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Friday, January 24, 2025
Natasha Helbling, a six-year cancer survivor, happily made her annual trip back to Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee Feb. 8, dropping off dozens of new and gently-used stuffed animals that she knows help kids heal. Helbing is a Union Grove Union High School graduate and now teaches at Washington-Caldwell School in […]
Gregas repeats as Super Chili Bowl champion By Patricia Bogumil Editor An elite panel of more or less expert chili tasters opened wide and said “Aah” over and over again Friday, when Edstrom Industries in Waterford hosted a chili cook-off to benefit the Chestnut Club senior care center in Burlington. […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A handful of local Community State Bank customers who have cell phone service through U.S. Cellular are known victims of a spam text message attack called SMiShing. They were tricked into supplying bank account information in response to a text message sent last weekend to their […]
Thursday’s print edition of the Burlington Standard Press will feature an extensive story profiling the eight candidates competing in Tuesday’s primary election for the Burlington Area School District Board of Education. The story, which tops out at nearly 150 column inches, is presented in question-and-answer format with the candidates each […]
Firefighters from the Wind Lake area and beyond responded to a multi-alarm house fire on 7261 E. Wind Lake Road in the Town of Norway Tuesday morning. Initial radio dispatches from Racine County Sheriff’s deputies responding to the scene about 10:15 a.m. indicate that no one was at the home […]
The complaints have been counted, and it is clear that “Robo Rachel” had a field day with Wisconsin consumers in 2012. For the 10th straight year, telemarketing complaints ranked first on the “Top Ten Consumer Complaints” list released today by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. “Our […]
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Waterford Graded School District would like to stay if a new contract for the Waterford Special Education Cooperative (WSEC) is negotiated and in place by May 31, its school board said Feb. 4. Otherwise, Waterford Graded plans to leave the Co-op as of June 30, 2014. […]
When complete, assessments should better match market values By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Property values in the City of Burlington will be reassessed this year, to keep the city compliant with state statutes. The Common Council passed a resolution Tuesday to have Accurate Appraisal complete a full market revaluation this […]
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer In Monday night’s Board Policy and Curriculum Committee meeting for the Waterford Graded School District, President Dan Jensen broached the subject of using defensive weapons in the schools. The hot-button issue of arming school staff has come to the forefront in school districts across the […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen eight cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.61 yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.55, according […]
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