Burlington officials will get disaster training Burlington Mayor Jeannie Hefty often wonders what would happen if a train derailed in the heart of Burlington, spilling hazardous materials and forcing the evacuation of the downtown area. For that reason, the mayor and five other city officials are joining in a Racine […]

Project to on prominent corner to feature retail, offices By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Common Council authorized the sale of two properties on East Chestnut Street to Burlington Core Upgrades II at its meeting on Tuesday, contingent on several items, including a developer’s agreement. Burlington Core Upgrades, which […]

City approves bonds for new water park; work will begin in fall for 2018 opening By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The new Burlington Community Pool is coming into fruition, after the Common Council authorized the purchase of two bonds at its Tuesday meeting, where council members learned the city has […]

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will host a public involvement meeting to discuss preliminary design concepts for the resurfacing of Highway 120, from Highway 36 to the Como Creek Bridge in the Town of Lyons. The meeting is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at Mt. […]

Recently elected members take oath of office By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief It was something old and something new for the Burlington Area School District Board of Education April 24 at the annual reorganizational meeting. Three board members took the oath of office, including Susan Kessler, who served two terms […]

Kendall Street will be rebuilt this summer By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City of Burlington will embark on $1.4 million in street and sidewalk repairs this construction season with the lion’s share of the cost going to the reconstruction of Kendall Street. The Common Council at its April […]

      Burlington High School students celebrated their annual junior prom Apirl 22 under the theme, A Touch of Class. The members of the court are (front row, from left) Mariana Beltran-Hernandez, Jack Brunner, King Andrew Zeman, Queen Leah Zinnen, Grant Tully and Hannah Ketterhagen; (second row) Derek Koenen, Jaina Westphal, […]

  By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The Burlington High School forensics team earned the coveted Excellence in Speech award at the Wisconsin High School Forensics Association State Speech Festival at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Friday. The award goes to the top 5 percent of schools – based on total […]

District’s cost had declined in each of six previous years By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief One year after asking employees to accept a significant hike in out-of-pocket medical insurance costs, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday decided it is the taxpayers’ turn to share in […]

BHS students reflect on exchange trip to Europe By Karley Nadolski Contributor Earlier this month, 28 high school students, with two chaperones in tow, boarded a school bus that brought them to O’Hare International Airport. With their passports and their carefully weighed luggage, these students were on the first part […]