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. […]
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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, […]
New weekend festival to feature ice sculptures
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The good news about the City of Burlington’s Ice Festival Saturday? Whatever pieces of art that are created aren’t likely to melt anytime soon. The other news – good or bad, depending on your point of view – is there will be plenty of snow to […]
Threat in BHS bathroom deemed ‘not credible’
Students and staff at Burlington High School were placed in a “lock and hold” situation Wednesday afternoon while administrators investigated a threat discovered in a boys’ bathroom, according to an email sent to parents and students of the school. Administrators determined the threat was not credible and the “lock and […]
Retiring library director witnessed transitioning media
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Gayle Falk reflects on her time at Burlington Public Library – first as children’s director and then as the library director – she is satisfied. “It’s the best place I could have possibly spent my career,” said Falk, whose retirement was celebrated by library staff […]
City budget approved by council
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council unanimously approved its 2017 budget Tuesday night, which results in a decrease in the city’s property tax rate. The mill rate dropped 17 cents from last year to $8.95 per $1,000 of property value, which City Treasurer Steve DeQuaker said […]
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