Southern Lakes Conference FOOTBALL First team Offense Player of the Year – Will Keller, Lake Geneva Badger, 12. QB: Nick Klug, Burlington, 12. RB: Will Keller, LGB, 12. Tanner Keller, Waterford, 10. WR: Nick Webley, BUR, 11. Jack Pettit, Union Grove, 12. Nic Frederick, Westosha Central, 12. TE: Joe […]
Year: 2017
Vandals shoot out car windows
Investigators from two departments are attempting to find the person or persons who shot out windows on nearly 50 vehicles Saturday night. The Racine County Sheriff’s Department reports that 32 vehicles were struck in the Village of Union Grove between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. In the City of Burlington another […]
With honor and thanks
Members of the Burlington veterans rifle drill team stand at attention as drill team leader Bob Boulden plays Taps on an automated bugle Saturday during Burlington’s Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Terrace. The ceremony featured tributes to military service, an update on development of a permanent veterans memorial in Echo […]
Worker allegedly stole watch from 97-year-old at assisted living facility
A pretrial conference is scheduled for Jan. 19 for a Burlington woman charged with stealing from a resident at a Burlington assisted living facility. Elizabeth J. Reda, 20, was charged Oct. 16 in Racine County Circuit Court with felony theft against an elderly or disabled person. According to the criminal […]
Burlington swimmers cap banner season at state
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent One of the better seasons in recent years for the Burlington Co-op girls high school swim team ended in a restaurant in Janesville. The Demons sent three swimmers to the WIAA Division 1 State Girls Swimming & Diving Championships Nov. 11 at the University […]
GAGE ANDREW LINTON
Gage Andrew Linton, age 6, of Burlington, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 11, 2017. He was born March 7, 2011 to Marques Andrew Linton and Andrea Marie Tracy. Gage was a first grader at Van Buren Elementary School. He was an outgoing and independent boy who was loved by […]
Welcome home, Ryan
Helicopter pilot from Burlington receives warm greeting upon return from Afghanistan By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Ever since he was a young boy, Ryan Calkins said, he knew he wanted to be a helicopter pilot and serve his country in the military. And while military service is fraught with […]
DAVID L. PISCHKE
David L. Pischke, age 85, of Wind Lake, passed away Nov. 13, 2017. Donald is the loving husband of Margarette (nee Huber) and the dear father of Jacqueline Schroeder, the late Peggy Young, David Jr. (Vera), Julie (Eugene) Johnson, and Joy LaRussa (Rudy Wegner). He is further survived by […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Pick up a copy of this week’s Burlington Standard Press for a story about a special homecoming for a local helicopter pilot who spent nine months in Afghanistan with a medical evacuation unit. Other top stories include an update on the Burlington Area School District’s process of preparing for a […]
Burlington volleyball program finds itself in rare air
Only a handful of teams in WIAA history have won three state championships. Burlington can now join that elite group. After last weekend’s thrilling 3-2 victory over previously undefeated River Falls, a Lady Demons squad that many thought wouldn’t do much at state, based especially on an inexperienced roster […]
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