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News from throughout Western Racine County.

Union Grove

Up on the roof

Union Grove Elementary School Principal Thomas Johnson conducted his business from the roof of the school on May 24 as a reward for the students, who exceeded their goal in an aluminum collection. He’s shown here with the kindergarten students from the classes of teachers Monica Ninneman and Janette Kieffer.

Burlington

Jamboree hits its stride

Organizers excited about prospects for 2023 Standard Press Staff With the 2022 Burlington Jamboree held under ideal weather conditions and nearly 16,000 people attending the four-day festival, organizers are excited about the prospects for 2023. This was the second year for the Jamboree, which rose from the ashes of ChocolateFest […]

Waterford

Waterford Lofts project awarded $250k grant

Construction on multi-use building to begin this summer The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation recently awarded the Village of Waterford $250,000 as part of the Community Development Investment Grant program. The grant will go towards construction of what will become the Waterford Lofts, located at 506 E. Main Street. “In 2018, […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      Hot air balloon crashes in the area are rare. Even more rare, however, is a hot air balloon that crashes into a freight train. That’s exactly what happened Tuesday in downtown Burlington. The crash, which left the three occupants of the balloon with “life-threatening injuries,” is among the top […]

Burlington

Unruly student leads to lockdown at BHS

  Burlington High School was locked down for a half hour Friday afternoon when a student in a mental health crisis wielded a pipe and refused to obey school officials, according to Burlington Police. A school staff member notified the department’s school resource officer of the incident at 12:16 p.m. […]