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Friday, November 29, 2024
Full-day 4K, virtual options help keep students in district, officials say By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District in the 2020-21 school year experienced a net loss of 327 students to open enrollment, according to figures from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. While the district accepted […]
For 33 years Spooky City has been a downtown Burlington Halloween tradition. The event returns on Saturday bigger than ever, according to organizers. Spooky City is among the top stories in this week’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press. Copies of the newspaper are available at local retail outlets […]
Most area communities will host trick-or-treat on Monday, Oct. 31, except where noted. Time schedules vary: City of Burlington, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Town of Burlington, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Village of Rochester, Oct. 30, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Village of Waterford, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. […]
Students in Danielle Marshall’s eighth grade science classes at Union Grove Elementary School taught K-5 students about natural resources and conservation through their Outdoor Exploration Trail. Students dug for fossils, learned about lichens, played a bird migration game and more.
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The regular-season finale for the Waterford Union High School Wolverines was a master class in how to chew up the game clock – with a Level 101 course on junior Carson Blitz to boot. While the Wolverines didn’t score on their opening drive, they ate […]
With two registered write-in candidates and one incumbent seeking the 63rd Assembly District seat, unofficial results likely won’t be known immediately, unlike previous years when Racine County election officials saw simple races. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R – Rochester, who won by 260 votes in the August primary election […]
Town of Burlington residents and business owners had reason to rejoice last week when crews finally competed the reconstruction of McHenry Street. The four months of construction was especially difficult for retailers and restaurants, who lost customers as a result of the detour. For this and other stories see the […]
Burlington’s greatest athlete, Tony Romo, retuned to the city for a visit Sept. 30 and was showered in love by the place he’ll always call home. Romo was in town for a dedication ceremony of the new synthetic football field at Burlington High School that bears his name. Romo’s […]
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