By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Burlington High School senior Eric Beets was a young child, he often found himself looking to the sky. “I told my parents, ‘I want to fly one of those planes up there,” Beets said. And as Beets grew, that dream – which he figures his […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor There was never much free time for Sam Joski in his four years at Catholic Central High School. “I was kinda busy,” the recent graduate conceded. “I kind of felt it was the thing to do. Everyone’s pretty involved at Catholic Central, and I figured I […]

Two area women competed at the Miss Wisconsin pageant June 18-20 in Oshkosh. While Miss Milwaukee Haylee Bande (from Waterford) and Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest Alexandria Knight (from Burlington) didn’t make the cut to the top 11, both walked home with awards. Bande earned the non-finalist talent award for her […]

The annual Kids From Wisconsin show will hit Burlington for a hometown performance Friday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at Burlington High School. Like last year, two Burlington High School products are part of the show – Madison Gruman and Brandon Lindemann. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for […]

Local author Arthur Cola will be holding a gathering at Napoli’s Sunday starting at 3 p.m. for the release of his newest novel. Cola’s new book, “Pure and Tarnished Hearts” continues the story he started with the book “Journey of Three Pure Hearts.” Cola said in a press release that […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Discussions on the contract for the City of Burlington’s next police chief continued Tuesday night in a closed session meeting. City Administrator Carina Walters said Tuesday that while current city police Lt. Mark Anderson was the undisputed choice for the position, the Common Council is still […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The looks on the faces of the members of the Burlington Area School District School Board were grim. Parents of children from the district’s highest-rated elementary school were visibly – and vocally – upset. And by the end of the night, the solution that the School […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A new waterskiing club, unrelated to the Aquaducks, wants approval for a special practice time on Browns Lake. Unfortunately – at least from the viewpoint of the Burlington Town Board – it’s not within their purview to grant it. Exactly what could be granted within the […]