By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor An empty building on the Burlington’s south side will be filled by the fall, if things go according to plan. The City of Burlington Plan Commission approved plans for two businesses to occupy the former M&I Bank building at 200 S. Pine St. The building is […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Mikayla Crone grew up knowing the United States armed forces. She spent most of her life in Illinois and California at various naval bases while her father, Darrell, served in the U.S. Navy, and came away following his retirement wanting to attend one of the country’s […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor If something goes wrong with the second phase of Fox River Crossing apartments, the City of Burlington won’t be first in line to recover money loaned to the project. After approving a $25,000 incentive loan for Bear Developments last year to help the project secure Wisconsin […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Challenged by a lack of candidates in the last three elections, the City of Burlington is considering changing the makeup of the Common Council. After a lengthy discussion Tuesday night, the council agreed to and let city staff draft a charter ordinance that would change the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With winter weather coming in this week and the ice at Echo Park all ready to go, so is the first-ever Hot ChocolateFest. Running this Friday through Sunday, the event will feature pond hockey, hot chocolate and chili contests, broomball, campfire s’mores and even a pancake […]

A change that would make it legal to possess cannabidiol, or CBD oil, passed through the Wisconsin State Senate Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from Sen. Van Wanggaard’s office, the vote was 31-1 in favor of Senate Bill 10, which allows a person to legally possess the oil […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Catholic Central High School recently received three separate grants to fund textbooks, school security upgrades and a 3D printer. The school received a $8,900 grant from the Catholic Community Foundation to purchase new textbooks, a $5,000 grant (with a promised $10,000 when factoring in matching funds) […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It wasn’t the first time Genevieve Heyward had tried for the Riverport Chorus Diva Quest crown, but it will be the last. Heyward, a senior at Lake Geneva Badger High School, used her final year of eligibility – and a jazzy approach to Taylor Swift’s “Blank […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor An effort to de-criminalize a non-psychoactive version of marijuana took its first steps Tuesday at the state capitol. Local advocate Sally Schaeffer, whose daughter, Lydia, died while waiting for access to cannabidiol, spent Tuesday afternoon testifying in front of the state Senate Committee on Judiciary and […]