By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For former Burlington High School football coach Hans Block – and more than a few other supporters – renaming the current Burlington Athletic Stadium as “Don Dalton Stadium” simply makes sense. “We believe Don is very deserving of this recognition,” said Block at Monday night’s Burlington […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Cyndi O’Brien, it is all too easy to get lost in time, and forget that her son, Joey, has been gone now for close to nine years. Just 16 when he died on June 17, 2005, of an aggressive form of leukemia, Joey would be […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the City of Burlington redeveloped the Hampton Inn site several years ago, the vision of a new hotel – along with an adjacent parking structure and retail development – hung tantalizingly on the horizon. Now, in 2014, two of the three elements are done and […]

Burlington High School will celebrate its Class of 2014 with graduation ceremonies Friday night at 7 p.m. in the BHS gymnasium. The BHS class consists of 281 seniors. Allison Zeman is the class valedictorian and Marah Zinnen the class salutatorian. The high school A Capella choir will sing the national […]

By Patricia Bogumil Staff Writer By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Public health services for eight west-end communities now served by Western Racine County Health Department won’t be offered in 2015 through a newly created Racine County Health Commission ­– a proposal that drew mixed reviews when floated a month ago. Instead, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Darin Tiedt has been described as many things. A loving husband, a terrific father, a dedicated wrestler (and wrestling coach) and the kind of person you want around when the going gets tough. “He always keeps things light,” said friend and fellow wrestler Kevin Bird. The […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Using the 2012-13 salary schedule as a base, the Burlington Area School District and the Burlington Education Association – the teacher’s union – exchanged opening proposals Wednesday night to open wage negotiations for the current school year. As has been the case in recent years, the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Burlington Mayor Bob Miller, no one had the passion for the City of Burlington that former Alderman Jim McCourt possessed. “Jim had a passion for this city, and what was best for it,” said Miller of McCourt, who died Saturday at the age of 88. […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the midst of grieving last week – and trying to arrange her daughter’s funeral – Sally Schaeffer got an unexpected phone call. The person on the other end of the phone? Gov. Scott Walker. “He called me directly on my cell phone,” Schaeffer said. “I […]