Local hobby store’s indoor RC track gains faithful following By Chad Hensiak Correspondent In 2011, Scott and Kristen Parks opened a small metal detector store on Chestnut Street in Burlington. Interest in their product line was high, and it was not long before they outgrew that location and began looking […]
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Fischer Park goes Off the Hook
Jaycees ice fishing derby set for Saturday By Jason Arndt Editor Featuring music and raffles, the eighth annual Off the Hook Ice Fishing Derby, which is set for Saturday at Fischer Park on Browns Lake features something for everyone. The fishing derby, hosted by the Burlington Jaycees, has attracted hundreds […]
Woman charged with defrauding travel agency
A Rochester woman is charged with theft and unauthorized use of an entity’s identifying information for allegedly using the credentials of a Waterford travel agency for her personal gain. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Court Jan. 31, Melanie L. Langley, 60, is accused of using the […]
Farming when it’s frigid
Agricultural chores went on as other businesses closed By Jason Arndt Staff Writer While schools, businesses and government offices closed during last week’s record-setting freeze, law enforcement personnel, emergency responders and farmers had no option but to brave the arctic air. Mike Fenske, of Wheatland, was one of several area […]
Connected to history
Local woman has special bond to World War I exhibit By Jason Arndt Editor Jane Schmidt did not realize her grandfather was one of several people featured in Wisconsin Veterans Museum display chronicling the untold stories of those who served in World War I until her father received a phone […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
So what’s it like to have no choice but to work in the bone-chilling cold – the kind that clutched the area in its icy grip last week? For two local farmers that question is answered with a bit of resignation (there’s no other choice) and preparation (taking steps […]
Rochester revisits house number signs
Trustee raises concern over lack of visibility for emergency responders By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Recent concerns from the Rochester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company have prompted village officials to dust off an issue last explored three years ago about uniform house number signs. Trustee Russ Kumbier asked that he and […]
Man charged in crash that injured friend
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 15 for a Lyons man charged with injuring his friend in a drunken driving crash. Cody A. Bauer, 25, was charged Jan. 16 in Walworth County Circuit Court with injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle causing great bodily harm; hit-and-run causing great […]
County service center to move this week
Center will be closed Feb. 4-8 to accommodate transition to new facility By Jason Arndt Editor After several months of planning, and renovating, county officials are ready to move the Western Racine County Service Center to a new space at Fox River Plaza in Burlington. The move, according M.T. Boyle, […]
Drunken driver allegedly left son, 2, home alone while buying tobacco
A six-time convicted drunken driver is again charged with operating while intoxicated as well as child neglect after he allegedly left his 2-year-old son at home while he went to buy tobacco. Nathan T. Hansen, 41, of Kansasville was charged with operating while intoxicated (seventh, eighth or ninth offense) and […]
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