A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 21 for an Illinois man who claims voices told him to go to a Rochester home where he drank beverages and smoked a Cigarello before the home’s occupants confronted him. Timothy M. Jurik, 29, of Wood Dale, Ill., was charged Oct. 7 in […]
Sports & Other News
Toppers earn first win
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It feels so good to finally get that first win. Just ask Catholic Central head coach Tom Aldrich. The longtime Toppers maestro said Oct. 9 it felt good to finally get a win after the Toppers dropped their first two games of this pandemic-shortened season. […]
COVID-19 forces changes at high school
WUHS shifts to hybrid model; football games ‘postponed’ By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Due to a high risk of community transmissions, and Waterford Union High School being identified as having an outbreak in Western Racine County, the school was forced to move to a hybrid model Monday, Oct. 12. The shift […]
Boy Scouts to host Haunted Woods Walk
The Three Harbors Council of the Boy Scouts of America will host a Haunted Woods Walk the next two weekends at Camp OH-DA-KO-TA in Burlington. The Haunted Woods Walk is a mile-long guided tour that will take approximately 40 minutes to complete. There are stairs, hills and some uneven […]
County is catalyst for trail extension
Officials say project will be a boon for area A proposed $500,000 investment by Racine County would, if approved, provide the push needed to extend the White River Recreational Trail 11 miles to the east and further spur the development of a regional trail network dubbed the Route of the […]
Coronavirus cases continue to surge here
County surpasses 100 COVID-19 deaths as officials sound alarm By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Racine County’s surge in COVID-19 cases hasn’t stopped as Wisconsin continued to set all-time records in hospitalizations and new confirmed coronavirus cases during a recent seven-day period. County health officials, who reported more than […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Racine County reached a sad milestone this week as it recorded its 100th death due to COVID-19. Two-thirds of that number is made up of Western Racine County residents. The news comes as the area – and the state as a whole – is seeing a surge in the […]
Suspects identified in racist vandalism incidents at schools
Investigation reveals 10 students responsible By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Racially motivated vandalism soiled Burlington Area School District grounds for a second time late last month and the Burlington Police Department has apprehended at least 10 minors involved in both incidents. On Sept. 30, nearly two weeks after the first incident […]
Acclaimed chef, area native team up to deliver pop-up food event
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Burlington native Alex Hanesakda, owner of Racine’s SapSap Lao cuisine, and star chef Tory Miller joined forces Oct. 3 at The Coffee House on Chestnut and Pine streets for a pop-up food event. Miller, raised in Racine, won the 2012 James Beard Award for […]
‘Prostitute’ accused of stealing credit card, gun
A woman described by her alleged victim as a prostitute and drug user has been charged with theft and bail jumping following a June incident in the Town of Norway. Tasha Jacobsen, 41, of Milwaukee, is charged in Racine County circuit court with identity theft for financial gain, theft […]
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