New Aquatic Center partners Health Department, Love Inc. on initiative By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When the Central Racine County Health Department issued a grant for free swimming lessons at the new Burlington Community Aquatic Center, it opened a new opportunity for children from low-income families to afford the lessons, […]
Sports & Other News
Burlington Baseball Hall of Fame returns Sunday
Make-up event will feature 2017 and ’18 classes, softball game honoring area emergency personnel By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After last year’s devastating flood wiped out just about everything in Burlington, one local sports tradition is back. The Burlington Baseball Hall of Fame will hold its seventh annual induction ceremony […]
Revitalized by rookies
Influx of new officers changes look of city’s police force By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Within the last few months, the City of Burlington Police Department has been revitalized, according to Chief Mark Anderson, due to five new hires. The department, which has already seen an influx of new hires […]
Southern Lakes Conference releases spring sports all-conference
Baseball First team Trey Krause, p, jr., Burlington; Kyle Gendron, p, sr., Wilmot; Alec Spang, c, sr., Union Grove; Tucker Strommen, if, jr., Burlington; TJ Manteufel, if, soph., Union Grove; Aaron Chapman, if, sr., Waterford; Justin Paasch, if, sr., Wilmot; Nicholas Rockweiler, of, jr., Elkhorn; Dawson Vance, of, sr., […]
Red, white, blue (and green)
Classic John Deere tractors drive along Waterford’s Independence Day parade route showing off the colors of the country’s flag and the distinctive green of the signature farm equipment. (Photo by Chad Hensiak)
In this week’s Standard Press…
With five new officers in the past seven months – and several more over the course of the past two years – the City of Burlington Police Department has a new look these days. And what the department has lost in experience as the result of retirements, has been […]
Venetian Fest features food, music, fireworks
Event is Saturday at Fischer Park on Browns Lake Saturday, July 7, marks the annual Browns Lake Venetian Festival in Burlington. The festival boasts live music, a ski show, fireworks and more. Attendees can also look forward to more spectacular fireworks, as the fireworks budget was increased this year. The […]
Firefighters still battling blaze in the Town of Norway
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Since about 1 p.m. Sunday, firefighters from more than 40 agencies have battled a blaze at John’s Disposal, 7311 Omega Circle, in the Town of Norway. The four-alarm blaze, which caused Highway 45 to shut down for about five hours Sunday, has entered its 19th […]
Firefighters to host July 4 dance in Echo Park
City’s fireworks display will begin at dusk The City of Burlington Fire Department will hold its annual dance on July 4. Festivities start at 2 p.m. at Echo Park. Tickets are $2 including entry into a cash raffle. A baggo tournament begins at 3 p.m. Lunchmoney Bullies will perform from […]
Consultant says downtown is key to community’s success
Secret shopper advises communities to look inward By Alex Johnson Correspondent Over the course of nearly a week, Roger and Jane Brooks of Roger Brooks International, secretly shopped the business districts in Burlington and Waterford posing as visitors in an effort to measure the allure of both communities. The couple […]
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