Longtime local chiropractor Robert Wheelock was presented a lifetime achievement award by the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association Sept. 21. The award was presented at the WCA Fall Convention in Wisconsin Dells. Wheelock has been practicing in Burlington since 1974 when he joined Burlington Family Chiropractic as an associate. He was nominated […]
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BASD, teachers reach tentative agreement
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the help of a mediator Sept. 30, the Burlington Education Association and the Burlington Area School District School District Personnel Committee reached a tentative agreement on a contract. Neither side wanted to discuss details before the contract is reviewed and ratified first by the BEA […]
Train horn silence reigns again in Burlington
City’s sad summer saga ends with reinstatement of federal quiet zone As trains rumbled through the City of Burlington Monday morning the only sound heard was the clickety-clack of steel wheels on rails. The train horns that have roused residents from deep sleep and interrupted downtown business meetings were – […]
Three-alarm fire guts Burlington home
Neighbor heard sound like an explosion; residents escape serious injury By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Members of the Racine County Fire Investigation Task Force were on the scene Saturday morning trying to determine the cause of a three-alarm blaze that gutted a home at 116 Johnson St., Burlington. Two […]
A message of healing: Kaleka spins hope in aftermath of tragedy
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor At the heart of his memories from the events of Aug. 5, 2012, Pardeep Kaleka remembers two young children. Two young children who, in the aftermath of the shooting at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple last summer, went looking for their father. “While all the adults […]
Lyons firefighter dies following crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A Lyons Township Fire Department firefighter was taken off life support Tuesday after being hit by a truck Monday afternoon. Josh Tauscher, 24, died at about 2 a.m. Wednesday morning following Monday’s accident. He was struck at Highway 50 and South Road near Lyons Monday while […]
Federal gridlock shuts down class trip to D.C.
Eighth graders from local Catholic schools get lesson in politics By Jennifer Eisenbart and Patricia Bogumil Staff Writers A hard lesson in the workings of the American government – as well as politics in Washington, D.C. – came the way of more than 60 eight-grade students earlier this week. A […]
Hating Hamlet all in a day’s work at the Hayloft
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor If there’s one thing that can be said about Shakespeare in this day and age, it’s that it can be a little hard to read and to understand. Which is part of the reason why Mary Hubbard Nugent pitched the show “I Hate Hamlet” to the […]
Flier about school threats was inaccurate
Former inmate made suicidal comments in jail two months ago By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer Information that “went viral” last week about a Walworth County man threatening to kill school children and himself is two months old and inaccurate, according to officials. Walworth County Sheriff’s Capt. Scott McClory said information […]
Journey Church gets public unveiling
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A Burlington church officially marks a new era in its history this weekend when it publicly reaches out to local residents under its new identity. The former Burlington Assembly of God Church – now Journey Church – is inviting the community to experience the […]
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