Fractional increase comes after years of steady property taxes By Jason Arndt Editor After three years of facing the same property tax rate, Town of Burlington residents will see a small increase for 2019, due to a slight dip in assessed property values. The increase from $2.59 to $2.596 per […]
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News from throughout Western Racine County.
Aldi looks to expand local store
Plan Commissioners approve addition grocery store By Jason Arndt Editor The City of Burlington Plan Commission approved a site plan application for an expansion of the Aldi grocery store at 2009 Lynch Way on Tuesday. The expansion, according to city consultant Tanya Fonseca, is to accommodate the store’s growth in […]
A totally organic relationship
Funeral home partners with local artist during renovation By Alex Johnson Correspondent Friends for nearly 20 years, Marlene Daniels of Polnasek-Daniels Funeral Home, and Lynn Garwood, a local artist, have found a new way to promote small business, celebrating the power of community and artistry by displaying about a dozen […]
B.J. Wentker’s welcomes customers again
Owner steps away from other venture to run restaurant By Jason Arndt Editor Under new management and with a new chef, B.J. Wentker’s began welcoming back customers on Nov. 23, eight months after the historic triangle tavern closed. The abrupt closure came in March, when the former operators of the […]
Former gymnastics coach pleads guilty
Kivisto, of Wind Lake, accused of secretly recording girls A former Wind Lake Gymnastics Center owner and coach accepted plea bargain on charges of possessing child pornography and video recording children while using the bathroom at a hearing Monday in Racine County Circuit Court. James Kivisto, 50, of Wind Lake, […]
Ice Festival returns as state competition
Two days of activities slate for downtown this weekend By Jason Arndt Editor Unlike the first two years, when the City of Burlington held its Ice Festival for one day, the 2018 event opening this weekend raises the bar for the festival in the community. That improvement, according to Mayor […]
Performing arts center plan proposed
Facility would transform riverfront property By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A local non-profit group is making plans to build a multi-venue performing arts center that would transform a prominent area of Burlington’s downtown along the Fox River into a year-round entertainment complex. The project, which is spearheaded by retired […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
A local non-profit group has plans to build a multi-venue performing arts center on a prominent piece of land in downtown Burlington. The details of that plan, how the group will pay for it and the potential it has to transform aesthetics and tourism in the community are presented in […]
Time is now to consider serving
Seats on local councils, boards are on April ballot By Jason Arndt Editor Area residents seeking seats on local government bodies at different levels can launch their candidacies this week. As of Dec. 1, prospective candidates looking to serve on the Burlington Town Board, Burlington Common Council and Burlington Area […]
Probable cause found in homicide case
Four defendants are bound over for trial By Jason Arndt Editor Despite objections by their attorneys, four Racine men accused in the Nov. 15 shooting death of Joseph Riley were bound over for trial, which will be before Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason Rossell. Kenosha County Commissioner Loren Keating, […]
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