By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the first year of 4-year-old kindergarten almost in the books, the Burlington Area School District looked ahead to 2015-16 Monday night. Contract changes for partner providers were announced at the BASD School Board Curriculum Committee meeting. BASD Assistant Superintendent Connie Zinnen said that as of […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Louis Birchbauer of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards explained Feb. 25, ultimately, all pollsters would love to have 100 percent of the people agreeing. However, he’ll take 80 percent. Members of the Burlington Area School District Long-Ranging Planning Committee, School Board and Stakeholder Driven […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District School Board Policy Committee tabled discussion Monday night on a proposed naming rights policy after a member of the committee had to leave early. With Rosanne Hahn leaving due to illness, the policy committee was left with just two members – […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Somewhere along the line, Kimberly Blaeser explains, poetry got a bad rap. “I feel that sometimes, when poetry’s presented in the classroom, it is presented with too many opportunities to be wrong,” Blaeser said. “Students will see poetry as difficult, as complicated. “Instead of being taught […]

One-year-old Boone Johnson got a chance to explore the white substance known “snow” Tuesday afternoon, as his grandmother, Linda, took him outside along with the family dogs. While the adults may be tired of the white stuff, Boone seemed perfectly content to play. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller confirmed Tuesday that a job offer has been made to a potential new city administrator. However, Miller did not release the name. Contract negotiations are ongoing, he said. Last week’s selection process narrowed the candidate list from seven semifinalists to […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Kayla Brown may finally be back home, but the fight ahead of her is just beginning. Brown, 12, was the passenger in the car crash that took the life of Samantha Russell on New Year’s Eve. Brown suffered severe injuries and spent about a month in […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor During her time with the Burlington Area School District, kindergarten teacher Jennifer Libbey touched many people with her enthusiasm and love for her job. When she died late last summer after suffering cardiac arrest while at a teaching conference in Wisconsin Rapids, district staff knew she […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For 20-year-old University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student Alyssa Bohm, dancing has always been a part of her life. “I’ve been tapping since I was five,” said Bohm. “And I’ve done many other variations of dance. But tap was always my favorite.” On Saturday evening, Bohm used […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It will be a busy weekend for a local social service agency March 6-8. Not only will Love Inc. hold its annual Friday Night Lights fundraiser March 6 starting at 5 p.m., but on the Sunday following, a benefit concert will be held starting at 2 […]