A Burlington man was charged with his fifth drunken driving offense after an incident Sunday. Scott Robinson, 34, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with operating while intoxicated – fifth or sixth offense, general alcohol concentration enhancer. According to the criminal complaint, a City of Burlington police officer […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Making a stop in Burlington last week during his tour of area listening sessions, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said that the closed-session format allows people to speak their minds. “I’ve just found people are intimidated,” Walker said if the media are allowed into the sessions to […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It may not have the fame of the Loch Ness in Scotland, but Burlington’s Browns Lake apparently has a sighting of something … out of the ordinary. In the recently published “Lake Monsters of Wisconsin,” author Chad Lewis opens his recounting of various lake creatures with […]

Racine County will accept applications from non-profit agencies for funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs through Aug. 25. Applications for funds will be available from the office of United Way of Racine County, 2000 Domanik Dr, Racine, and the Western Racine County Service Center, 209 N Main St, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington plans to offer trick or treating hours on Halloween evening. Hours for trick or treating were tentatively approved by the Committee of the Whole of the Common Council Tuesday night. Halloween falls on a Monday night this year. Alderman Ed Johnson raised […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District’s Policy Committee on Monday approved several changes to its policies. The most changes were made with the district’s health care services policy, where updates were made to streamline a few processes. The first change involves the reporting process now being made […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the minds of Burlington Area School District School Members, it is time to take a leap. On Monday night, the BASD School Board Personnel Committee voted to send a job description for a communications coordinator to the full board for a vote in September – […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Deciding that Burlington residents value the quality of life benefits of a new community pool, the City Council on Tuesday voted to send the matter to a Nov. 8 referendum after learning estimates for the cost of the project have increased. On Tuesday morning, estimates for […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR The 2016 edition of “Friday Night Lights” – the prep football season – kicks off this week, bringing with it the spectacular plays and hard hits associated with the sport. With some of those hits come concussions – an injury that has gained more emphasis as […]