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Burlington

Beach advisory lifted

A water quality advisory at the public beach on Bohners Lake in the Town of Burlington was lifted Wednesday, one day after it was imposed. Samples of water collected at the beach Wednesday tested safe for swimming, according to officials with the Western Racine County Health Department. The advisory – […]

Burlington News

Pageant entrant wins Miss Wisconsin prelim

Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest Stephanie Kok showed off her talent Wednesday evening at Miss Wisconsin – and made a major splash. Kok won her section’s talent preliminary, defeating 11 other entries in the preliminaries at the pageant. The preliminary competition is broken down into two groups, with 12 young women […]

Burlington

Smiles scarce as budget passes

BASD budget compromise leaves both sides wanting By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The Burlington Area School District’s Board of Education managed to pass its 2012-13 budget Monday night. Whether it will stand up to the kind of brutal scrutiny that was exhibited at last August’s annual meeting remains to be […]

News

Dairy destination

Tours of fifth-generation farm highlights dairy breakfast By Maureen Vander Sanden Staff writer For brothers Marc and Scott Nelson, dairy farming is more than a business. “It’s a lifestyle,” 37-year-old Marc said on a hot afternoon, shortly after he and Scott, 30, finished a second round of milking their 300 […]

Burlington

High achievers with big hearts

Each year the graduation program at Burlington High School includes a list of class accomplishments. Woven throughout the long list of achievements of the Class of 2012 is a common thread – service. As a whole, the class logged nearly 20,000 community service hours, with 14 of the 300 graduates […]

Union Grove

Lehman gains 55 votes in canvass

His victory is pending recount decision by Wanggaard By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A canvass of the 21st Senate District recall election completed Tuesday morning increased the margin of victory for challenger John Lehman over incumbent Republican Van Wanggaard by 55 votes. The margin of victory now stands at […]

Burlington

Putting the university on the (Google) map

Local geography student helps UW-W excel in contest   By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Virtual visitors of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus will have more robust visuals to enjoy, thanks to the efforts of a recent group of college graduates, including a Burlington woman. The student participants enhanced the university’s presence […]