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Friday, September 20, 2024
Three of Burlington’s four downtown bridges over the White and Fox rivers opened to traffic Friday evening, reconnecting a city that has been split in two by flood waters since Wednesday afternoon. The bridges over Bridge Street and at State and Adams streets opened early Friday evening and the bridge […]
The food pantry at Community United Methodist Church, 455 S. Jefferson St. in Waterford, will be open from 4 to 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19. The food pantry does not require income verification and will have food to help the residents of Burlington and surrounding areas restock their pantries after […]
Red Cross offers cots, food, water and other resources at Burlington High School. Join Standard Press Sports Editor and staff writer Mike Ramczyk on a video tour of the Red Cross disaster relief station set up at Burlington High School.
Curfew will be in place for third straight night The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has ordered the drawdown of Echo Lake in Burlington as flood waters recede so officials can inspect and repair the dam, according to officials with the DNR. The water level in the lake will be […]
Crews from We Energies worked through the night Thursday at a site along Milwaukee Avenue near the Pick ‘n Save shopping center to install temporary transformers that will restore power to about 4,000 Burlington area residents. Those customers have been without power since late Wednesday afternoon when flood waters from […]
Nearly three weeks after a Kansasville woman went missing, police continue to look for her – now bringing in mounted patrol from Milwaukee to help in the search. On Tuesday, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Milwaukee Police Department’s mounted united continued to search for Lynn M. Richard, […]
Group denied chance to speak, laments not getting ‘fair shake’ By Alex Johnson Correspondent The Waterford Town Board on Monday denied a snowmobile group’s proposal to allow all-terrain vehicles on township roads. The board voted 4-1 against the Tichigan Sno-N-Go’s proposal to allow ATV and utility-terrain vehicles access to public […]
The memorial service celebrating the life of longtime Burlington High School coach and athletic director Don Dalton scheduled for Friday evening has been cancelled due to flooding in and around the Burlington area. The event was to be held at Don Dalton Stadium at Burlington High School at 7 p.m. […]
Officials hope to ride out flood effects without personal injury By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City of Burlington has imposed curfew for the second straight night between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. as officials continue to deal with the fallout from flooding and a loss […]
The Racine County Human Services Department has established two disaster recovery sites in Burlington to assist Western Racine County residents who have been without power in their homes. The sites offer emergency FoodShare for those who currently participate in that program, as well as computer access and disaster recovery information, […]
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