Voters will decide hotly debated races in Tuesday’s election By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Education issues, both locally and regionally, take top billing for Burlington area voters in next Tuesday’s spring election. The race for two available seats on the Board of Education for the Burlington Area School District […]
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Veterans Terrace becomes an engine for charity
Operation of facility now generates local grants through community fund By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When plans were first explored to renovate the Burlington Vets Building, few people knew about the charity that would arise from it. Now, with Veterans Terrace completed and open for going on four years, the […]
School district presents tax levy extremes
Figures form base for start of school budget discussions By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As Burlington Area School District Business Manager Ruth Schenning handed out information on district revenues Monday night, Superintendent Peter Smet interrupted to make one point very clear. “These are not a proposal,” said Smet, who repeated […]
Three arrested in local drug raid that yields pot, weapons
More than five pounds of marijuana and a loaded assault rifle were among the items seized by drug agents during a raid of a Burlington apartment Thursday morning. Three people ages 20-21 were arrested and charges were pending in Racine County Circuit Court as of late Thursday morning. According to […]
Local residents casting their votes early
With election falling during Easter break, absentee voting is robust By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief With the April 2 election falling during Easter break for local schools, municipal clerks are seeing a steady stream of residents taking advantage of early voting opportunities. Conventional wisdom suggests voters who would otherwise […]
District, teachers union exchange wage proposals
Sides must settle for 2012-13 before addressing next school year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District and the Burlington Education Association officially exchanged opening wage offers for the 2012-13 contract period on March 18. The group then went into closed session to negotiate. The two groups […]
Crosswalk plan for Pine Street moves ahead
Kwik Trip agrees to pay half the cost of crossing; property owners will help foot the bill for sidewalks By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As the City of Burlington Common Council held public hearings March 19 to finalize plans to use special assessments to cover the costs of new sidewalks […]
Burlington is prime area for public safety center
But Gateway proposal has a long way to go before it has a chance to become reality By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief So is Burlington one of the sites under consideration for Gateway Technical College’s proposed $15.6 million public safety training center? You bet it is. But don’t get […]
Voters to decide on funding for Gateway expansion plan
Technical college’s proposal for $49 million in academic and facility upgrades hinges on referendum By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A new public safety training center eyed for Gateway Technical College is the centerpiece of an expansion plan up for consideration on the April 2 ballot. Voters in Racine, Kenosha […]
Fire chases residents from two-family home
Witnesses say there didn’t appear to be any serious injuries Several people and pets were chased from their home in downtown Lyons when a fire broke out around 2 p.m. Friday There was no official word Friday afternoon as to whether any of the residents – including at least one […]