AFC Championship broadcast sets internet ablaze In today’s media business, a gimmick gets you everywhere. With things “going viral” and turning into memes, the average Joe can say or do the funniest thing, and if someone films it and posts it online, they can become an overnight sensation. Tony […]
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Chill out, students
Students at Washington-Caldwell School, Waterford, including (from left), Landyn Hammiller, Mason Stencel and Wyatt Stencel, got some communal reading time in during the annual Chill Out event earlier this month. Students in 4K through eighth grade gathered in the gym to read or listened to books for 2019 seconds […]
New village officials to start in February
Hawes will fill administrator post, Calder is new clerk The Village of Union Grove has officially filled its vacant administrator and clerk positions. The village recently appointed Michael Hawes as its new administrator and Bradley Calder as clerk, officials announced in a news release. Hawes, who is scheduled to start […]
WITH VIDEO: Rescue Squad earns Humanitarian Award
Volunteer service earns local Rotary club’s top award For 73 years, the all-volunteer Burlington Area Rescue Squad has been dedicated to the health and welfare of the community’s residents. This year, for the first time in its history, the squad will begin paying emergency medical technicians to cover some shifts […]
Waterford looks to developers for ideas
Plan is to stimulate proposals for vacant village-owned property By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Village of Waterford officials this week set the stage in seeking outside developers for three specific locations the municipality owns or holds under contract. The Village Board on Jan. 14 approved Village Administrator Zeke Jackson’s recommendation of […]
Brechtl wins 100th game, Waterford remains perfect in Southern Lakes
Rohner continues superstar rise By Chris Bennett [email protected] A convincing victory over Badger High School gave the Waterford Union High School girls basketball team a two-game lead in the Southern Lakes Conference standings with six games left in SLC play. The Wolverines beat the Badgers 51-37 Jan. 18 in […]
On location
Film duo hits streets of Burlington to film movie By Jason Arndt Editor The City of Burlington took center stage this week, when two independent filmmakers with local ties collaborated on a feature movie, which the writer calls a cautionary tale. The feature movie, titled “Blame,” is about five young […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Several people called the newspaper office on Tuesday wondering just what was going on at the gas station kitty corner from City Hall. Those “goings on” were the filming of a movie using Burlington as a backdrop. The movie, and the people behind it are the subject of a […]
300 Club: Union Grove’s Domagalski enjoys historic win, surprise celebration
Wife reached out to former players for special party By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent What do you give a high school girls basketball coach for winning 300 career games? Two conference road victories and a surprise celebration with a full complement of former players seemed like appropriate gifts for […]
Fox River State Bank will be sold
Agreement joins ‘like-minded’ community banks By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington-based Fox River State Bank will be sold to Greenwoods Financial Group, Inc. – which operates Greenwoods State Bank, Lake Mills – under an agreement announced Monday. Fox River State Bank President and CEO Keith Pollek said the move […]
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