By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Grater Tater owner Micki Gebel found herself in a Catch-22 situation. She had to find a full-time job to pay the bills. But in order to take a full time job, she had to cut back hours at the restaurant – a potato bar that also […]
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How we coped with the cold
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor About the only people in Burlington happy Monday and Tuesday this week were the students. With base temperatures at a high of about -10 Monday and about zero Tuesday – and wind chills dipping into the -40 to -50 range – Burlington Area School District called […]
Top stories of 2014 – Nos. 1-10
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Change is rarely easy. That is something Burlington has discovered over the past few years, as not only the political landscape has changed, but the physical as well. The year of 2013 was no different in the city and Town of Burlington, but in many ways, […]
2013 in review: Stories 11-20
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor These are the top 11-20 stories of 2013, voted on by Standard Press staff: No. 11 – BASD citizen reps come under fire In the fall of 2012, citizen representatives on committees for the Burlington Area School District first came under scrutiny when the wives of […]
Burlington schools closed again Tuesday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District sent out its automated phone call to residents shortly before 2 p.m. Monday, cancelling school for the second straight day due to dangerous wind chills. Superintendent Peter Smet said in the message that the National Weather Service was predicting dangerously cold […]
Fundraiser for fire victims on Saturday
A fundraiser for the victims of the Jan. 3 Martini Mo’z fire in downtown Waterford will be held from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, at Rivermoor Golf Club, 30802 Waterford Drive, Waterford. This fundraiser will feature: A DJ spinning dance tunes. There will be a live […]
Special delivery returned to sender: Local EMT meets the ‘baby’ he delivered 17 years ago
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A few weeks ago, Burlington High School science teacher Troy Everson walked into school to start his day. There to greet him was BHS Principal Eric Burling, with a simple question. “What are you doing in your class today?” Everson recalled being asked. Burling then added, […]
Drug-testing kits a First Step to combat abuse
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A program linking the resources of the Racine County Sheriff’s Department with local high schools is moving forward as officials attempt to stem the tide of such drug epidemics as heroin use. Last month, the school boards overseeing Waterford and Union Grove high schools voted […]
Update – Burlington schools closed Monday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After saying Friday that the Burlington Area School District would wait until Sunday afternoon to make a decision, BASD announced around noon on Monday that schools would be closed. A phone alert to parents in BASD went out around 11:50 a.m. Saturday morning. BASD Superintendent Peter […]
Agencies warn residents to take precautions in extreme cold
High temps will remain below zero Monday, forecasters say Wisconsin residents need to be ready for a dangerous blast of arctic air that will be moving into the state Sunday night and hovering over through Tuesday, according to state officials. The system will drop temperatures and wind chills to levels […]
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