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Monday, November 18, 2024
City’s sad summer saga ends with reinstatement of federal quiet zone As trains rumbled through the City of Burlington Monday morning the only sound heard was the clickety-clack of steel wheels on rails. The train horns that have roused residents from deep sleep and interrupted downtown business meetings were – […]
Neighbor heard sound like an explosion; residents escape serious injury By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Members of the Racine County Fire Investigation Task Force were on the scene Saturday morning trying to determine the cause of a three-alarm blaze that gutted a home at 116 Johnson St., Burlington. Two […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Wilmot football coach Mike Greinke sounded like a guy who just won the Super Bowl and screamed that he’s going to Disneyland. “This was the biggest win in the history of our program,” he shouted at his players after their 28-14 victory over […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor UPDATE: Playing without star senior Nolan Rueter, Burlington came back in all three games of a 3-0 sweep at Westosha Central Thursday night. The Demons were down, 14-11, in each game, but they showed solid depth and resilience. “I’m very proud of the […]
Eighth graders from local Catholic schools get lesson in politics By Jennifer Eisenbart and Patricia Bogumil Staff Writers A hard lesson in the workings of the American government – as well as politics in Washington, D.C. – came the way of more than 60 eight-grade students earlier this week. A […]
What started as a concerning e-mail escalated into an extremely heated meeting and has become a full-blown fiasco. Walworth Big Foot head football coach Rodney Wedig couldn’t believe what happened Monday at Big Foot High School, and he isn’t sure if it’s going away anytime soon. The highly-respected Wedig, whose […]
With school in session and summer gone, boats are stacked on dry land along the public pier at Rockland Lake in Burlington. Even though the weather has remained summer-like, the hours spent fishing, swimming and hanging out at the lake have dwindled. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
He came back in Week 4 at Lake Geneva Badger. On one of his first runs, Burlington junior running back Hunter Melby almost took it to the house, bursting down the right sideline for a 50-yard gain. He didn’t do much on the ground the rest of the contest, one […]
Mr. B-Town Matt Grandaw plays the drums for the assembled audience at last Friday’s Burlington High School Homecoming pep rally. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Nolan Rueter slams home a kill in recent action. The 6-foot-5 senior helped lead Burlington to a 3-2 win over Racine Horlick Monday night. The Demons lost the first two games. Pick up Thursday’s Burlington Standard Press for a full story.
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