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 […]

  Ryan says he’s sickened by Trump’s comments about women After the release Friday afternoon of a tape from 2005 in which Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump made comments objectifying women, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan issued a statement saying Trump would not be at Saturday’s Republican Fall Fest […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A local woman traveling with a church group was anxiously waiting out the wallop of Hurricane Matthew Wednesday morning. Kathy Spiegelhoff, of Burlington, a registered nurse who works full-time at Gooseberries, traveled with Friends of the Children in Haiti Sept. 23. It was a medical mission […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A Burlington strip mall hit heavily by the recession in the last eight years has a new owner. Joseph Devorkin, the managing member of Fox River Plaza LLC, closed on the property Sept. 26. “We purchased the property for the abundant upside and potential the property […]

  A body was found in the John Maris Wildlife Area on Fish Hatchery Road in the late morning hours Wednesday. According to Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, the initial findings of his investigation team is that the death was accidental. “His death appears consistent with that of an accident,” […]

  A body has been found on Fish Hatchery Road in the Town of Burlington. According to Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, the initial investigation appears to show an accidental death. The story will be updated as more information becomes available.

  Event has been moved to Walworth County Fairgrounds The annual First Congressional District Republican Party Fall Fest will have a special guest Saturday. Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to appear at the Fall Fest, which was originally scheduled for Brightonwoods Orchards in Burlington but has been moved […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In spite of cold, rainy weather, the open house for the new Aurora Health Care medical center on Spring Valley Road drew a large crowd Saturday. An estimated 3,000 turned out for a tour of the facility, an autograph session with three former members of the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington High School Activities Director and Assistant Principal Eric Plitzuweit gave a report on a handful of items being considered by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association at Monday night’s Burlington Area School District School Board Curriculum Committee meeting. Among the current items being discussed are: The […]