Notre Dame blaze resurrects memories of local church conflagration By Jason Arndt Editor When Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire last week, parishioners and other supporters ran into the 13th-century structure and grabbed whatever they could save as firefighters arrived to battle the blaze. Those sights and the terror […]
Sports & Other News
Man allegedly dragged deputy alongside car
A preliminary hearing was help April 17 for a Chicago man charged with dragging a deputy who was trying to handcuff him alongside his car. Diego A. Perez, 23, was charged April 9 in Racine County Circuit Court with first-degree recklessly endangering safety, resisting an officer, possession of marijuana and […]
DQ-Shell station set for May groundbreaking
Project constitutes $3.5 million investment in Waterford A Dairy Queen restaurant coupled with a Shell gas station and convenience store is slated for the Village of Waterford following approval of the project at a recent Plan Commission meeting. Goldstar Development of Green Bay has received approval from the Village’s Plan […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
The images transmitted across the world last week of the fire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris resurrected vivid images for some longtime members of Immaculate Conception St. Mary Catholic Church in Burlington. Many can still recall in great detail the blaze on July 24, 1977, that […]
Wolverine golfers persevere through rough winds
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Waterford Union High School boys golf team improved their individual scores by double-digits and finished second Tuesday at Twin Lakes Country Club in the second Southern Lakes Conference Major of the season. “There were huge improvement from every single player,” Waterford coach Paul Koszarek said. […]
Union Grove soccer socks Delavan-Darien behind second half flurry
By Tim Wester Correspondent Halftime couldn’t come soon enough for the Union Grove girls soccer team. After limping through a sluggish first half against Delavan-Darien, the Broncos desperately needed the break. The halftime break proved to be just what fifth-ranked Union Grove needed, as the Broncos pummeled the hapless Comets […]
Burlington Roundup: Baseball boys keep slugging
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Just like they did in game one of their Southern Lakes Conference series, the Burlington Demons beat up on the Delavan-Darien Comets April 12. The Demons smashed 17 hits and scored three or more runs in each of the first four innings en route to a […]
ChocolateFest fireworks are in jeopardy
Festival lost sponsor for annual event By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Due to the loss of sponsorship, organizers of Burlington’s ChocolateFest have tentatively cancelled the fireworks display that annually lit up the festival’s opening evening. Festival President Bil Scherrer said organizers initially sought new sponsorship for the display but […]
BASD to tab Plank as next superintendent
Board of Education to formally approve matter Monday By Jason Arndt Editor The Burlington Area School District Board of Education expects to appoint Dr. Stephen Plank as superintendent at Monday’s meeting, the district announced on Thursday. The decision comes after the Board of Education met in a closed session earlier […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
In Mayor Jeannie Hefty’s State of the City address on Tuesday, she touted Burlington as a destination spot for visitors, who have given her positive feedback within the last few months. That was just one of the many highlights she said in the address, which also included a call for […]
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