Agriculture students at Union Grove High School recently delivered the first harvest of lettuce from the school’s greenhouse to the kitchen. Above: Students Adriana DeYong (from left) and Connor Esch have the honor of handing off the lettuce to Brenda Sunderland, food service director. Agriculture students learn about sustainable growing […]
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Any veteran, regardless of military branch, has offered a blank check to the United States for the cost of freedom. The blank check, according to veteran Bren Nimke, of Waterford, includes their life. Nimke, the keynote speaker at Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Terrace, spoke of the sacrifice and […]
Damon gets his revenge, Demons last team standing
Call it rivalry resentment. Or the relentless will to beat your biggest foe. Whatever you call it, call it a big-time, upset victory for the Burlington Demons over the Waterford Wolverines last Friday, something not a lot of people, including myself, saw coming. A week after allowing only seven points […]
Burlington ousts top-seeded Waterford
Demons to face vaunted Waukesha West Friday By Chris Bennett Correspondent Players who participated in the WIAA Division 2 Level 2 football playoff game between Waterford Union and Burlington high schools Nov. 1 will talk of the experience for years to come. The fourth-seeded Demons, who upset No. 1 Waterford […]
WIAA Volleyball: Seib, ‘Toppers head to Division 4 state title match
Catholic Central faces unbeaten Clear Lake Saturday By Jason Arndt Editor Junior Sammie Seib and the Catholic Central Hilltoppers will head to Saturday’s WIAA Division 4 state girls volleyball title match following a four-set win against Hillsboro Friday. The Hilltoppers, who defeated the Tigers, 25-19, 25-13, 22-25, 25-14, received a […]
‘Jane Doe’ was abused, killed by nurse who took her in, officials allege
Suspect is charged with murder in 20-year-old case By Jennifer Eisenbart Correspondent The trail may have gone cold, but as Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said Friday morning, the Jane Doe case from 1999 never grew dust. “Over the last 20 years, we have dedicated thousands of investigative hours to […]
WIAA Volleyball: Burlington downs Union Grove in state quarterfinal
After scare against Broncos, Demons play top-seeded Arrowhead Friday By Jason Arndt Editor Union Grove took advantage of Burlington’s early nerves to take two of the first three sets in Thursday’s WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinal at the Resch Center in Green Bay. But the fourth-seeded Demons regrouped to come […]
Sheriff to reveal victim, suspect in 20-year-old murder case
Racine County Sheriff’s officials have scheduled a news conference for Friday morning during which they plan to announce the names of the victim and her suspected murderer in a “Jane Doe” case that dates to 1999. The media briefing is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Patrol Station in Ives […]
State volleyball: Again and again
Demons, Toppers vying for unprecedented success at this weekend’s state volleyball tournament By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent State tournaments are the norm in the volleyball-rich Burlington area, where the Division 1 Burlington Demons will battle for their fifth state title in nine years and the Catholic Central Hilltoppers will look for […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
State tournaments are the norm in the volleyball-rich Burlington area, where the Burlington Demons will battle for their fifth state title in nine years and the Catholic Central Hilltoppers will look for back-to-back state titles this weekend in Green Bay. The double-dip of volleyball excellence for the second straight […]