The Burlington office of Southern Lakes Newspapers and the Hi-Liter, at 209 Dodge Street, is closed indefinitely for flood cleanup. The office serves as the news and advertising base for Burlington Standard Press, Waterford Post, Westine Report and the Hi-Liter shopping guide. During the clean up, customers with news items, […]
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Union Grove officials looking to have welcoming presence
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Union Grove officials would like to throw the welcome mat out a bit more prominently in one area of the village. At last week’s Village Board meeting, municipal staffers and members of the elected body continued to discuss placing additional “welcome” signs in strategic areas of […]
Village’s sex offender ordinance could be tweaked later this month
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Village of Waterford’s nearly year-old registered sex offender ordinance is due for another overhaul. The changes, which were discussed at a Village Board meeting Monday, come at a time when a number of municipalities have faced lawsuits at the hands of attorneys representing registered offenders. […]
Bridges reopen; lake drawdown continues
Three of Burlington’s four downtown bridges over the White and Fox rivers opened to traffic Friday evening, reconnecting a city that has been split in two by flood waters since Wednesday afternoon. The bridges over Bridge Street and at State and Adams streets opened early Friday evening and the bridge […]
Waterford food pantry open to flood victims
The food pantry at Community United Methodist Church, 455 S. Jefferson St. in Waterford, will be open from 4 to 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19. The food pantry does not require income verification and will have food to help the residents of Burlington and surrounding areas restock their pantries after […]
Shelter, other resources available at BHS
Red Cross offers cots, food, water and other resources at Burlington High School. Join Standard Press Sports Editor and staff writer Mike Ramczyk on a video tour of the Red Cross disaster relief station set up at Burlington High School.
DNR will draw down Echo Lake to inspect dam
Curfew will be in place for third straight night The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has ordered the drawdown of Echo Lake in Burlington as flood waters recede so officials can inspect and repair the dam, according to officials with the DNR. The water level in the lake will be […]
Utility scrambles to restore power
Crews from We Energies worked through the night Thursday at a site along Milwaukee Avenue near the Pick ‘n Save shopping center to install temporary transformers that will restore power to about 4,000 Burlington area residents. Those customers have been without power since late Wednesday afternoon when flood waters from […]
Mounted patrol brought in to search for Kansasville woman
Nearly three weeks after a Kansasville woman went missing, police continue to look for her – now bringing in mounted patrol from Milwaukee to help in the search. On Tuesday, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Milwaukee Police Department’s mounted united continued to search for Lynn M. Richard, […]
Town Board shoots down ATVs on public roads
Group denied chance to speak, laments not getting ‘fair shake’ By Alex Johnson Correspondent The Waterford Town Board on Monday denied a snowmobile group’s proposal to allow all-terrain vehicles on township roads. The board voted 4-1 against the Tichigan Sno-N-Go’s proposal to allow ATV and utility-terrain vehicles access to public […]
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