By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the past week, City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller hasn’t heard anything negative about the Aurora Medical Group’s $100 million commitment to the area. Almost two weeks ago, Aurora announced it would dedicate $30 million to renovations at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington and Lakeland […]
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Beat the blahs with some winter golf
A refreshing round of golf on a frozen lake is one of the more original ways to fight cabin fever. In Kansasville this month, it’ll also be a way to help out the community. The Kansasville-Dover Betterment Committee invites brave fun-seekers from around the area to its inaugural Winter Golf […]
Waterford Graded School District updates
Waterford Graded School District is offering families two mobile apps to provide more options for school-to-home communication. The two apps are extensions of technology already used by the district: the Skyward Family Access and Sharp School website apps. The Skyward Family Access app, which is available for both i-devices and […]
4K approved at BASD, but fireworks fly
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s official. A voluntary 4-year-old kindergarten program will start in the Burlington Area School District for the 2014-15 school year. However, while the majority of the BASD School Board may support the program – for a variety of reasons – there remains a vocal minority that […]
BBB lists top 10 scams of 2013
The Better Business Bureau deals with thousands of complaints about scams every year and most of them have one goal in common – tricking consumers into providing money or personal information that the scammer can use to access accounts or steal the consumer’s identity. Some scams are widespread, getting a […]
Hair falls for a friend
Firefighters shed hair, whiskers for one of their own who is battling cancer By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s amazing sometimes how small a gesture can turn into such a huge deal. For City of Burlington firefighter John Hanson, on Saturday, he seemed unable to truly comprehend how people […]
City eyes increase in room tax
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the City of Burlington first instituted a room tax with the opening of the Hampton Inn, part of the discussion was just how much that room tax should be. After setting it low – just 3 percent, compared to what was often 6-8 percent – […]
Village asks that residents run water to limit water line damage
The Village of Waterford is asking for the cooperation of water utility customers in response to potential problems resulting from extremes in weather this winter. Customers may limit the risk of water line damage by running a constant stream of water the size of pencil lead from one […]
School Board approves 4K
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District School Board approved a motion to start a 4-year-old kindergarten program in the district Monday. After an amendment was voted down 5-2 (with five voting no against the amendment), the vote to approve a blended model of in-school assets and […]
DPW tells residents to keep water running
Utility will offer credit to customers to offset cost The City of Burlington Department of Public Works asked all residents on city water lines to keep a cold tap running Monday. Because of a deepening frost line due to the prolonged cold weather, the Department of Public Works has been […]
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