Voting logistics in doubt right up to Election Day The April 7 election was in question right up to the eve of the election before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on a 4-2 decision the afternoon of April 6 struck down an order issued just hours earlier by Gov. Tony Evers […]
Sports & Other News
Plans for Canopy Hill advance
Residential development to feature 188 single-family homes By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A Union Grove committee devoted to development-related issues within the village gave its consent to a number of big-picture and granular details linked to a large-scale housing proposal that has been under the microscope a number of times in […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020: No. 7 ChocolateFest canceled
Area’s premier festival canceled due to coronavirus ChocolateFest, Burlington’s marquee festival, became a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic with organizers announcing in late March the annual event had been canceled. President Bil Scherrer, of the ChocolateFest Executive Committee, said the committee decided to cancel the event held annually since 1987 […]
JOEL GAUGER
Joel Gauger, 63, of Stockton, Calif. and formerly of Rochester, passed away Dec. 22, 2020 Joel was born in Burlington on March 10, 1957 to Marvin and Lois (Keller) Gauger. In his last years, he was fulfilling a life long dream of living on a boat that he experienced […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020
The editorial staff of the Burlington Standard Press compiled and ranked the top 15 news stories of 2020. The complete list appears in the Dec. 31 edition of the newspaper. The top 10 stories, presented in descending order, will appear on this site: 8. Gravel pit defeated in Spring Prairie […]
Farewell, humble barber
Collins remembered as a fixture on Main Street By Maureen Vander Sanden Correspondent The COVID-19 pandemic has done more than cripple Main Street America businesses in a quest to flatten the curve. In Waterford, it claimed the life of Main Street’s “True Barber,” someone, who for six decades provided a […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020
The editorial staff of the Burlington Standard Press compiled and ranked the top 15 news stories of 2020. The complete list appears in the Dec. 31 edition of the newspaper. The top 10 stories, presented in descending order, will appear here: 9. A safe season at the Aquatic Center The […]
Burlington’s top 10 news stories of 2020
The editorial staff of the Burlington Standard Press compiled and ranked the top 15 news stories of 2020. The complete list appears in the Dec. 31 edition of the newspaper. The top 10 stories, presented in descending order, will appear here: 10. Spooky City and Christmas parade canceled Two of […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
So long, 2020, you’ve left an indelible mark on local history, and for that you’ll long be remembered. But you won’t be missed. You’ve been host for 365 days to a level of stress and strife that is unprecedented in the lives of most people who call the Burlington […]
WVA has plans to buy shopping center
Warehouse-distribution facility would replace former grocery store By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Wisconsin Vision Associates, of Burlington, has experienced unprecedented growth in recent months even amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The longtime contact lens distributor, however, has reportedly run out of space for manufacturing and distribution at its facility at 35263 […]
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