Local pastor allegedly had sex with students By Jason Arndt Staff Writer While he is out on cash bond, a former Kenosha teacher and Waterford pastor accused of having sexual contact with students faces pre-trial conferences in both Racine and Kenosha county circuit courts. Douglas Richmond, 41, of Burlington, […]

Two people were injured and a third has been arrested for drunken driving after a car reportedly pulled out in front of two motorcycles on Durand Avenue near Fischer Park in Burlington Tuesday. The motorcyclists, a 62-year-old Chicago man and a 55-year-old Kansasville woman, were transported to Aurora Memorial Hospital […]

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 28 for a Missouri man charged with stealing a 2016 GMC Denali from the Lynch auto dealership in Burlington in October. Joshua Walker, 41, of Kansas City, Mo., was charged June 12 in Racine County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or […]

City Firefighters had multiple calls on Tuesday By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A report of smoke that forced the evacuation at Gooseberries Fresh Market, 690 W. State St., Burlington, was among three calls answered by city firefighters in a matter of a few hours Tuesday. The fire department was […]

Firefighters from the City of Burlington and surrounding communities responded to a fire at PCA, 1600 S. Pine St., Burlington, early Friday afternoon. Workers at the plant told a news photographer on the scene that the fire started in a starch silo and said it was the second flare-up of […]

Saturday’s Browns Lake Venetian Fest, Tuesday’s firefighters dance offer loads of fun Independence Day fun Burlington residents will have plenty ways to celebrate Independence Day over the weekend and on July 4 this year. Organizers of the Browns Lake Venetian Fest are promising a new and improved celebration set for […]

Council to consider county grant, building purchase By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City Council is tentatively scheduled to take a major step in determining the future of Burlington’s Senior Center July 18 when it considers formally accepting a $200,000 grant from Racine County to purchase the Knights of […]

By Jason Arndt Staff Writer With the Burlington Common Council authorizing a Taxable Waterworks System Revenue Bond at its June 20 meeting, a radium-contaminated well will receive the treatment it needs after being taken out of service for the past year and a half. The revenue bond of just under […]

Committee to plan long-term future of both Burlington campuses By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A committee is studying the feasibility of combining Burlington’s two Catholic grade schools into a single entity, according to officials from St. Mary and St. Charles Borromeo parishes. Steering Committee Chairman Bob O’Neill said the […]

  Bergles had the job less than two years By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City of Burlington is searching for a new public works director in the wake of the pending departure of current Director Jim Bergles. Bergles will return to the Village of Waterford to replace the […]