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Thursday, November 14, 2024
News from throughout Western Racine County.
Whatever City of Burlington officials decide about the future of the Echo Lake Dam – improve the dam or remove it – the greatest cost going forward will be in dredging the lake or rehabilitating the drained lakebed. Both options pose funding challenges for the city and fail to […]
City Council to discuss engineer’s study at Tuesday meeting By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington’s City Council on Tuesday is set to have a long-anticipated discussion on a recently completed study of options for the future of Echo Lake Dam. The Common Council – scheduled to meet as a […]
Boulden honored as congressional district’s Veteran of the Year Standard Press Staff Bob Boulden joined the United States Marine Corps when he was 18 years old in 1948. He traveled with a small box camera and documented his experiences in Hell Fire Alley and the harrowing trek out of North […]
The City of Burlington is working to fundamentally change the way its residents and businesses pay for the system that handles runoff from rain. The goal is to create a dedicated entity with the funds needed to maintain and expand the stormwater infrastructure. But shifting from a system that […]
Drivers traveling on Barnes Road may notice a new update to the Waterford Union High School Environmental Center. The School Board recently voted to change the name to the Paul Bixler Environmental Center. Bixler is a retired staff member from Waterford Union High School. He served in the science department […]
Burlington, Waterford programs host tourney to benefit hurting families By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Normally when sports teams from Burlington and Waterford face off on the fields and courts it’s as rivals who want nothing more than to put a serious beat-down on their counterparts from the neighboring community. […]
City of Burlington police said they arrested a suspect in a northern Wisconsin homicide near Aurora Medical Center Burlington, 252 McHenry St., on Wednesday evening after acting on a tip from other law enforcement agencies through the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network. Local officers were notified at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday that […]
SLN staff A Union Grove man has been charged with battery to a police officer and disorderly conduct while authorities continue to investigate a suspicious fire at the trailer home where he was arrested. Steven Woolf, 38, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court for the incident that occurred […]
Having been to the state tournament in 12 of the past 13 years, you’d think the thrill of winning would have lost some of its shine for the Burlington High School girls volleyball team. Don’t believe it for a second. That’s because the 2021 version of the Demons overcame […]
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