Truck traffic is attributed to the Foxconn construction project By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Residents of Western Racine County will experience firsthand the disruption caused by the massive Foxconn construction project next week when as many as 500 dump truck trips per day begin rolling along Highway 11. The […]
Sports & Other News
SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Lady Toppers shut down Sheboygan Lutheran
Catholic Central earns another home game, Friday evening at Congress at 5 p.m. By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – The game of high school softball is about pitching – simple and plain. The Catholic Central varsity squad, which features only four upperclassmen, has managed to go undefeated in the […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
For those wondering when Western Racine County would feel the effects of the massive Foxconn development in Mount Pleasant, wonder no more. Beginning next week Highway 11 will be the main route for as many as 500 dump truck trips per day as haulers carry aggregate from quarries in […]
Thrilling shootout victory propels Burlington soccer to SLC title match
Lopez, Crabtree come up big late By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington junior Amelia Crabtree waited patiently for a moment like this. Two long, hard months of injury kept one of the Demons’ best soccer players out of the lineup, and in her second game back Tuesday at home during […]
Burlington softball captures outright conference championship, first in 30 years
Lonely at the top Lady Demons make historic conference title reality with drubbing of rival Waterford By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] What started out as a share has become official. The Burlington varsity softball squad is the 2018 Southern Lakes Conference champion, all by its lonesome, and it’s the first […]
School district to bring special education in-house
What school it will be in becomes point of contention By Alex Johnson Correspondent The Burlington Area School District Board of Education has decided to move forward with a local special education program in lieu of sending the group of students to other schools in the Milwaukee area. The nine […]
Ludwig paces Burlington in rain-soaked SLC tennis meet
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington boys tennis team may not have come away from last week’s Southern Lakes Conference tournament with a champion, but two flights finished strong in the three-day, rain-extended event. What started Thursday at Westosha Central and Wilmot high schools was supposed to finish Monday […]
Burlington girls fourth, boys fifth at conference track
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Burlington junior Nick Webley made his mark at the Southern Lakes Conference meet May 15 in Elkhorn, helping land the Demons in the top five in three events. He won the long jump, took third in the 200 meter and was part of the […]
Rail siding would close crossing
Railroad offers to connect Calumet Street to Bridge Street By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Looking to improve operations of its railway, Canadian National Railway Co. on Tuesday presented a proposal to expand an existing siding at the Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting. The proposal, however, will require the railway […]
SPECIAL REPORT: The volunteer challenge
Burlington Rescue Squad faces uncertain future By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief It’s a simple math problem that keeps Brian Zwiebel up at night. The chief of the Burlington Rescue Squad has seen the number of rescue calls increase without a proportional increase in the number of volunteers to answer […]
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