FEMA, state teams in area to assess damage from floods By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief City of Burlington Fire Chief Alan Babe called it a tear jerker. “I get emotional every time we do this,” he said Tuesday morning as he escorted a team of officials from the Federal […]

A van owned by a contractor working at Veterans Terrace in Burlington Monday evening caught fire and triggered the building’s sprinkler system in the carport area. No injuries were reported, however, witnesses said two dogs that were in the van were rescued. The fire broke out shortly before 7 p.m. […]

Area residents may apply for up to $10,000; application event is Saturday The Burlington Community Fund will step up for flood victims in a big way by issuing grants of up to $10,000 each for Burlington area residents whose homes and personal property were damaged in this month’s flood. “That’s […]

Burlington area appears to be among the hardest hit By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Damage assessment teams from the Federal Emergency Management Association are expected in the area this week, giving the strongest indication yet that Wisconsin may be in line to receive federal disaster aid in the wake […]

City Hall, police station remain limited by effects of flood By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief While many homes and business have dried out in the wake of this month’s flood, the City of Burlington is still struggling with infrastructure problems related to the deluge and flood that began July […]

Maxwell Street Days feature communitywide rummage sales, special vendors Shoppers get ready because the Burlington Chamber of Commerce is again hosting its annual Maxwell Street Days featuring sidewalk sales, special vendors and communitywide rummage and yard sales. The event begins at 9 a.m. both Friday and Saturday. In addition to […]

  By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Every little bit helps in desperate times, and area churches stepped up to help the community last week. Wendy Bell, a member of LifeBridge Church, said Tuesday she and a group of six other women rallied to help flood victims near the Fox River by […]

Samaritan’s Purse, other groups provide supplies, comfort   By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Deborah Cooper, a representative from Samaritan’s Purse, said cleanup crews worked July 19 with flood victims on Maryland and Fox streets in Burlington. And on Wednesday, two weeks after a record flood ravaged the area, crews were still […]

Just two years after it was refinished, the Burlington Area School District has been forced to approve an emergency appropriation of more than $47,000 to repair the gymnasium floor at Burlington High School. Sections of the finish coat are coming off the floor, presenting a hazard for students and others […]

  Response to flooding was aided by sessions in emergency management By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief In May several Burlington city leaders joined their counterparts from throughout Racine County at a disaster-training course in Maryland. Little did they know that two months later they’d put that training to the […]