Baumhardt, 30, is convicted of misconduct, sexual assault By Jason Arndt Editor Former City of Burlington police Sgt. Matthew Baumhardt avoided trial on Tuesday when he pleaded no contest to charges of sexual misconduct while on duty. Baumhardt, 30, who previously pleaded not guilty at a November arraignment, now faces […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Home and Garden Show is Saturday
Chocolate Extravaganza is held concurrent with event By Jason Arndt Editor The Burlington Chamber of Commerce’s Home and Garden Show featuring about 100 vendors, and some children’s activities, returns for another year on Saturday, March 16, at Burlington High School. The annual event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3 […]
Rohner, Bronson lead area Southern Lakes winter all-conference
Southern Lakes Conference Winter Sports All-Conference Boys basketball First team – Jaeden Zackery, guard, sr., Westosha Central. Luke Umnus, G, sr., Elkhorn. Dylan Anderson, forward, sr., WC. Dylan Runkel, F, jr., Burlington. Nick Brown, F, jr., ELK. Zackary Watson, G, jr., Wilmot. Athlete of the year […]
The best of the Broncos
Union Grove High School recently honored the Bronco Students of the Month for January. They are (first row, from left) Emmy Pettit, Taylor Diener; (second row) Nicholas Sikorski, Dillon Brixius, Emma Milonas, Alaina Rasmusson; (third row) John Buckner, Kevin Hall and Daniel Martin. Missing from the picture are Kollin Suprak […]
Out of the swamp and onto the stage
Waterford’s ‘Shrek’ has message of empowerment for misfits Waterford Union High School students in music and dance will bring to life the familiar tale of a curmudgeonly ogre and his quest for a little peace and quiet that instead leads to the discovery of his true self. The school’s production […]
Once upon a time
Students shine at special education prom By Jason Arndt Editor Under the twinkling lights Saturday at Mercantile Hall in Burlington, special education students shined brightly, thanks to a Burlington High School student group. The group of students from DRIVEN, an organization dedicated to community service, coordinated the second annual Special […]
Burlington captures first ever boys state bowling title
Demons rallied for comebacks to knock off some of the state’s best By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Most in bowling don’t call it a “bowling alley.” The preferred nomenclature is “house.” And the Burlington High School boys bowling team ruled the house March 1-2 in the Wisconsin High School […]
A humbling response
Shoe store raises nearly $14,000 for family of man who died in accident By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Dave Schmalfeldt never had the pleasure of meeting Anthony Azarian. “I wish I would have known him,” Schmalfeldt said after hearing the many good things people had to say about the […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
So what would you do to benefit a person you’ve never met? The owner and staff at Itzin’s Shoes in Burlington pledged 50 percent of the proceeds from sales on Saturday to benefit a fund set up for the children of Anthony Azarian, an area man who died in […]
BUW gymnastics nabs state runner-up in final year as original co-op
Finishing strong By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] From 2011 to 2014, the BUW (Burlington-Badger-Wilmot-Union Grove-Williams Bay) gymnastics team was at the top of the state stage, placing second four straight years, including missing out on a state title by only .05 points in 2014. With the “Big Three” of Bailey […]