By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In spite of concerns about the winter storm that rolled through the area Friday and Saturday, the first-ever City of Burlington Ice Festival came off with few issues. The winning sculptor was Joshua Jakubowski, who designed a new-age Christmas tree of varying textures. Dan Ingibrigtson finished […]
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VIDEO: Merry Christmas from the BHS A Cappella Choir
Watch below as the Burlington High School A Cappella Choir, under the direction of teacher Penny Yanke, celebrates the Christmas season with its rendition of “Mary, Did You Know?” This raw video was captured following the annual Holiday Concert presented by the school’s vocal music department Monday evening in the […]
BASD facilities survey hits local mailboxes
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A survey regarding the Burlington Area School District facilities study has been delivered to area residents. Superintendent Peter Smet said last week the company conducting the survey – School Perceptions – had contacted the Burlington Post Office and that surveys were out. “We are surveying three […]
Village sets final design plans for River East project
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT After months of discussion and several overtures to solicit public feedback, Village of Waterford officials are moving forward on plans linked to the oft-discussed River East shoreline project along the Fox River embankment. At two recent meetings — Nov. 28 and Dec. 12 — […]
Speaker to talk about NCAA recruiting road
The road to college for athletes is no longer lined with traditional mile markers. It used to be that batting averages, points per game or yards per carry paved the way for sports stars. Nowadays, one more percentage is carrying more and more weight. It’s called the grade point average. […]
Patrick Smet treasures his time in the iconic mascot suit
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The next time you see Bucky Badger at a basketball game or a football game, you might want to look a little closer. There might be someone in the suit you recognize. For the past four years, Burlington High School graduate Patrick Smet has enjoyed the […]
Woman dies after being hit by vehicle
A 53-year-old Town of Yorkville woman died Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle near hear home on Highway 20, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office. The county’s emergency communications center received multiple 911 calls shortly before 6 p.m. regarding a pedestrian hit by a vehicle on Highway […]
Matt Johnson to lead Town of Waterford police
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT With the incumbent police chief’s retirement just weeks away, Town of Waterford officials have set in motion a succession plan for its next leader. Matt Johnson, a sergeant with the town’s police force, has been tapped to lead the department in the new year after Police […]
City warns of phone scam
According to a post on the City of Burlington Facebook earlier today, phone scammers are trying to intimidate people into paying a fake WE Energies bill with pre-paid debit cards. The post said that the police department had received two calls from downtown business owners who had received fraudulent calls. […]
Wake up! You’ve been nominated for a Grammy
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Chris Vos’ wife, Valerie, woke him up screaming last week Tuesday, the farthest thing from his mind was that something momentous had just happened. “I was sleeping soundly at 6 a.m.,” said Vos Monday, adding that’s normally what he is doing that time of day, […]
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