By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In an effort to help students who struggle as freshmen in high school, a new summer school class was approved Monday night. A course called “High School Readiness” was unanimously approved by the Burlington Area School District Curriculum Committee, and will be sent to the full […]
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Past, present … and future?
Haylee Bande (right) was crowned Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest Saturday at the annual festival by the outgoing titleholder, Haley Lynam (center). At the right is 2017 Future BAC, Kennedy Stevens, who won the Burlington Rotary raffle prize last summer for the right to spend Friday and Saturday with the pageant […]
Rochester Burger King catches fire
The Burger King restaurant, at 2723 Beck Drive, Rochester, is closed following a grease fire Friday afternoon. According to a news release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the Racine County Communications Center received a phone call at about 1:05 p.m. today, reporting the fire and saying employees were […]
Dignitaries will mark festival’s anniversary
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While all the people coming to Burlington may be excited about chocolate, the people who organize ChocolateFest are equally excited about Friday’s 30th anniversary opening. Among the special guests in attendance will be State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Rep. Samantha Kerkman and State Sen. Van Wanggaard, […]
Gov. Walker coming to ChocolateFest
What was known by a select few became official late Thursday afternoon: Gov. Scott Walker is coming to ChocolateFest. Walker, along with several area politicians and some of the ChocolateFest organizers and long-time supporters, will host a ribbon cutting to officially open the festival Friday at 4 p.m. in […]
City picks front-runner for fire chief
Editor’s Note: The print version of the Standard Press went to press before the City of Burlington responded to an open records request for the six names. They are included in this online version. By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor City of Burlington Administrator Carina Walters confirmed Tuesday the city has narrowed […]
Carp roundup set
Wisconsin’s Free Fishing Day is Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5. No license or registration is required. Fish on the Fox River and Tichigan Lake and get $1 bounty for each carp Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. (6 inch minimum length) Catch carp by any legal means. Bring carp […]
ChocolateFest emerges as a favorite in election year
Burlington is ready to celebrate its 30th ChocolateFest As Burlington’s ChocolateFest enters its 30th year, organizers can look back with nostalgia at how the annual event, held Memorial Day weekend, has evolved. There was a time when festival patrons had one question on their minds – “Where’s the chocolate?” Now, […]
Lake Geneva woman, children located in Georgia
Mom arrested, dad retrieving kids from Savannah By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A Lake Geneva woman and her kids were found in Savannah, Ga., Tuesday morning after a person there recognized them from photos on a press release police issued Monday. “When we put it out to media last night, […]
Joint meeting planned on Rails to Trails project
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Plans to convert an abandoned rail line into a path accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians will require extensive intergovernmental collaboration and cooperation, the top elected official within Union Grove asserted this week. On the heels of last week’s public information meeting on the proposed Rails to Trails […]
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