By Tim Wester Correspondent After winning the Southern Lakes Conference title last season, the Union Grove football team looked for another stellar campaign in 2022. The Broncos, however, opened the 2022 season with three straight losses and looked to snap the harsh trend on Friday, Sept. 9 at Waterford. But […]
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City of Burlington officials have finalized details, including a series of four informational meetings related to the Nov. 8 Echo Lake Dam advisory referendum. The goal, according to city officials, is to provide the information that will encourage voters to make informed decisions. The informational meetings are among the […]
Using his head
Waterford’s Chris Bird heads the ball toward the goal during the first half of a Sept. 3 game against Big Foot-Williams Bay. The Wolverines picked up its first win of the season, 4-3. (Photo by Michael Stefanich)
Tree in boy’s honor to be replanted
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In a happenstance moment of nature, it was taken down. But a tree that was planted in an 11-year-old Union Grove boy’s honor will soon rise again to continue commemorate his brief — but impactful — life. Family members of Ryan Luxem recently reached out to […]
Rochester considers sheriff’s contract
Village explores options as sheriff’s contract is up for renewal By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Rising labor and fuel prices has prompted a big-picture review of Rochester’s longstanding public safety contract with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. As the agency customarily does around this time each year, sheriff’s officials sent the […]
Grinding it out
Demons go back to ground game for first victory By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief After watching his team lose its first two games with a pass-happy attack, Burlington coach Eric Sulik vowed some changes. “Our inability to establish a run game is killing us,” he said following the Aug. […]
Building renovation gets green light
Owners plan retail and short-term rentals By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Plans to renovate a vacant and decaying downtown property into four short-term rental units cleared another hurdle on Tuesday when the Common Council endorsed a certificate of appropriateness to alter the building’s exterior. The certificate of appropriateness, which the […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Drug overdoses are on the rise in Racine County and problem is linked to the rise in opioid use – especially fentanyl, which is relatively inexpensive and easy to get. Officials in Racine County and across the country have taken notice and are looking for ways to reverse the […]
New projects take shape at Mercury site
Car wash, business condos eyed at the site By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Two new proposals within Waterford’s Mercury Business Park off Highway 36 have come into sharper focus after a recent vote from officials. At a special morning meeting Aug. 23, the Village Board cast several votes related to the […]
Union Grove residents want historic siren silenced
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent It is steeped in history. But the approximately half-dozen households living in close proximity to it want it silenced — or at least used less frequently. The Union Grove Village Board on Aug. 22 discussed, but took no action on the long-standing tradition of sounding a […]
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