By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Kansasville and Dover residents looking for an answer to Saturday’s loud noise are still waiting for an explanation. Described as an explosion by some and a sonic boom as others, residents near Eagle Lake at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday started phoning 911 regarding an explosion. The […]
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On thin ice
ATVs plunge into Eagle Lake; drivers escape without injury By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Kansasville Fire Chief Scott Remer has a simple message for visitors to area lakes right now. Stay off the ice. It’s not safe. The latest example of unsafe ice came Sunday evening, as two ATV riders went […]
In this week’s Standard Press
Pick up a copy of this week’s Burlington Standard Press for coverage of the Burlington Area School District’s decision to provide laptop computers to all students. Also on this week’s front page are stories about two men escaping tragedy when their ATVs plunged into Eagle Lake; changes for the local […]
Cub Scout pancake breakfast set
The Cub Scouts of Pack 373 from Waller School are hosting their 21st annual pancake breakfast with a bake sale and silent auction on Sunday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to noon, at Cross Lutheran Church, 126 Chapel Terrace, Burlington. Funds raised from the pancake breakfast, bake sale, and silent […]
Lincoln stature restored in Burlington
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In spite of chilly temperatures and falling snow, a long-time Burlington fixture took up its familiar home Feb. 14. The city’s Abraham Lincoln statue, which had been pulled off its base in an act of vandalism Jan. 31, was put back in its place and welcomed […]
Drug user arrested during hotel incident
A former Waterford man who is now listed as homeless was charged this week for his second possession of heroin after an incident at a hotel in Waterford. Michael Torrey, 32, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Monday with possession of narcotic drugs, a felony and second offense, and […]
Town OKs new location for lake weed control
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With unanimous approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission last week, the Browns Lake Sanitary District is finally going to have a place to call home for its summer weed removal operations. The commission approved three items related to the site: a land-use waiver, a rezone […]
Aurora facility on track for fall opening
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the new year came and went and 2015 ticked into 2016, the clock started running for Aurora Health Care and a planned new facility in Burlington. Now, as March approaches, Lisa Just, president of the Burlington/Walworth patient service market for Aurora Health Care, said […]
Coordinated care saved man from heart attack
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Sitting a few feet away and listening to greetings exchanged as Dave Banas walks to the Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington cardiac rehab unit, it sounds like old friends are reuniting. “Oh my God, you look so good!” “Thanks to you!” “How’s my favorite staff?” “Life […]
Routine stop leads to guns and drugs
Paul Frank, 39, of Greenfield was charged in circuit court last week with possession of an electric weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, four counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and three counts of possession of marijuana. According to the criminal complaint, the Racine County Sheriff’s Department was on patrol in […]
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