Crash was one of two in Burlington last year The late pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed in a wooded area just east of the Burlington Municipal Airport May 15 was an Air Force veteran, flight instructor and experienced pilot who began flying at age 11. David Schmutzler, 80, […]
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Rice to step down as town chairman
Filing deadline for candidates extended until 5 p.m. Friday By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Ralph Rice carries the distinction of being one of, if not the longest, tenured elected official in the Town of Burlington. Rice, town chairman since 2009, has served the Town of Burlington in multiple capacities dating […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Agreeing a bustling building is better than a vacant one – even if it doesn’t exactly fit the plan for the area – the Burlington City Council approved a request to rezone a former grocery store site for use as a warehouse and distribution center. But the approval comes […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020: The pandemic primary
Voting logistics in doubt right up to Election Day The April 7 election was in question right up to the eve of the election before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on a 4-2 decision the afternoon of April 6 struck down an order issued just hours earlier by Gov. Tony Evers […]
Plans for Canopy Hill advance
Residential development to feature 188 single-family homes By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A Union Grove committee devoted to development-related issues within the village gave its consent to a number of big-picture and granular details linked to a large-scale housing proposal that has been under the microscope a number of times in […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020: No. 7 ChocolateFest canceled
Area’s premier festival canceled due to coronavirus ChocolateFest, Burlington’s marquee festival, became a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic with organizers announcing in late March the annual event had been canceled. President Bil Scherrer, of the ChocolateFest Executive Committee, said the committee decided to cancel the event held annually since 1987 […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020
The editorial staff of the Burlington Standard Press compiled and ranked the top 15 news stories of 2020. The complete list appears in the Dec. 31 edition of the newspaper. The top 10 stories, presented in descending order, will appear on this site: 8. Gravel pit defeated in Spring Prairie […]
Farewell, humble barber
Collins remembered as a fixture on Main Street By Maureen Vander Sanden Correspondent The COVID-19 pandemic has done more than cripple Main Street America businesses in a quest to flatten the curve. In Waterford, it claimed the life of Main Street’s “True Barber,” someone, who for six decades provided a […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020
The editorial staff of the Burlington Standard Press compiled and ranked the top 15 news stories of 2020. The complete list appears in the Dec. 31 edition of the newspaper. The top 10 stories, presented in descending order, will appear here: 9. A safe season at the Aquatic Center The […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020
The editorial staff of the Burlington Standard Press compiled and ranked the top 15 news stories of 2020. The complete list appears in the Dec. 31 edition of the newspaper. The top 10 stories, presented in descending order, will appear here: 10. Spooky City and Christmas parade canceled Two of […]