Absentee ballots cast at record pace ahead of traditional vote By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Although many have already cast their votes via absentee ballots or early in-person voting, Tuesday represents the final chance for voters to have their say in the contentious, pandemic-tinged election of 2020. Polls in […]
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Voters will need patience while waiting for election results
State commission provides advice for voters The Wisconsin Elections Commission is asking voters to be patient in waiting for election results on Tuesday. Because of the relatively high number of absentee ballots in the election, some local clerks may need additional time to complete their tallies, according to the commission. […]
Trick-or-treating amid the pandemic
Communities set hours, but discourage traditional approach Although area communities will be offering traditional trick-or-treating hours on Saturday, public health officials are advising those who participate to take some very non-traditional precautions. Because trick or treating is considered a high-risk activity for spreading COVID-19, the Centers for Disease control has […]
Village inks 3-year pact with sheriff
Union Grove will save $93,000 during that period By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department will continue patrolling the streets of Union Grove for at least the next three years on the heels of a new long-term agreement. The Village Board on Oct. 19 approved […]
Clerk prepared for surge of absentee ballots
City official is confident in process amid unusual election By Jason Arndt Staff Writer City of Burlington election officials stand ready to process an unprecedented total of absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election. City Clerk Diahnn Halbach said she feels optimistic even after Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision […]
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Although many have already cast their votes via absentee ballots or early in-person voting, Tuesday represents the final chance for voters to have their say in the contentious, pandemic-tinged election of 2020. And while the presidential election pitting incumbent Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden dominates the ballot, […]
BASD wants to close Wainwright Avenue
Move would create green space, pedestrian area at new middle school By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent When was the last time you drove on Wainwright Avenue, from Perkins Boulevard to Mary Street? Well, nowadays, most of you probably checked out the construction of the new Karcher Middle School, which recently added […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
For more than 30 years the Spooky City event has been a tradition in downtown Burlington. But not this year. Like so many other events, Spooky City – which features trick or treating at local merchants, hayrides and other Halloween-themed activities – will fall victim to the coronavirus. However, […]
Man claims voices told him to enter home
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 21 for an Illinois man who claims voices told him to go to a Rochester home where he drank beverages and smoked a Cigarello before the home’s occupants confronted him. Timothy M. Jurik, 29, of Wood Dale, Ill., was charged Oct. 7 in […]
COVID-19 forces changes at high school
WUHS shifts to hybrid model; football games ‘postponed’ By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Due to a high risk of community transmissions, and Waterford Union High School being identified as having an outbreak in Western Racine County, the school was forced to move to a hybrid model Monday, Oct. 12. The shift […]
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