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Monday, May 19, 2025
News from throughout Western Racine County.
On Jan. 7 it will be 10 years ago that a rare and powerful winter tornado ripped through the Town of Wheatland, just south of Burlington, destroying 26 homes and damaging 100 others. Revisit the storm in a story and photo in this week’s Burlington Standard Press. You’ll also hear […]
Voters overwhelmingly reject Burlington Area School District proposals Hoping to address aging infrastructure and community desires in one fell swoop, the Burlington Area School District floated a three-pronged referendum in the April election. What School Board members and administrators got was a striking rebuke from voters who rejected all three […]
Project is on track to open for 2018 swimming season The 51st and final season of the Burlington Community Pool ended Aug. 25 and about a week later heavy equipment rolled in to demolish the outdated facility and create what is now know as the Burlington Community Aquatic Center. As […]
The news that three popular Burlington area students had died in a fiery crash May 28 plunged the community into mourning. Burlington High School juniors Jason Davis and Hunter Morby, both 17, and 2015 BHS graduate Landen Brown, 20, were killed when the car they were in collided with a […]
Among the lingering impacts of July’s flood was the City Council’s decision in October to join the Racine County Communications Center and lay off five city-employed dispatchers. The city’s emergency dispatching equipment was destroyed when water infiltrated the basement of the police station during the flood. That prompted city […]
Flood dominates a year marked by triumph, tragedy By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief What started as a seemingly normal thunderstorm on a Tuesday evening in July turned out to be anything but that. Over the next 12 hours or so, the rain continued to pound the area in waves […]
Disabled man walked away in dispute with mother A dispute between a mother and her grown son turned into a search-and-rescue operation in the Town of Burlington on Christmas Eve. A 58-year-old woman and her son, 29, who has autism, were returning home to Illinois after visiting family in the […]
By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent The Burlington wrestling team had no problems with Wilmot Union on the road last Thursday in a Southern Lakes Conference dual match to close out the year. The Demons won 12 of their 14 matches in a 61-6 team win. They are the […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As the sea of orange construction barricades, barrels and signage has dissipated from the Highway 45 corridor, a Union Grove panel has set in motion protocol for freshly laid infrastructure in one of the village’s highest profile spots. The Union Grove Water, Wastewater, Storm Water, Streets […]
Seventh- and eighth-grade Union Grove Elementary School choir members (from left) Isabelle Huenink, Brooklyn Bailey and Rachel Kalba sing during the school’s annual holiday program Dec. 12.
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