Hawes will fill administrator post, Calder is new clerk The Village of Union Grove has officially filled its vacant administrator and clerk positions. The village recently appointed Michael Hawes as its new administrator and Bradley Calder as clerk, officials announced in a news release. Hawes, who is scheduled to start […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
WITH VIDEO: Rescue Squad earns Humanitarian Award
Volunteer service earns local Rotary club’s top award For 73 years, the all-volunteer Burlington Area Rescue Squad has been dedicated to the health and welfare of the community’s residents. This year, for the first time in its history, the squad will begin paying emergency medical technicians to cover some shifts […]
Waterford looks to developers for ideas
Plan is to stimulate proposals for vacant village-owned property By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Village of Waterford officials this week set the stage in seeking outside developers for three specific locations the municipality owns or holds under contract. The Village Board on Jan. 14 approved Village Administrator Zeke Jackson’s recommendation of […]
Brechtl wins 100th game, Waterford remains perfect in Southern Lakes
Rohner continues superstar rise By Chris Bennett [email protected] A convincing victory over Badger High School gave the Waterford Union High School girls basketball team a two-game lead in the Southern Lakes Conference standings with six games left in SLC play. The Wolverines beat the Badgers 51-37 Jan. 18 in […]
On location
Film duo hits streets of Burlington to film movie By Jason Arndt Editor The City of Burlington took center stage this week, when two independent filmmakers with local ties collaborated on a feature movie, which the writer calls a cautionary tale. The feature movie, titled “Blame,” is about five young […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Several people called the newspaper office on Tuesday wondering just what was going on at the gas station kitty corner from City Hall. Those “goings on” were the filming of a movie using Burlington as a backdrop. The movie, and the people behind it are the subject of a […]
300 Club: Union Grove’s Domagalski enjoys historic win, surprise celebration
Wife reached out to former players for special party By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent What do you give a high school girls basketball coach for winning 300 career games? Two conference road victories and a surprise celebration with a full complement of former players seemed like appropriate gifts for […]
Fox River State Bank will be sold
Agreement joins ‘like-minded’ community banks By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington-based Fox River State Bank will be sold to Greenwoods Financial Group, Inc. – which operates Greenwoods State Bank, Lake Mills – under an agreement announced Monday. Fox River State Bank President and CEO Keith Pollek said the move […]
Weather forces cancellation of festival’s Saturday outdoor events
But many Hot Chocolate Fest events are still a go this weekend Due to the weather forecast of snow for Friday night into Saturday, some of the Hot Chocolate Fest activities have been canceled, according to the Burlington Chamber of Commerce. All of the outdoor activities based at Wehmhoff Square […]
Grove man dies after being struck by car along dark highway
A 51-year-old Union Grove man died Saturday after being struck by a car while walking along a dark Kenosha County highway shortly before 3 a.m. Jeffery D. Etlicher suffered severe injuries as a result of the incident that was reported at 2:57 a.m. along Highway H (88th Avenue) about a […]
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