By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Work has the ability to consume people, as many struggle to differentiate between personal and professional. Long hours, overtime and business trips may help the bottom line, but personal lives are affected, for both good and bad. But when personal tragedy strikes, suddenly we’re thrust […]
Sports & Other News
High school students to get laptops
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Union High School will be joining many of its peers throughout the region by rolling out a one- to-one laptop program for students this fall. After weighing the merits of such a program in late February, the School Board at its most recent meeting March […]
Three ODs in just five days
Two drug users died, the other was revived By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Any notion the Burlington area is somehow immune to the heroin and opioid crisis that has the nation in a death grip was dispelled in the span of five days recently. City of Burlington police and […]
SEASON PREVIEW: Former assistant takes over Burlington golf, must start from scratch
Herrick steps down, Demons lose entire varsity lineup By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The next time you see Nick Schilleman, ask him to fly. Tell him to walk, on water, and chew gum at the same time while counting backwards with his eyes closed. Heck, go as far as […]
Full Circle: Former Union Grove baseball player, assistant coach promoted to top spot
Yorkville native Meyer has lifelong affinity for area By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent When first-year baseball coach Nathan Meyer applied for the Union Grove varsity baseball coach job last year, he could have easily just forwarded a few yearbooks instead of a resume. Meyer, a Yorkville native and a […]
Women’s softball league seeking players, teams
Tuesday night league has featured solely women since 80s, but officials open to co-ed league Since the early 1980s there has been a Women’s Recreational Slow-Pitch ( unlimited arc ) Softball League playing on Tuesday evenings from just after Memorial Day through late August at Congress Street Softball Diamond […]
Go get ‘em, Millie!
Sophia Wagner sings in the title role of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” during a recent rehearsal for the musical presented by Catholic Central High School. Performances are April 20 and 21 at 7 p.m., April 22 at 2 p.m.; April 27 and 28 at 7 p.m., and April 29 at […]
Group proposes additional athletic facilities at BHS
Project would be privately financed, according to organizer By Alex Johnson Correspondent The Burlington High School Athletic Association on Monday floated a proposal for a privately funded athletic training facility that would be attached to the south side of Burlington High School. The 48,000-square-foot conceptual plan provides room for wrestling […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
A proposal for a privately-funded athletic facility addition at Burlington High School and a story about how local emergency officials dealt with three drug overdoses – two of them fatal – in a five-day span top the news in this week’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press. Copies of the […]
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Burlington softball rocks 4 spot in 7th to stun Union Grove
Klein, Allen come through in clutch for 2-0 Demons By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] All signs pointed to the first loss of the season Tuesday evening for the Burlington softball team. Then magic happened. Down 6-3 in their last at-bat, the Demons rallied for four runs with no outs and […]
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