Among the lingering impacts of July’s flood was the City Council’s decision in October to join the Racine County Communications Center and lay off five city-employed dispatchers. The city’s emergency dispatching equipment was destroyed when water infiltrated the basement of the police station during the flood. That prompted city […]
Sports & Other News
TOP SPORTS STORIES OF 2017: 4. Burlington teacher, coach leaves for tour in Iraq
Sireno opts to head overseas to help brother, country By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It’s a heartwarming story of bravery and courage. Sprinkle in plenty of love: love for the United States, a brother and a patient, loyal wife. Andy Sireno is an inspiration to us all, and while […]
TOP SPORTS STORIES OF 2017: 3. Catholic Central football forfeits season
Injuries, numbers take toll, Toppers forced to play JV schedule By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] A rich football tradition was bruised in 2017. After injuries decimated the Catholic Central football team, losses piled up and numbers dwindled, the Toppers had no choice but to forfeit the remainder of their season. […]
TOP SPORTS STORIES OF 2017: 2. Legendary football coach Don Dalton passes away
Dalton was AD, football coach, took care of community By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The game-changing effects left by “Demon Don” Dalton on not only his former players but also community members will be felt in Burlington forever. One of the most influential educators and coaches in Burlington High School […]
TOP SPORTS STORY OF 2017: Burlington volleyball captures 3rd state title in 7 years
Lady Demons overcame youth, rough start to season By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] State titles don’t come around too often. In 2017, the Burlington girls volleyball team knocked off an undefeated River Falls squad back in November to capture the team’s third state championship. The team’s rocky start turned into […]
Burlington’s top news stories of 2017
Flood dominates a year marked by triumph, tragedy By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief What started as a seemingly normal thunderstorm on a Tuesday evening in July turned out to be anything but that. Over the next 12 hours or so, the rain continued to pound the area in waves […]
Deputies find missing man after brief search
Disabled man walked away in dispute with mother A dispute between a mother and her grown son turned into a search-and-rescue operation in the Town of Burlington on Christmas Eve. A 58-year-old woman and her son, 29, who has autism, were returning home to Illinois after visiting family in the […]
ROUNDUP: Burlington wipes out Wilmot, BUW gymnastics 2nd in state
By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent The Burlington wrestling team had no problems with Wilmot Union on the road last Thursday in a Southern Lakes Conference dual match to close out the year. The Demons won 12 of their 14 matches in a 61-6 team win. They are the […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
So who’s the best liar in the world? According to the Burlington Liars Club it’s a Fond du Lac man, who combined two of Wisconsin’s time-honored traditions – hunting and exaggeration – to come up with the winning lie in the club’s 2017 contest. The winners and their tall […]
Koehnke’s OT buzzer beater sinks Thomas More
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent It was a shot that turned into a popular social media post Dec. 19. Down 43-42 with 3.3 seconds remaining in overtime Dec. 18 at Milwaukee Thomas More, Catholic Central senior Frank Koehnke wouldn’t be denied. He took the […]
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