Proposal would eliminate nonprofits from eligibility By Jason Arndt Editor Proposed changes to the City of Burlington’s Revolving Loan Fund could make non-profit organizations ineligible to receive assistance from the program adopted by the Common Council a year ago. The Racine County Economic Development Corporation, which administers and assists the […]
Sports & Other News
Burlington basketball: Boys take 6th straight
Girls fall to Delavan-Darien By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The Burlington Demons boys basketball team continued its torrid pace last week. Behind three players in double figures, the red-hot Demons won their sixth consecutive game, 67-46, Feb. 6 at Delavan-Darien. With only four games left in the regular season, the Demons […]
Planners eye sidewalk safety upgrades
Union Grove seeks improvements near elementary school By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A pair of technical documents linked to public improvement projects went under the microscope recently in Union Grove and have advanced. Members of the village Plan Commission on Feb. 3 gave favorable recommendations to the resolutions, which pertain to […]
Wrestling: Demons boast 7 conference champs
Team dominates SLC tournament, wins 3rd straight conference title By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It was a Demon kind of day Saturday at the Southern Lakes Conference wrestling tournament. Burlington Demons, that is. The local grapplers continued to prove they’re the SLC’s best squad with a dominant performance, including seven individual […]
Wrestling: Waterford grapplers garner three individual champions
Waterford notches 2nd at conference tournament By Chris Bennett Correspondent Waterford Union High School coach Tom Fitzpatrick knew his wrestling team needed a near flawless performance to keep Burlington from defending its title in the Feb. 8 Southern Lakes Conference Tournament at Lake Geneva Badger. To the Wolverines credit, the […]
Primary slated in city’s first district
Voters to narrow field of four to two for the April election By Jason Arndt Editor A total of four candidates, including one incumbent, are vying for the First District seat on the Burlington Common Council and have forced a primary election scheduled for Tuesday. The primary election is the […]
Boys basketball: Broncos return to conference play Friday
Team finishes challenging 8-day stretch By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Union Grove boys basketball team went through the arduous task of playing four games in a span of eight days. But according to coach David Pettit, there isn’t necessarily wrong with that, and sometimes breaks the monotony of practicing […]
Man charged with taking truck, ramming vehicle
He allegedly targeted two vehicles with keys left inside A Waterford man is charged with vehicle theft after allegedly taking a pickup truck and then deliberately driving it into another vehicle that had parked in front of him in an attempt to prevent him from leaving. Christopher T. Anstedt, 29, […]
Burlington Rescue Squad receives state recognition
Local thank you event is slated for Sunday The State Assembly honored the Burlington Rescue Squad for its 73 years of volunteer service through a resolution passed Tuesday. The Rescue Squad, which concluded service at the end of 2019, was honored in a resolution by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
After months of debate and speculation the three members of the Spring Prairie Town Board on Monday unanimously voted against allowing a gravel pit to operate in the township. The decision came about month after the town’s Planning and Zoning Committee recommended approval of the proposal. Why the reversal? […]
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