By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After more than 19 years, the prime suspect in the death of a 14-year-old Illinois runaway has been convicted. James P. Eaton, who was arrested in April of 2014, pled no contest to amended charges Oct. 25 in Racine County Circuit Court. Eaton’s initial charge of […]

The murder of a Burlington High School graduate Tuesday has resulted in the arrest of his brother in law. According to a press release from the Whitewater Police Department, Alan Johnson – the brother of Kimberly Myszkewicz, whose husband, Ken, was killed Tuesday – allegedly confessed to killing Ken Myszkewicz. […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A pair of Halloween area events are ready to treat – or trick – locals starting Friday evening. The second weekend of Camp Oh-Da-Ko-Ta’s Haunted Hayride will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday, though Cari Hush of the Three Harbors […]

A Kansasville man is charged in Racine County Circuit Court with his fifth drunken driving offense. Johnny Bryson Sr., 48, was charged Tuesday with operating while intoxicated, fifth or sixth offense, with a general alcohol concentration enhancer. He had previous convictions in Wisconsin and Georgia dating back to 1995. According […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A new learning environment for the Burlington High School Architecture, Construction and Engineering Academy students was approved Monday night. The Burlington Area School District School Board Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee approved the $306,502 project, which involves moving the students out of a 1,200-square-foot classroom at […]

City of Burlington police are looking for a black male suspected of stealing a 2016 Yukon Denali early Monday morning. The Denali, valued at $72,000, and $8,500 of Bridgestone tires were taken at about 3:10 a.m. Monday. Surveillance video shows a black male breaking the Lynch service bay window and […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Owner Shad Branen stopped by the City of Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting last week to announce the first tenants at a prominent downtown retail building. The former Schuette-Daniels Furniture store – now known as The Mercantile – will house both a wedding reception/meeting venue […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A new learning environment for the Burlington High School Architecture, Construction and Engineering Academy students was approved Monday night. The Burlington Area School District School Board Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee approved the $306,502 project, which involves moving the students out of a 1,200-square-foot classroom at […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With costs now before the Burlington Area School District School Board, the narrowing of options on the district’s facilities study is about to start. After a presentation by Nick Kent of Plunkett Raysich Architects Monday night, the board set an Oct. 31 meeting date to narrow […]

New facility has seen booming attendance, strong revenues By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Nov. 8 draws near and more people in the City of Burlington start to weigh in on the possibly of a new community pool, local officials have turned to their neighbor to the west for some advice […]