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Thursday, January 30, 2025
News from the Burlington area
While a vast majority of cardiac arrests typically happen out of public view, the heart condition became the focal point on Monday, Jan. 2, when Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin, 24, collapsed on the field during a game in Cincinnati. On the local level, like professional sports, high […]
The Burlington High School Dance team won the Southern Lakes Conference dance completion Jan. 7. The members of the championship team are (front row from left) Maria Gomez, Laney Mangold, Brianna Morelli, Bella Weis and Ella Reinholtz (back row) Coach Ashley Schilleman, Anita Passante, Leah Spencer, Kylee Zigler, Shelby Kail, […]
Voters will decide whether district can exceed revenue limits by $8 million By Julie Thomas contributor After months of discussion, the Burlington Area School District school board elected to pursue an operating referendum on the April 4 ballot. An operating referendum seeks permission to exceed the revenue limit. The district […]
About 80% of the school districts in Wisconsin do it. Now is it time for the Burlington Area School District to join in? What we’re taking about are operational referendums that allow school districts to exceed state revenue limits in order to run their schools at a level […]
Just when you thought traffic in downtown Burlington was back to normal, city officials announced that the Jefferson Street bridge will be closed for repair until November. The pending work will restore the dilapidated span, but will also snarl normal downtown traffic patterns. The Jefferson Street bridge is among […]
What’s in a lie? For some it’s an everyday occurrence and others avoid it like the plague. For the members of the Burlington Liars Club a lie is a vehicle to provide a unique and hilarious contest. The annual contest invites people from throughout the world to submit their […]
Some things are just too horrific to understand. Case in point is the vicious attack that occurred at the Tiny Hooves animal sanctuary in Dover last Friday. The details of the event are incomprehensible: an unknown person shows up and brutally beats two volunteers at the sanctuary with 10-pound […]
Burlington hosted its annual Ice Festival last weekend. The event included 14 ice carvers, including Gina Diliberti who carves block No. 2 sponsored by Veteran’s Truck Line Inc. working with 300-pound ice blocks as part of the Wisconsin State Ice Carving Championship in Wehmhoff Square. The also included a Kris […]
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce didn’t need to reach very far to find its new executive director to replace Jan Ludtke. Ludtke, who announced plans to step aside within the last month, will be succeeded by Burlington resident M.T. Boyle. Boyle, a former small […]
Bear Development, LLC, which looks to create a massive residential development, cleared one hurdle on Dec. 6 when the Common Council approved a rezone map amendment for the parcel near the Burlington Manufacturing and Office Park. The approval is one more step in a process that will create a […]
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