Board hires attorney amid talk of town’s possible incorporation effort By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Village of Waterford officials this week went on record against their neighboring township’s incorporation effort – and the end result is legal representation expected to cost at least $40,000 in the second half of this year. […]
Sports & Other News
Aquaducks capture state title
Team overcomes wicked weather to win first title in 10 years By Jason Arndt Editor The Browns Lake Aquaducks outlasted wicked weather, which was a constant struggle all season, to capture its first Division II Wisconsin State Waterski Show title in a decade July 20 and 21. The Aquaducks accounted […]
When it rains, it pours
My family endured a harrowing month and came out smiling If it wasn’t enough to lose my mom and my job in a span of three months, the hits kept coming this past month. It all started at the state baseball tournament back in early June, where both the Burlington […]
Maxwell Street Days return Friday and Saturday
Vintage Square is also back after successful inaugural launch Maxwell Street Days and The Vintage Square returns for another year this weekend in downtown Burlington with about 60 vendors expected to set up shop, according to the Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce. The annual event, which runs Friday and Saturday […]
Roadwork to close portion of Milwaukee Avenue
Detour is set to remain through August By Jason Arndt Editor Road construction began this week in the City of Burlington and officials planned to close a section Milwaukee Avenue Thursday for a little more than a month while a portion of the work is completed. The project comes in […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Summer and orange road construction barriers go hand-in-hand, and there’s no exception to that rule in Burlington this year as a section of Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Burlington is slated to close this week to accommodate replacement of a sewer line. The construction obstruction – and the proposed detour […]
It’s an ‘Udderly Good Time’
The Racine County Fair is offering up an “Udderly Good Time” as it returns for its 96th run this week. The fair is Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28, on the fairgrounds at 19805 Durand Ave., Union Grove. For the full rundown of events and schedules click on the […]
Man dies when sports car flips in Lyons
An 81-year-old Illinois man died Monday morning on Highway 12 in the Town of Lyons after he lost control of his classic sports car and rolled over. Allan Lukasz, of Mount Prospect, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Walworth County Medical Examiner’s Office, according to the Walworth County […]
Panyk caps off powerful soccer career
Graduate shattered Bronco record books By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Although Alexa Panyk’s soccer career concluded, her four years at Union Grove will be hard to forget, especially after she shattered the school record books. Her unforgettable mark includes a program record 74 career goals, single-season points with 52 and […]
A hidden gem for family fun
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent What do most people think when it comes to the library? Boring. Studying. Quiet. Back in my high school days, the library was the place where you spent countless hours studying for that research paper or big test, where whispering was the loudest you could be […]
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