Council approves repairs to section at downtown railroad crossing By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Milwaukee Avenue corridor near the Canadian National Railway crossing in downtown Burlington will undergo pavement repairs and cause a short-term closure next week. The pavement repairs were approved at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting and consist […]
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In this week’s Standard Press…
While it wasn’t especially difficult to see this challenge looming in the road ahead, it is nonetheless an impending reality for local officials who oversee elections. The City of Burlington this week put out a plea for poll workers for the upcoming elections in August and November. Many of […]
Catholic Central plans in-person return
Goal of five-day, eight-hour normal schedule has yet to be approved By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Officials at Catholic Central High School in Burlington are planning a return to in-person learning this fall, which will include five days a week, eight hours a day with safety precautions. The school’s fourth-year Principal […]
Proposed beer garden raises concerns
Officials plan to hold open house for neighbors By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A proposed beer garden at Devor Park, just outside the premises of the Burlington Community Aquatic Center, has been placed on hold until the Pool Board discusses the matter with neighbors. The matter was originally placed on […]
School district goes with hybrid model
Elementary students will return to classroom 5 days per week with masks; older students will have a split in-person/virtual schedule By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a hybrid in-person/virtual instructional model for fall classes and implemented a face covering […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
As the first district in the area to resume classes this fall, the Burlington Area School District is also among the first to announce plans for the resumption of classes in August. BASD will start with a hybrid system that has students in 4K-6 grades involved in regular in-person […]
Beer garden proposed at Devor Park
It would be offered in conjunction with Aquatic Center, but in separate area By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A beer garden could come to Burlington’s Devor Park under a partnership with the Burlington Community Aquatic Center. The proposed beer garden, which won site plan approval from the Park Board June […]
Man says he saw Beast of Bray Road in Lyons
Lake Geneva resident claims he saw werewolf-like creature twice in one month By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent With coronavirus affecting thousands, people afraid to leave the house and racial tensions running high in the United States, stories about werewolves can provide quite the necessary distraction. But werewolves? Seriously? Around here, the […]
Power outage spikes city meeting
Sales tax increase, Maryland Avenue among discussion items By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Midway through the second item of Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole agenda, the City of Burlington lost power and lost its quorum, which caused officials to adjourn the meeting. The Committee of the Whole meeting, held via […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Tuesday’s Burlington Common Council meeting began like any other, but it ended like few – if any – others. The meeting was cut short about 45 minutes into the agenda when a storm blew through the area, knocking down tree limbs and cutting power to several areas of the […]
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