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 […]
Sports & Other News
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 […]
Nowhere to go but up
Demon girls basketball brings back 4 starters after winless campaign By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Not a whole lot went right for the Burlington girls basketball squad last season. It was head coach Kyle Foulke’s first year, and the Demons improved as the season progressed, but finished with a 0-23 record. […]
It’s a grind in the rumor mill
Award-winning play deals with the challenges of teen life By Jennifer Eisenbart Correspondent A year after undertaking a play about a school shooting, the Waterford Union High School one-act competition tackled something a little closer to home – gossip, the damage rumors can cause and how teenagers see both in […]
Grove girls hoops to bring speed, better offensive flow
By Tim Wester Correspondent The Bronco is the official mascot of Union Grove High School. But when it comes to the Union Grove girls’ basketball team, the more appropriate mascot is a chameleon. The Broncos return a solid nucleus of upperclassmen that look to improve upon the 13-11 record and […]
Police looking to bolster surveillance efforts
Officials looking to partner with residents and business with cameras By Jason Arndt Editor The City of Burlington Police Department is building a video surveillance database consisting of private residences and local businesses to improve criminal investigations. Lt. Brian Zmudzinski said the database is a voluntary partnership and gives his […]
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