Drivers traveling on Barnes Road may notice a new update to the Waterford Union High School Environmental Center. The School Board recently voted to change the name to the Paul Bixler Environmental Center. Bixler is a retired staff member from Waterford Union High School. He served in the science department […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Rivals unite for a cause
Burlington, Waterford programs host tourney to benefit hurting families By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Normally when sports teams from Burlington and Waterford face off on the fields and courts it’s as rivals who want nothing more than to put a serious beat-down on their counterparts from the neighboring community. […]
Antigo murder suspect arrested in Burlington
City of Burlington police said they arrested a suspect in a northern Wisconsin homicide near Aurora Medical Center Burlington, 252 McHenry St., on Wednesday evening after acting on a tip from other law enforcement agencies through the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network. Local officers were notified at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday that […]
Man charged with kicking deputy after suspicious fire
SLN staff A Union Grove man has been charged with battery to a police officer and disorderly conduct while authorities continue to investigate a suspicious fire at the trailer home where he was arrested. Steven Woolf, 38, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court for the incident that occurred […]
Focus on fun spurred Demons’ winning run
Volleyball team opens state tourney play Thursday night By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The volleyball factory is alive and well. That’s right, the Burlington High School girls volleyball program is perhaps the most impressive high school sports program in the entire state. Coaches Teri Little and Dan Lynch, her uncle, are […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Having been to the state tournament in 12 of the past 13 years, you’d think the thrill of winning would have lost some of its shine for the Burlington High School girls volleyball team. Don’t believe it for a second. That’s because the 2021 version of the Demons overcame […]
Winner, winner!
Village to host Halloween Carnival
A Halloween Carnival featuring games with prizes, a magic show, Halloween carolers and food is slated for Saturday, Oct. 30, at Village Hall Park in Waterford. The event runs from 2 to 9 p.m. at the park. Special activities include the Fox River Canal Swamp Maze in the basement of […]
The area’s other great rivalry
Waterford, Union Grove set for playoff battle Just when you thought the boiling rivalry blood had calmed down and lowered the area’s collective football fandom blood pressure, think again. What some have called the “Fox River Rivalry” may be over, as Burlington struck first with a 9-7 victory Oct. 15 […]
One for the history books
Burlington soccer team captures first playoff victory since 2005 By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent This one was special. When the final seconds ticked off the clock Oct. 19 at Fort Atkinson High School and the Burlington boys soccer squad made history with a 3-2 playoff victory, several players walked over […]