SLN staff A Union Grove man has been charged with battery to a police officer and disorderly conduct while authorities continue to investigate a suspicious fire at the trailer home where he was arrested. Steven Woolf, 38, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court for the incident that occurred […]
Sports & Other News
Focus on fun spurred Demons’ winning run
Volleyball team opens state tourney play Thursday night By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The volleyball factory is alive and well. That’s right, the Burlington High School girls volleyball program is perhaps the most impressive high school sports program in the entire state. Coaches Teri Little and Dan Lynch, her uncle, are […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Having been to the state tournament in 12 of the past 13 years, you’d think the thrill of winning would have lost some of its shine for the Burlington High School girls volleyball team. Don’t believe it for a second. That’s because the 2021 version of the Demons overcame […]
Winner, winner!
Village to host Halloween Carnival
A Halloween Carnival featuring games with prizes, a magic show, Halloween carolers and food is slated for Saturday, Oct. 30, at Village Hall Park in Waterford. The event runs from 2 to 9 p.m. at the park. Special activities include the Fox River Canal Swamp Maze in the basement of […]
The area’s other great rivalry
Waterford, Union Grove set for playoff battle Just when you thought the boiling rivalry blood had calmed down and lowered the area’s collective football fandom blood pressure, think again. What some have called the “Fox River Rivalry” may be over, as Burlington struck first with a 9-7 victory Oct. 15 […]
One for the history books
Burlington soccer team captures first playoff victory since 2005 By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent This one was special. When the final seconds ticked off the clock Oct. 19 at Fort Atkinson High School and the Burlington boys soccer squad made history with a 3-2 playoff victory, several players walked over […]
Spooky City, Autumn Fest set for Saturday
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Downtown Burlington will be bustling with traffic, and people dressed in costume, Saturday as Spooky City and Autumn Festival return after a one-year COVID-19 induced hiatus. Spooky City, an annual event dating back decades, kicks off the day’s festivities and features pumpkin decorating and […]
City moves to demolish building
Final decision is slated for Nov. 2 meeting By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A blighted building on Pine Street that city officials previously called an eyesore could be slated for demolition under a proposed contract with Gunderson Excavating, Inc. Gunderson Excavating, Inc. and Disposal Service, one of two formal contractors […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
Several years ago when Foxconn predicted it’s new plant in Mount Pleasant would bring as many as 13,000 jobs to the area municipal officials throughout the county took notice. Foxconn’s prediction – which turned out to be off base and mostly empty – nonetheless prompted local municipalities to think […]
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