By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A planned retail development on the edge of the current Pick ‘n Save property at 980 Milwaukee Ave. moved forward Tuesday night. The City of Burlington Plan Commission approved a certified survey map for the site, which will be a small business development on currently undeveloped […]
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In honor of Amy: Friends rally ‘round local attorney to raise funds for cancer organization
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Sunday was, in Amy Zott’s own words, like attending her own funeral. In an afternoon of amazing support and friendship, Zott greeted hundreds that turned out at Veterans Terrace for a fundraiser that will send thousands of dollars to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Many spent […]
DPW supervisor loses job in reorganization
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Citing a study made after new Director of Public Works Jim Bergles came on in December, the City of Burlington eliminated the position of DPW supervisor last week. The decision was made in closed session following the Common Council meeting April 6, and announced following the […]
BHS senior headed to national 4-H conference
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Burlington High School senior Abby Korb first applied to attend the 2016 National 4-H Conference, she thought she’d be lucky just to win her county nomination. “Honestly, when I applied, I thought I’d be honored just to get it at the county level,” she explained. […]
Geason leaves behind legacy as local GOP leader
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In a week where most political pundits were predicting Wisconsin could turn the tide of the Republican Presidential nomination, one of the party’s biggest local supporters died without seeing all the action. Bob Geason, who spent his early years in Union Grove before moving to Burlington, […]
BASD lays groundwork for computers
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District on Monday took the next step in providing students one-to-one computer technology. BASD Technology Director Scott Christensen gave an update at Monday’s Burlington Area School District Finance Committee on the three-year lease of equipment the district is pursuing, with the committee […]
Coming back: Hefty will return as Burlington mayor
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Back when Jeannie Hefty was first mayor – and riding with the Burlington Area Rescue Squad – she would never call in on the rescue squad radio using her name. The joke, explained Troy Everson Tuesday night as Hefty won the City of Burlington mayoral […]
Kiwanis honors Special Olympics manager
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Donna McKusker found out she was the Burlington Kiwanis 2016 Frank Tobin award winner, her first question was, “Why?” “When you do something like Special Olympics, you do it because you really want to do it,” McKusker said. “And you get so much more back […]
For others: Zott puts together benefit for pancreatic cancer
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The way Amy Zott looks at her situation right now, she feels she has a choice. A long-time attorney in Burlington, she was diagnosed last summer with pancreatic cancer. The cancer was already in stage 4B, and she was given six months to a year to […]
Little drama in most Burlington area races
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the City of Burlington Common Council may see a change in mayor next week, depending on the outcome of that race, all four seats on the council itself are unopposed. In fact, Aldermanic District 1 – a year after a late step-up by John Ekes […]