By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The amalgamation of snow, ice and sleet that pelted Burlington Dec. 28 and 29 left the city with a clean up quandary – and at least one resident and business owner steamed. Dale Bruesewitz came to the City of Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday […]
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Local student suffers serious injuries in crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor In the space of time it took to turn a vehicle around Friday, Austin Neuhaus almost lost his life. The Genoa City resident and Catholic Central High School junior was on the way to a friend’s house at about noon on […]
Four men drown on lake in East Troy
By Tracy Ouellette STAFF WRITER As of Wednesday morning, the bodies of three of the four men who took a canoe out on Mill Lake in the early hours of Jan. 3 and went missing had been recovered while dive teams continued to search for the missing fourth man. Mill […]
Large family leads to whopper of a lie
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor If liars – and lies – come in all shapes and sizes, the entries in this year’s Burlington Liars Club competition certainly ran the gamut. And for a Waupaca man who allegedly grew up in a large family, the size of his family gave him the […]
Manhunts, deaths mar 2015 in the area
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Each year, the world around us seems to change – sometimes in a heartbeat. In 2015, news came from all over the area. It came in various forms – both good and bad, happy and sad. And as 2015 winds to a close, Southern Lakes Newspapers […]
Questions remain after fire chief resigns
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After announcing last week that Fire Chief Perry Howard agreed to a transition plan that would result in him leaving in June of the upcoming year, details remained scarce this week in the City of Burlington. City staff sent out the press release at about 7 […]
Obregon manhunt tops 2015 news
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Each year, the world around us seems to change – sometimes in a heartbeat. In 2015, news came from all over the area. It came in various forms – both good and bad, happy and sad. And as 2015 winds to a close, the Burlington Standard […]
Family displaced after Christmas fire
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Jesse Koller and Jessie Ray went to bed on Christmas Day, it was with the satisfaction of a good holiday. “We were just kind of relaxing around the house,” said Koller. “We hung out as a family.” A few hours later, their lives drastically changed. […]
County listening sessions coming up
Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave announced today the first in his series of monthly listening sessions to be held in Racine County municipalities in 2016. Delagrave will be available Wednesday to meet county residents in the meeting room of the Waterford Village Hall, 123 N. River Street, Waterford. The listening […]
Library announces upcoming programs
Burlington Public Library, 166 E. Jefferson St., has announced its upcoming programs as follows: Time Out for Play – informal play group for kids and their adults is Mondays in the Children’s Room from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Puppets, puzzles, and books provided or bring your own toys. Free coffee is available. […]
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