By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Thanks in large part to an increase in state per pupil aid this year, the Burlington Area School District is looking at a decrease in its tax levy. While general state aid is expected to drop by about $267,000 this year, state per pupil adjustment aid […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor There are no easy answers anymore when it comes to the Burlington Area School District insurance situation. Facing an premium increase of 16.9 percent this year due to a number of high-cost users, the School Board choose the option of raising the base plan to a […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a financing proposal finally in place, the Burlington Area School District Finance Committee approved a three-year technology lease that has been discussed over the last month. The committee approved the lease on a unanimous vote, sending it to the full School Board for approval next […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the decision regarding a new fire chief likely to come down the pike over the next month and a half, the importance of the Police and Fire Commission in the City of Burlington was challenged Tuesday night. With the Common Council considering a list of […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s been a long year for Judy Bratz, the treasurer of Burlington’s Hope Walk board. The annual event, which was started to raise money to help people through life-limiting illnesses, is being moved to September to better fit the calendar. That move couldn’t come at a […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Accusations of a speeding bus driver went viral last week in Racine County. The video, taken by a concerned parent whose child rides the bus, caught the bus going 60 to 65 miles an hour in a 45 zone, and was picked up by various news […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Village of Rochester Clerk-Treasurer Betty Novy, the closure of the bridge over the Fox River in Rochester hasn’t produced too many headaches. But like everyone else in the community, she can’t wait for the project to be done. “Everyone is just looking forward to the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Burlington Area School District was first dealing with the provisions of Act 10 in the spring of 2011, administrators chose to go with a less expensive health insurance option – and not ask employees to pay toward their premiums. The reasoning was that district employees […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor According to news outlets in St. Petersburg, the drunken driver who hit and killed a Burlington native last spring has been sentenced to 30 years in jail. Aaron Davis, a 31-year-old Burlington High School graduate, was killed April 11, 2015, while walking from his job as […]