The demand is there, petition organizer says By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer On one hand, if you take a look at the athletic facilities situation in Burlington – especially where state-ranked high school wrestling and gymnastics teams practice (and in the case of gymnastics, compete) – there is a need […]
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City Council puts pressure on township to help fund cemetery association
City OKs $15,000 ‘loan’ for financially strapped association By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Common Council is willing to help out the Burlington Cemetery Association – this time. But if additional financial assistance doesn’t come from other sources, city officials would be very reluctant to simply hand […]
Virtual schools impact open enrollment tally
BASD could lose 112 students for various reasons By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District finalized its 2013-14 school year open enrollment numbers June 3, accepting all students coming in with the exception of a small number of special education students. Those special education students were denied […]
Outstanding senior: Injury forced Reesman to re-evaluate
She found renewed purpose away from gymnastic mats By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the longest time, Ashley Reesman’s life revolved around the sport of gymnastics. Since the age of 3, Reesman had worked at the sport, and as she entered her teenage years, she had her sights set on […]
Planners urge clean up of car repair site
City approves plan for new owner, but seeks improvements to site By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer To Alderman and Plan Commission member Tom Vos, the property at 848 Milwaukee Avenue has never been properly maintained. So, with a new auto repair facility planning to move onto the property, Vos wanted […]
Winkler principal among BASD staff resignations
Superintendent says turnover is no greater than usual By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Winkler Elementary School Principal Jennifer Barnabee wants to make one thing abundantly clear. She has loved the two years she spent in Burlington as principal at the school. “I have been so happy here,” said Barnabee Tuesday. […]
New fire chief is eager to lead
Former volunteer with 32 years experience is city’s first full-time chief By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For new City of Burlington Fire Chief Perry Howard, coming to Burlington is, in a sense, returning to his roots. Through a friend with a farm on the outskirts of town – and weekly […]
School budget passes despite objections
Ketterhagen says tax hike goes against district profile By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District approved its preliminary budget Monday night at its monthly meeting, but not without a few words of dissent from one of the more vocal members of the board. Phil Ketterhagen, who has […]
Power outage blamed on transformer failure
Parts of downtown Burlington was left in darkness Tuesday night, as an electrical transformer on Congress Street failed just before 8 p.m. Power was out briefly and then returned, but then went out a few minutes later. It was not restored until close to 9:30 p.m. While much of downtown […]
Comment touches off debate on school performance comparison
But BASD official says local variables make valid rankings difficult By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the Burlington Area School District curriculum committee did its review of its annual Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Exam scores – and district officials preached caution on comparing districts – at least one School Board member […]