Catholic Central’s Krien garners trifecta of academic achievements By Jason Arndt Editor Catholic Central High School senior Krista Krien admits she does not have much free time, but wouldn’t have it any other way, which has been a key component to her recent academic accolades. Those include National Merit Scholarship […]
Sports & Other News
Strength in numbers: Burlington track hopes to contend thanks to record participation
Webley looking for return to state By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For the first time ever, the Burlington boys and girls track and field teams have cracked the century mark. And they’re not doing it with a whimper. In fact, a jaw-dropping record of 130 boys and girls are in […]
A four-pronged approach
Grove forms committees to plan stage project By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Residents throughout Union Grove are being asked to help the village with planning for the new entertainment stage project, though concerns over who would serve on specific committees were raised at a meeting this week. The Village Board on […]
Prosecutors levy a dozen drug charges against town man
Traffic stop leads to arrest of suspected dealer By Jason Arndt Editor A Town of Burlington man accused of a dozen drug offenses, including eight felonies, remained in jail on a $250,000 cash bond after his initial appearance in Racine County Circuit Court on Monday. David R. Hodgkins, 53, a […]
BASD unveils three finalists for superintendent post
By Jason Arndt Editor The Burlington Area School District unveiled the list of three finalists in its search for a new superintendent on Thursday. The Board of Education met in a Tuesday closed session to interviewed the candidates and notified them before the district released their names. The three […]
Dog rule changes move toward vote
Council set to decide April whether to allow dogs in parks By Jason Arndt Editor Dog owners could be allowed to bring their animals to all City of Burlington parks, with specific restrictions, if the Common Council decides to move forward with the proposal at an April 3 meeting. The […]
Francois tabbed as next Waterford superintendent
Former WUHS teacher served as superintendent in Mineral Point Former Waterford High School math teacher and coach Luke Francois has been named the next superintendent of the Waterford Union High School Distirct. Francois, who spent seven years as superintendent and business manager in the Mineral Point School District and this […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
School District is on the verge of finding a replacement for soon-to-retire Superintendent Peter Smet. The district was poised on Wednesday to release the names of the three finalists for the position. The search for a new community educational leader is among the top stories in this week’s edition of […]
Living the dream: Catholic Central grad will help coach in the NCAA college basketball tournament
CC grad follows coach’s footsteps to North Dakota, joins team staff By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It’s March Madness time in America, a magical couple of weeks where college basketball’s best 64 teams battle it out for the national championship – and millions of fans fill out their brackets in […]
Former city officer pleads no contest
Baumhardt, 30, is convicted of misconduct, sexual assault By Jason Arndt Editor Former City of Burlington police Sgt. Matthew Baumhardt avoided trial on Tuesday when he pleaded no contest to charges of sexual misconduct while on duty. Baumhardt, 30, who previously pleaded not guilty at a November arraignment, now faces […]
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