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District hires communications coordinator

After narrowing the field two weeks ago, the Burlington Area School District chose Julie Thomas to fill its new communications coordinator position last week. Thomas, who used to hold the same position at Valparaiso University, was approved by the School Board Monday night at the board’s monthly meeting, and is […]

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Crash sends teenager to hospital

A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of highways 36 and W Nov. 9 will likely result in criminal charges for one of the drivers. According to the City of Burlington Police Department, Jacob Horsch allegedly ran a red light traveling south on Highway 36 last week. The female driver of […]

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Light Up The Night is tonight!

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the annual “Light Up the Night” event isn’t new to Burlington, there are plenty of new options for this year’s event. The annual kickoff to the holiday shopping season is set for Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. in downtown Burlington. In addition to stores […]

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BASD MAP testing goals coming to fruition

Latest results show students moving toward goals By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After starting Measures of Academic Progress – or MAP – testing in 2011, Burlington Area School District officials wanted to get a handle on what to improve and how to improve it. Judging by the latest round of MAP […]

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A real civics lesson

BHS students volunteer as election inspectors By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For those casting their votes at the polls in the city and town of Burlington Tuesday, youthful faces were highly visible. Students from Burlington High School – most from teacher Josh Dow’s AP American Government and Politics class and others […]

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Area Republicans ride red wave

Results even amaze state’s Assembly leader By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Consider state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos – a seasoned veteran in the halls of the state capitol and political junkie since grade school ­– among those who were amazed by the results of Tuesday’s election. “It’s a fantastic […]

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Tidal wave: pool referendum wins by huge margin

The advisory referendum asking City of Burlington residents whether they support spending up to $5.4 million to replace a crumbling 50-year-old community swimming pool rode a tidal wave to victory in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results reported by the City of Burlington. The referendum question won support of nearly […]

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BASD Board focuses on Karcher options

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the new year looming and a decision to be made, the Burlington Area School District School Board narrowed its options on referendum possibilities to three, plus an Option A. The board accepted three plans that allow the district to decide what to do with Karcher […]