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News from throughout Western Racine County.

Waterford

WGSD survey responses focus on retention

Superintendent provides update on districts strategic planning effort By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A few more responses trickled in. But the overarching message stayed the same. This was the theme Superintendent Ed Brzinski shared with the Waterford Graded School Board as he provided an update on a strategic survey at a […]

Burlington

Surge has hospitals worried

Advocate Aurora reaches all time high for COVID cases By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Advocate Aurora Health recorded an all-time high in COVID-19 hospitalizations this week and officials from the two-state hospital system warned the trends could become worse. Chief Nursing Officer Mary Kingston said in Monday’s news briefing the […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      With an area hospital system reaching record numbers of COVID-19 patients this week, Advocate Aurora Health is warning that things could get worse. “These are very concerning numbers, not just numbers, but people who are so ill that they require hospitalization and this points to the critically important need […]

Burlington

City calculates dam costs

Options to improve or remove would cost average homeowner between $20 and $89 annually By Jason Arndt Staff Writer As residents and local officials mull the fate of the Echo Lake dam, including potential removal, many have posed another question. “The city has been asked what the Echo Lake Dam […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      The year 2021 is best defined by the acronym that dominated headlines throughout the world for the second straight year: COVID-19. The pandemic touched lives in every corner of the community as it ebbed and flowed. It led to an unruly School Board meeting as parents protested the possibility […]

Burlington

One way to relive your glory days

School district selling sections of former gym floor The Burlington Area School District is selling sections of the wooden basketball court from the former Burlington High School/Karcher Middle School gym. A crew salvaged pieces of the floor before the building was torn down last summer, according to a district official. […]

Burlington

City seeks opinions on options for dam

Survey on future of Echo Lake now available for residents By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Residents have another way to chime in on the long-term future of the Echo Lake dam through an online survey provided by the City of Burlington. The city has already received some feedback during a […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      With proposals for the future of the Echo Lake Dam in place, City of Burlington officials are seeking input from residents on what they believe to be the best course of action. Residents have a chance to register their preferences for consideration by the Common Council through a survey […]

Union Grove

A holiday honor

    Members of the Peterson family (from left), Lorelei, Mandi and Nolan, place a wreath on a tombstone of a veteran buried the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove Dec. 11. Acoustech Supply and Three Harbors Council of the Boy Scouts of America teamed up with community […]

Waterford

Making merry as in days of olde

     Last Saturday and Sunday Waterford High School hosted its 36th annual “Ye Olde Christmasse Dinnyr.” The madrigal style dinner is a throwback to medieval times complete with costumes, serving pages and wenches, court jesters, jugglers, a queen and court, lords and ladies, and all manner of music and […]