Year: 2017

Waterford

Taking the community’s pulse

WGSD sends survey to residents as questions about Fox River, other schools loom By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As a precursor to potentially big changes, school officials in the Waterford Graded district are attempting to cast as wide a net as possible and hear from residents about improvements that could cost […]

Burlington

Murder trial hinges on self-defense

Attorney says accused was gathering evidence, defending self from abuser By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer       A trial that began in Walworth County this week – featuring a victim and a defendant with ties to the Burlington area – will hinge on accusations of child porn and a […]

Burlington High School

Burlington boys volleyball overpowered in sectional final, season ends

Demons finished as conference champs with one senior   By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MIDDLETON – Fresh off a sweep over higher-seeded Mukwonago, the Burlington boys volleyball team was upset-minded early in Thursday night’s WIAA sectional final against top-seeded and state-ranked Middleton. The confident Demons jumped out to a 22-20 lead […]

Obituaries

ELEANOR JANE UEBELE

      Eleanor Jane Uebele, age 94, of Kansasville, passed away peacefully at Oak Ridge Care Center in Union Grove on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. Eleanor was born in Kansasville on Aug. 20, 1923, to Roy and Gladys (nee Squire) Uebele. She lived on the farm her entire life until health […]

Burlington

Fresh start for Love Inc.

New building viewed as a boon for agency’s mission By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Of all the benefits Love Inc. will gain as it moves a portion of its operations into a new space at 401 Milwaukee Ave., the most valuable will be better control and handling of donated […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

The Burlington High School girls volleyball team is headed to state (again!) and independent social service agency Love Inc. is beginning the transition to a new facility on Milwaukee Avenue in Burlington. These are just two the stories readers will find in Thursday’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press. Here’s […]

Union Grove High School

Luck not on Martin’s side

Coach asking for rules change to help runner make state   By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Call it an unlucky draw or a logistical oversight, but the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s questionable decision to send the Union Grove Cross Country team 50 miles north to the Hartland Sectional is haunting […]

Obituaries

MARILYN HEWITT

      Marilyn Hewitt, 87, of Burlington, passed away on Oct. 31, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn was born in Burlington on June 16, 1930, to Francis and Myrtle (Weiler) May. She attended St. Charles Grade School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. She earned a Bachelor of […]