Cold will be dangerous for people and animals who are outside for long periods of time AccuWeather Global Weather Center – December 9, 2019 – An invasion of Arctic air will plunge temperatures to their lowest levels since last winter. This week’s deep freeze can come as a shock to […]
Sports & Other News
Village will pay to put police in high school
Recent school shooting spurs quick action by Waterford board By Dave Fidlin Correspondent It might have happened in an adjacent county, and in a larger community, but it still hit far too close to home. That was the sentiment of the Waterford Village Board this week, whose members on Dec. […]
City OKs grant for PAC study
Alderman urges colleagues to ‘dream big’ By Jason Arndt Editor A proposed multi-use Performing Arts Center along the Fox River is only a dream for the City of Burlington. But some Common Council members want to see if the dream can become a reality and approved a $10,000 revolving loan […]
SLN All-Area Football: Burlington, Waterford offensive players highlight annual squad
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Welcome to the fourth annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area football team. This season marked many highlights, including Burlington, which came up short of reaching the WIAA Division 2 state championship game. While Waterford and Wilmot captured a share of the Southern Lakes Conference title, Burlington made […]
All-Area Football: Thriving under pressure
Demons’ Damon All-Area Player of the Year By Chris Bennett Correspondent Often times, in football, the team goes where the quarterback goes. For Burlington High School play-caller Dalton Damon, he led the Demons to a historic victory against a heated rival and another win in a contest some called the […]
Looking to break the mold
Demons without top star, but will rely on returning sharpshooters By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It was supposed to be an inside-outside, 1-2 punch for the Burlington boys basketball team this season. Down low, first team all-Southern Lakes Conference pick Dylan Runkel, who stands at 6-foot-6, would be a senior monster […]
Cold, snow predicted for middle of next week
Exact track of storm will determine where the boundary between rain and snow The official start of winter is still about two weeks away, but conditions are coming together in a way that could bring another major winter-like storm to a large portion of the middle of the United States […]
Turkey Trot highlights generosity
Annual event raises funds for local social service agency By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Regardless of whether people came to win or carry on a family tradition, the ninth annual Burlington Turkey Trot 5-kilometer run/walk Thursday highlighted the area’s generosity. Proceeds from this year’s event, which saw a record turnout […]
Limbering up at the library
Mom Kristy Kreger, of Franksville, assists one-year-old Kinsley with tree pose during a recent session of Storytime Yoga at the Waterford Public Library. (Photo by Maureen Vander Sanden)
In this week’s Standard Press…
Which comes first, the feasibility study or the fundraising? That was a question facing the Burlington City Council recently as it considered a grant from its revolving fund loan to a local group that has proposed a performing arts center on a site along the Fox River that is […]
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