She’s been charged with OWI, reckless driving Racine County Sheriff’s Deputies rescued an unconscious 18-year-old woman from a severely damaged car as it burst into flames early Sunday in the Village of Yorkville. The woman, Rashae Ashanti Martin, of Pleasant Prairie, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at a nearby […]
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Shopping local
Grier (left) and Griffin Avery take an ice cream break on a bench during the Light Up the Night shopping event in downtown Burlington Nov. 20. Forty local businesses teamed up for the annual event organized by Burlington Menswear. Stores stayed open late offering sales, unique holiday gift items, and […]
City official predicts drop in tax rate
$26 million budget approved, but final tax number is pending By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The City of Burlington adopted its 2021 operating and capital budget of a little more than $26 million at a Nov. 17 Common Council meeting. The combined city budget, according to Finance Director Steve DeQuaker, […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Through the years, Love Inc., the independent social service agency based in Burlington, has made it a priority to ensure that its clients have a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Whether it is providing all the fixings for making the meal at home, or working with St. John the Divine Episcopal […]
BASD advances anti-racism policy
But coalition says it will continue to protest until a mutually agreeable policy is proposed By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District, which has been scarred by racial-charged incidents in recent months, advanced a proposed anti-racism policy Nov. 16 with possible final adoption tentatively scheduled for a […]
Your chance to ‘Lend a Hand’
Drive will provide newspapers for nursing home residents While most people have grown tired of restrictions on everyday life caused by the coronavirus, residents in extended care and nursing facilities are bearing the brunt of the pandemic. Considered high-risk for COVID-19 and separated from loved ones and other visitors, those […]
Burlington to close city buildings to public
Move is in response to surge in coronavirus cases Reacting to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the area, the City of Burlington will close its buildings to the public beginning Monday, Nov. 23. The order includes City Hall, the public works facility, wastewater treatment plant and the fire station, […]
Village tax to remain stable
Budget forecasts slight increase in property tax rate By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of behind-the-scenes planning, the wraps have been taken off the Village of Waterford’s proposed 2021 budget, which includes a 0.09 percent decrease in the property tax levy and a 0.8 percent increase in the mill rate. […]
Man arrested after rolling his car
A Union Grove man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a rollover crash in the 1300 block of Vine Street just past midnight on Nov. 9. Anthony G. Skokut, 28, was arrested for first-time drunken driving and received multiple traffic citations before being transported to the Racine County […]
A welcome addition
Officials with the Waterford Graded School District on Nov. 9 officially dedicated the recently completed addition and upgrades to Fox River Middle School with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 60,000-square-foot addition includes kitchen, commons (pictured), gymnasium, eighth grade wing, and art and music suite. The renovation of the existing building […]
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