Commission approves plan to add to terminal, office By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Expansion could be in future for Veteran’s Truck Line, which received unanimous approval of its site plan application at Tuesday’s City of Burlington Plan Commission meeting. Veteran’s Truck Line offers freight service related to food providers, including […]
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Man faces charges after fleeing police
Authorities allege he tried to break into home to get away By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A 25-year-old Burlington man free on bond faces more charges after he allegedly tried to elude authorities in the wake of a hit and run crash March 6 in the 300 block of West […]
It’s the luck of the Egg-rish
Egg hunt will have St. Patrick’s Day theme The largest free Easter egg hunt in the area will take place March 17 at 10 a.m. at Burlington High School, 400 McCanna Parkway. Children ages from infants to age 11 can hunt for eggs and participate in other children’s activities. The […]
Resident raises questions about school safety
Superintendent says district has response plan in place By Alex Johnson Correspondent School safety has been on the minds of people throughout the country since a shooting left 17 students and staff dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month. And that was also the case […]
A cookie of a deal
Dressed as a chocolate chip cookie, Melissa Frost, of the Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce, sells raffle tickets for a chance to win an oversized basket of chocolate goodies during Saturday’s Home and Garden Show and Chocolate Extravaganza held at Burlington High School. The event featured more than 100 vendors […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
School safety was on the minds of people beyond the students who participated in National Walkout Day Wednesday. Residents attending Monday’s Burlington Area School District meeting questioned district officials about plans to keep students safe. That’s just one of the stories on the front page of this week’s Burlington […]
Students poised to walk out Wednesday
Local students organize events in wake of Florida school shooting By Mike Ramczyk Staff Writer While local school districts remain neutral regarding National School Walkout Day, students said they are tired of sitting around and waiting for something to happen. And they planned to do something about it. On Wednesday, […]
Superintendent evaluation method becomes a political football
Board wrangles over who decides By Alex Johnson Correspondent The Burlington Area School District Policy Committee on Monday decided to change wording on a policy that dictates which bodies of the School Board get to choose the method for evaluating the performance of the superintendent. A week earlier, the […]
Man charged with make threats to protestors
A status conference is scheduled for March 16 for a Burlington man charged with making online threats to participants of a Jan. 29 demonstration in Racine. Brandon K. Spiller, 35, was charged Feb. 9 in Racine County Circuit Court with making terrorist threats. According to the criminal complaint, a protest […]
WUHS officials consider creating one-to-one laptop program
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Union High School could soon join its fellow K-8 feeder schools – and scores of other statewide districts – and begin offering issued laptops to each of its students through a gradual rollout process. Superintendent Keith Brandstetter and Principal Dan Foster discussed with WUHS’ School […]
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