Multi-venue event showcases recent facility upgrades The Burlington Area School District will host “Open Doors, Burlington Schools” to welcome the community to visit 10 district buildings on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. The district, which has seen multiple facility upgrades as well as the new Karcher Middle School […]
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City looks to regulate e-cigarettes
Proposal bans indoor public use, sales to minors By Jason Arndt Staff Writer For more than a decade, Wisconsinites have been banned from smoking inside public establishments, such as restaurants and taverns. But the smoking ban only extends to tobacco products – like cigarettes and cigars – and does not […]
Live-training in a realistic environment
Fire crews from throughout the area worked together on exercise By Chad Hensiak Correspondent The Kansasville Fire and Rescue Department along with various emergency response partners from surrounding communities on March 19 participated in a live fire training at a controlled burn, 975th 224th Ave., Kansasville. The training exercise in […]
New wings for Flight
Rescue service gets new helicopter for local base By Chad Hensiak Correspondent The first of two new helicopters arrived March 14 at Flight for Life’s Burlington base – and not a moment too soon. According to Chief Flight Nurse Carissa Jones the helicopter made its first rescue flight the same […]
Tapping the sugar bush
The Seno K/RLT Conservancy hosted a Maple Sugaring program in early March. Along with learning tree identification, the centuries old processes of tapping maple trees, creating maple syrup, and sugaring techniques, attendees learned the Native American history behind the tradition. Naturalist and Seno Educator Nancy Carlson taught the program and […]
Organizers plan an egg-cellent explosion of color
Annual DRIVEN egg hunt set for Saturday at BHS The gymnasium floor at Burlington High School will become a colorful mosaic of 14,000 eggs Saturday for the 12th annual DRIVEN Egg Hunt. While most of the eggs contain treats, several will hold tickets for special prizes for the finders. The […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Voters throughout the Burlington area will decide several races in Tuesday’s Spring Election. Topping the local ballot is the Board of Education race in the Burlington Area School District where incumbents Kevin Bird and Barry Schmaling are challenged by Aaron Melby and Ryan Mueller. The race for School Board […]
Council seeks answers on Echo Lake options
Master plan expected to help city officials decide to keep or remove dam By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Engineering consultant Ayres Associates, Inc. will move forward with an Echo Lake Park Master Planning project under a contract unanimously approved Tuesday by the Burlington Common Council. The council discussed the matter […]
Gratefully mourning
Family escapes fire, but loses beloved home By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Standing outside her burned out and waterlogged home Tuesday, M.T. Boyle was a roiling stew of mixed emotions. She said she was eternally grateful for the heroic actions of her 15-year-old daughter – who roused the five […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
It’s difficult to imagine how terrifying it would be to wake up in the middle of the night to see your house on fire. Racine County Circuit Court Judge Tim Boyle and his family faced that reality early Saturday morning and it was his 15-year-old daughter who emerged the […]
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