Highway shut down while crews work to remove truck from ditch By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer A concrete mixer with a full load tipped over Thursday morning into a ditch along Highway 11, just west of Highway 120. Officials planned to close the highway Thursday afternoon to remove the truck. […]
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Deputies rescue another overdose victim using Narcan
For the second time in a period of just nine days, Racine County sheriff’s deputies rescued a suspected drug overdose victim using Narcan. Early Thursday deputies responded to a call of a possible overdose at a home in the 16000 block of Plank Road in the Town of Yorkville. The […]
All quiet on the school front: BASD budget passes easily
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It said something about the Burlington Area School District – and the current public quiet – that Monday night’s annual meeting had just one commentator. That was Thomas Boyle, who stood up to talk about instilling the “dignity of labor” in today’s youth. “Our farmers can’t […]
Plaza Theater to host Robin Williams night
The Plaza Theater in Burlington will hold a Robin Williams Night Thursday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. The theater will have Dr. Mervin Langley from Clinical Psychology Associates, Burlington, speak for about five minutes and then answer questions about the warning signs and symptoms of depression and positive strategies to […]
Stylists embrace ice bucket challenge
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor If you’ve been anywhere near social media in the last two weeks, inevitably, you have seen someone dumping a bucket of ice water on his or her head. For hair stylists at Nelson’s Mane Concern in Burlington Tuesday evening, the challenge was taken to a whole […]
Dalton will be guest of honor at Friday’s stadium naming
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Friday will be a night of untested ground for Burlington High School and football. As the school welcomes in new head coach Steve Tenhagen for his first game – against Racine Case at home at 7 p.m. – the school will also be presented the newly […]
Kansasville Graded School considers move to Players Park – Initial talks begin on pros/cons of relocating
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Right now more questions than answers exist, but a proposal is on the table to relocate Kansasville Grade School to a foreclosed piece of property located less than half a mile away along Highway 11. At a special School Board meeting held Aug. 18 for […]
Missing sign is straw that broke the camel’s back
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Patricia and Gordon Hurley are on the lookout for a handcrafted sign proclaiming “Camelback Mountain” that’s been standing for 27 years at the entryway to homes in the Camelback Mountain Road area of Rochester. The Hurleys are not alone in their quest to locate the missing […]
Husband, community mourn death of young teacher
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the minds of the people who knew her, there was no doubt that Jennifer Libbey was meant to be a kindergarten teacher. “She loved life. She loved teaching. She loved kids,” said her husband, Nathan Libbey, said on Monday. “She loved me. “I don’t know […]
Exchange student placement OK’ed
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor By a 6-1 vote Monday night, the Burlington Area School District School Board approved the placement of a foreign exchange student at Burlington High School. The approval of the student – who is from Croatia – needed special approval because she is working through the International […]