters By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There’s a never-ending cycle of training that goes into being a firefighter. But the chance to hone their skills in as close to a real life situation as possible rarely presents itself. Until last week, that is, when dozens […]

Union Grove

Man, 21, dies in rollover crash

A 21-year-old man died late Thursday after the car he was driving struck two utility poles and a rock before rolling over into a yard in the Town of Raymond, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. The single-vehicle crash occurred shortly before 10:09 p.m. in the 3900 block of […]