Jessica Schnick works on her pie with no hands during the pie-eating contest at the Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival at the Racine County Fairgrounds on Sunday. The event was part of the Great Pumpkin Chuckin’ Fest, sponsored by the Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by Toni Schneider)
Sports & Other News
Bielinski plans for Buena Park Road residential development on hold
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In the hopes of making as informed a decision as possible, Village of Waterford officials this week hit the pause button on a planned residential development near the intersection of highways 83 and 20. In recent months, residential developer Bielinski Homes has approached the village with […]
Union Grove man charged in bar brawl
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 2 for a Union Grove man charged with beating two people in a “mob-mentality” fight outside a Racine bar in September. Marshawn J. Thurman, 27, was charged Oct. 23 in Racine County Circuit Court with two counts of substantial battery as a party […]
County officials answer questions about Foxconn at local meeting
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer At least 125 people, including some local officials, learned more about Foxconn Technology Group’s plans to construct a 20-million square foot LCD screen manufacturing plant in the Village of Mount Pleasant during a meeting Tuesday at the Veterans Terrace in Burlington. Racine County and Racine […]
Local trick or treat hours listed
Local communities have scheduled the following Trick or Treat hours for the upcoming week: Saturday, Oct. 28 Lyons 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 Rochester 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 Town of Burlington 6 to 8 p.m. City of Burlington 6 to 8 p.m. Village of Waterford […]
Chocolate City will become Spooky City
Burlington’s 28th annual Spooky City is Saturday in downtown Burlington. The day’s events include: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Pumpkin decorating, coloring and face painting at Fox River State Bank 10:30 a.m. – Costume Parade beginning at Wehmhoff Park 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Free hayrides beginning at […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Pick up a copy of the Oct. 26 edition of the Burlington Standard Press for the following stories and features: • Two aldermen discuss the factors that led to their decision to have the city drop local dispatching and join the Racine County Communications Center. • Residents get a chance […]
Burlington girls volleyball cruises to regional championship
Demons face #4 Janesville Craig in sectional semifinal tonight at Stoughton By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After a trip to the WIAA Division 1 state championship match last season, the Burlington girls volleyball team’s quest to return to Green Bay opened with a bang Saturday night. In their last home […]
Catholic Central volleyball takes regional title
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent The entire region belongs to the girls Catholic Central volleyball team. With a win against Argyle on Saturday, Oct. 21 in three straight sets, the Lady Toppers became regional champions. Freshmen Sammie Seib and Grace Antlfinger continued to play well beyond their years and […]
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS PREDICTIONS: Waterford, Lake Geneva Badger face tough road tests
And then there were two Last week, we saw Wilmot, East Troy and Burlington bow out in the first round of the playoffs, while Lake Geneva Badger and Waterford are moving on to Week 2. Badger crushed a team it lost to in the beginning of the season, Kenosha […]
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