Nicholas A. Jacob, 88, of Burlington, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Aurora Memorial Hospital in Burlington. Born in Chicago, on Nov. 30, 1928, he was the son of Anton and Mary (nee Muschung) Jacob. He spent his early life in Chicago where he graduated from high school. […]
Year: 2017
GRACE ELEANOR “ELLIE” BENKENDORF
Grace Eleanor “Ellie” Benkendorf, 93, passed away on July 25, 2017. Ellie was born in Davenport, Iowa to Drs. Joseph and Mayme Smelts on May 16, 1924. She resided in Burlington for 48 years, was a member of St. Mary Parish and Choir, a teacher at Waller School and […]
Burlington newspaper office re-opens
Southern Lakes Newspapers’ Burlington office at 209 Dodge St., reopened for normal business Monday morning after closing for more than two weeks for repair of flood damage. The office, which serves customers of the Burlington Standard Press, Waterford Post, Westine Report and Hi-Liter shopping guide, is open Monday from 8:30 […]
Community Fund offers grants to flood victims
Area residents may apply for up to $10,000; application event is Saturday The Burlington Community Fund will step up for flood victims in a big way by issuing grants of up to $10,000 each for Burlington area residents whose homes and personal property were damaged in this month’s flood. “That’s […]
State likely to qualify for federal disaster aid
Burlington area appears to be among the hardest hit By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Damage assessment teams from the Federal Emergency Management Association are expected in the area this week, giving the strongest indication yet that Wisconsin may be in line to receive federal disaster aid in the wake […]
Still limping along
City Hall, police station remain limited by effects of flood By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief While many homes and business have dried out in the wake of this month’s flood, the City of Burlington is still struggling with infrastructure problems related to the deluge and flood that began July […]
Shop ’til you drop…on the sidewalk
Maxwell Street Days feature communitywide rummage sales, special vendors Shoppers get ready because the Burlington Chamber of Commerce is again hosting its annual Maxwell Street Days featuring sidewalk sales, special vendors and communitywide rummage and yard sales. The event begins at 9 a.m. both Friday and Saturday. In addition to […]
Raising the Hri-bar: Power surge lifts Union Grove slugger to area player of the year
SLN All-Area Player of the Year Hribar hit 17 homers from leadoff spot By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Talk about a transitional year. One season after advancing to the WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinals in Madison, the Union Grove softball squad began its state follow-up with an uphill climb. […]
ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: Wilmot, Westosha Central dominate Southern Lakes-heavy 1st team
Second annual squad features players from Racine, Walworth, Kenosha, Waukesha counties By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For the second consecutive season, a Southern Lakes Conference player takes our top spot. Not enough can be said about Union Grove senior catcher Kallista Hribar, who hit a whopping .658 this season […]
LifeBridge Church, individuals step up to help flood victims
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Every little bit helps in desperate times, and area churches stepped up to help the community last week. Wendy Bell, a member of LifeBridge Church, said Tuesday she and a group of six other women rallied to help flood victims near the Fox River by […]
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