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White cap

The statue of Abraham Lincoln, on Kane Street at State Street, wears a cap of snow Friday morning as residents throughout the neighborhood shovel out from several inches of wet, heavy snow that fell on the area Thursday. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)

Sports

Standouts for the week of Feb. 8, 2013

Male Athlete of the Week David Jones, Burlington co-op swim team: Jones had a strong meet for the swim team at Saturday’s Southern Lakes Conference championship at Badger High School. Jones had the best finish of any Demon, placing second in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 23.53 seconds. […]

News

Don’t drive if you don’t have to, DOT warns

As snow continues to fall in the southeast region of Wisconsin, travel on area freeways and roadways is becoming increasingly hazardous, according to state Department of Transportation officials. The DOT is seeing increased run-off vehicles in Racine, Kenosha and Waukesha counties. One lane is currently blocked on I-94 eastbound at […]

Burlington

School Board forum is canceled

The forum for candidates in the Burlington Area School District Board of Education primary election scheduled for Thursday evening has been canceled. The event, sponsored by the Burlington Standard Press, had been slated to begin at 7 p.m. at Veterans Terrace in Burlington. “As the snow has continued to pile […]

Burlington

Company plans to rebuild

But effort will likely hinge on incentives and faces uncertain conclusion By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Echo Lake Foods Vice President and General Manager Jerry Warntjes said Tuesday he’s determined to rebuild the company’s Burlington production facility destroyed by last week’s fire, but just how successful the efforts are […]