Marha Mehring shows her dog, Kai, some affection during the Bark for Life walk on April 22 at Waterford High School. The event raised $6,200 for the fight against cancer. For a full story and more photos from the event see the May 4 edition of the Waterford Post.
Sports & Other News
Shock value
Well-preserved hearse earns local man a spot on Discovery TV show By Dan Truttschel Correspondent What grew from a simple interest has turned into somewhat of an obsession for Waterford’s Rocky Fluegge. And he admits it’s a bit on the odd side. Maybe even morbid. Fluegge is a full-time car […]
City Council rejects senior center lease
Aldermen don’t favor rent-free pact for 2018 By Jason Arndt Staff Writer After several months of negotiating a lease agreement with Burlington Senior Center officials, the Burlington Common Council rejected the proposal at Tuesday’s meeting. The sticking point of the agreement, according to District 3 Alderman Jon […]
Scoreless in the Grove: Don’t plan on any goals against Union Grove
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The bizarre winter-like April weather didn’t bother the Union Grove girls soccer team’s defense. The Broncos have not surrendered a goal through the first six games of their season, and finished April with an impressive 5-0-1 record. Union Grove extended its impressive streak […]
Is it finally Waterford baseball’s year?
Guenther continues mound brilliance, batters rake in key battle WATERFORD – It’s not crazy to offer the educated guess that the only reason the Waterford baseball team hasn’t made it to the state tournament the past two seasons, or the past five or so years for that matter, is […]
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Burlington tennis topples Wilmot, surpasses .500 mark in Southern Lakes
Lady Demons edge Delavan, Lady Toppers stay perfect in MCC By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington boys tennis team earned its fourth victory of the season Tuesday and leaped over the .500 mark in the Southern Lakes Conference. The visiting Demons knocked off Wilmot, 4-3, behind strong singles play. […]
THROWBACK THURSDAY: All hail the champs
Numbers down for Clean Sweep
But process went smoothly, according to city official By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Hundreds of area residents disposed of hazardous household waste including chemicals, drugs and electronics during the annual Clean Sweep event held at the City of Burlington Public Works facility on Saturday. Seven area communities joined forces […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
The Burlington Senior Center has been in its new facility since February, but the group that runs it still does not have a lease with the City of Burlington. That saga took a dramatic turn Tuesday when the Common Council rejected a proposed lease recommended by city staff that […]
Picking up the pieces
Herda Farms afflicted by fire Tuesday By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The sooner a local family can clean up after Tuesday’s devastating fire, the easier they can put the painful experience behind them, and start the healing process. Herda Farms, owned by the same family since 1908, was afflicted with […]