West end’s case count percentage is on par with rest of county By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The city and town of Burlington as of Tuesday had a combined 926 cases of COVID-19 and 18 deaths due to the disease since March 15, according to state officials. The information, including […]
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In this week’s Standard Press…
Since March, people have had rely on county or regional numbers to gauge the threat of coronavirus in their communities. That changed this week when the state began to provide statistics by municipality. The community-specific numbers provide a transparency and insight that had been missing. The city and town […]
Hybrid model is working for WUHS, officials say
High school strives to maintain some in-person instruction By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Union High School’s pivot to a hybrid instructional model in October has enabled the district to keep its doors open and maintain COVID-19 precautions, officials recently reported. At a School Board meeting Nov. 23, several members of […]
Ice Festival to return Saturday
Event pared down to limit spread of virus The Wisconsin State Ice Carving Competition returns for another year Dec. 12 at Burlington’s Wehmhoff Square Park, 355 N. Pine Street, with some safety modifications due to COVID-19. The competition, which is part of the city’s annual Ice Festival held since 2016, […]
No easy solutions to affordable housing challenge
New housing that meets that criteria is impossible in Union Grove, builder says By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A group of disparate professionals offered viewpoints on what can be done to address a perceived lack of affordable housing within Union Grove during a recent discussion. Finding a silver-bullet solution, however, might […]
Village approves 2021 budget
Projected tax rate shows slight increase By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a final go-around of discussion and an official public hearing, Waterford officials this week gave the final stamp of approval on the village’s 2021 budget which includes a nearly 1 percent drop in the property tax levy. The Village […]
Time is now to serve
City, town and School Board seats to appear on April ballot By Jason Arndt Staff writer Area residents looking to serve on local government bodies and area school boards could start launching their bids for candidacy on Tuesday this week. According to local officials, Dec. 1 was the first day […]
Man allegedly cut girlfriend with knife
He’s charged with attempted murder, several other crimes A Burlington man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly cutting his girlfriend with a knife in a drunken rage after he accused her of hiding his cigarettes. Jesse A. Berryman, 37, was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
The quest to eradicate racism in the Burlington Area School District took a step forward this week with the approval of a modified policy that specifically addresses the issue. However, the debate over whether that policy does enough and whether the process that developed it was inclusive also continued […]
Vigil, protest to precede School Board meeting
Board is scheduled for vote on proposed anti-racism policy By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Board of Education for Burlington Area School District will consider formally adopting an anti-racism policy Monday during a 6 p.m. special virtual meeting. Despite the district’s efforts to deal with what has become a hot-button […]
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