That’s all that kept gymnastics team from qualifying for state By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent All season long, the Burlington/Badger gymnastics squad has been without two of its top varsity performers, and just recently, the short-handed group hit its groove with a conference championship and its two best scores of the […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Union Grove joins county council
Municipal collaboration is goal of proposed panel By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Union Grove has agreed to join a new government entity aimed at bringing together municipal leaders across Racine County to hash over such issues as road salt costs and labor shortages. The Village Board on Feb. 28 adopted a […]
Planning for the unknowns
WUHS officials begin assembling budget with inflation looming By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While the second year of a state biennial budget does provide a degree of certainty, officials in the Waterford Union High School district say a number of macro issues could make planning for next year’s spending plan a […]
City extends Senior Center lease to three years
Organization will continue to operate in facility rent-free By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Common Council on Tuesday decided to move forward with a plan to allow the Burlington Senior Activity Center to hold a three-year rent-free lease instead of the typical annual renewal. The Senior Center, 587 E. State […]
City poised for further study of Echo Lake alternatives
Engineer’s work would provide insight in run-up to likely referendum By Jason Arndt Staff Writer While a decision on the Echo Lake Dam won’t be made for months the Burlington Common Council continues to explore options leading up to a potential November referendum. The council, which has not taken an […]
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If the devil is indeed in the details, Burlington officials want to find out where by commissioning engineering plans for the Echo Lake area with or without a dam. The information is expected to guide decisions by the Common Council in the run up to a likely referendum in […]
UG water rates could increase 42.5%
Village to seek its first rate hike in more than a decade By Dave Fidlin Correspondent At the strong urging of the village’s financial advisor, Union Grove officials are in the early stages of going before state officials and seeking authority to increase water utility rates by as much as […]
WUHS opens fitness center to the public
Waterford Union High School will open the doors of its fitness center to the public beginning March 1. The fitness center will be open to Waterford Union High School district residents who are at least 18 years old, according to district officials. The facility will be open Monday through Thursday […]
Sharing the love
Church member channels medical devices to people in need By Chad Hensiak Correspondent For about 10 years now Our Savior Lutheran Church parishioner Gary Peterson has been collecting, organizing, and donating used medical equipment. Classified as durable medical equipment by the health care profession, the items collected includes wheelchairs, walkers, […]
BHS returns to stage with ‘Newsies’
Tickets available now for six-show run By Standard Press staff It has been two years since the last Burlington High School musical production was shut down in the middle of its run due to the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the school plans a glorious return to the stage […]
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