Agnes P. Bennett, 90, Burlington, died Nov. 21, 2012, at Kindred Health Care, Burlington. She was born Sept. 7, 1922, in Coon Rapids, Iowa, to the late Elmer and Mary Reed Knight. She married Percy H. Bennett Feb. 14, 1942, in Maryville, Mo. He preceded her in death Jan. 25, […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
JUDITH E. BREVER MILES
Judith E. (Corey) Brever Miles, 75, Dubuque, Iowa, died Nov. 22, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. Services were Nov. 26, at Resurrection Church in Dubuque with the Rev. Joseph Hauer officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Lyons. Casey Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City served […]
Gas prices at high holiday levels
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.40 yesterday. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week at $3.43, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Wisconsin during […]
Burlington’s Mr. Baseball steals home
Longtime umpire and baseball organizer, Rollie Bauman, dies at 86 By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Every small town has characters – people who make life easier in their chosen interests, people so special that generations will tell stories about what he or she did for them. Rollie Bauman did just […]
Bravo! Bravo!
BHS one-act play earns raves, multiple awards at state theater festival By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Even watching from the wings Saturday in Stevens Point, Burlington High School drama director Carrie Fidler knew she was watching something special unfold. Five student actors were putting out their final performance of “Rabbit […]
Burlington boys taking aim at the top again
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington High School boys basketball team is used to making adjustments from season to season. This year, the adjustments just might a little bigger than normal. The Demons lost three of their top four scorers from a team that went 17-8 and reached the […]
Co-op boys team more than doubles in size
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT There is a new excitement this winter for the Burlington co-op boys swim team. That is because a total of 26 athletes are out for the squad this season. The boys are all from either Burlington or Waterford high schools. “We more than doubled our […]
BHS senior trio proves top in area – and the state
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor For the last four years, Burlington High School’s Ciara Capezio, Morganne Longoria and Kaysie Shebeneck have found a way to drive the Demons. As freshmen, they were key contributors on the team’s first state trip since 1997. As sophomores, they helped Burlington repeat that trip. […]
Was bidding process compromised?
BASD awards lighting work, but debates fairness of bidding process By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington Area School District Board President David Thompson was nothing if not blunt Monday night. “I don’t think this should have been brought to us without bids,” said Thompson two weeks after a proposal to […]
Community comes through
Area residents step up to help Love Inc. provide Thanksgiving meals By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For Carol Boher, good news has been met with bad news lately. The good news? She and her husband both now have jobs, though she gets about 10 hours a week right now and […]
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