By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A planned new access for KW Precast met with pushback from Spring Valley Road residents Tuesday night at the City of Burlington Plan Commission meeting. “I’ve never seen anything more ridiculous in my life,” said Jack Sommers, a resident of Spring Valley Road. Representatives from KW […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the candidates the same as two years ago, the 63rd Assembly District debate had something of a familiar feel Oct. 5. Both incumbent Robin Vos and challenger Andy Mitchell spoke along familiar lines last week at the debate, sponsored by the American Association of University […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR The t-shirts for the event read simply, “An Unforgettable Experience, Roskilde-Burlington, 2016.” “2.0.” The second visit of students from Roskilde to Burlington took place last week, with students arriving Oct. 5 and leaving Sunday morning. In between, students stayed with host families, attended classes at Burlington […]

Main Street will be closed completely as well as a lane closure on State Street Tuesday, Oct. 18, so We Energies can replace a pole next to the Mobil Mart. Work will start at 7 a.m., with a rain date of Oct. 19.

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Kathy Spiegelhoff and nine other members of Friends of the Children group waited out Hurricane Matthew last week, the priest in whose home they were staying put the storm into perspective. “He said, ‘This is a windstorm, not an earthquake,’” Spiegelhoff recalled. Spiegelhoff arrived home […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Meeting as a Committee of the Whole Tuesday, the Burlington Common Council gave preliminary approval to move forward with a grant application for funds for new firefighting equipment. Fire Chief Alan Babe outlined the proposal, which involves contracting with a company to submit a grant application […]

A 41-year-old Town of Burlington man was found dead in the John Margis Wildlife Area last week. The man found was identified as Jason Allen Kolbinger. The Racine County Sheriff’s Department was sent to the park on Oct. 5 for a body found there. According to a press release from […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the results in from both exit surveys and a district-wide employee survey, Burlington Area School District employees past and present seem mostly satisfied. Both surveys were reviewed by the School Board at a special meeting Monday night, with two problem areas identified, but a majority […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The presence of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Sen. Ron Johnson, State Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos and Gov. Scott Walker did little to placate some of those in attendance Saturday at the First Congressional District Republican Fall Fest Saturday. In spite of speeches […]