By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor In 2012, the St. Charles Elementary School boys basketball team wrapped up an illustrious four-year career with a shocking loss at the Padre Serra tournament, the most prestigious private school tournament in the Milwaukee area. Seeded No. 1 and boasting a four-year record of 86-11, […]
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Contract ready for downtown site sale
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a contract officially approved Tuesday night by the City of Burlington Community Development Authority, the sale of an undeveloped parcel of land in downtown Burlington will likely move forward. The CDA approved a document for the sale of the property marked for a retail development […]
‘Anything Goes’ about to hit BHS stage
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It sounds like the setup for a joke. Public Enemy No. 13, a stowaway, an English lord, and a former evangelist turned nightclub singer all on the same cruise ship. Throw in some shenanigans, an adorable dog and a boatload (pun intended) of dancing, and you […]
Standard Press wins 5 awards in state contest
The Burlington Standard Press, published by Southern Lakes Newspapers, is winner of five awards for journalistic excellence in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s 2015 Better Newspaper Contest. The awards – first place for business coverage, lifestyle pages and best use of social media-sports, as well as third-place for special pages and […]
Local student, team in sync for skating national title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s no joke when Dagne Olson says she’s spent more time traveling – and skating – in the past month than she has in a classroom at Burlington High School. Monday was her first day back “in a month, and it was only a half day.” […]
Council set for online streaming
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After four months of questions and debate, Mayor Bob Miller drew a line for his City Council Feb.17. “This is the last kick at the cat, guys,” said Miller regarding a proposed contract to provide web streaming and electronic agenda planning for council meetings. “I’m not […]
City to begin search for new fire chief
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After months of uncertainty about the status of the City of Burlington fire chief position – and who, exactly, was filling it – the process was officially clarified Tuesday night. The city’s Police and Fire Commission approved the hiring process for a new chief and confirmed […]
BASD set to switch reading curriculum
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District has the go-ahead to begin overhauling its reading curriculum. With preliminary approval from the BASD School Board Curriculum Committee Monday night – with full approval likely from the board, as most were in attendance at the committee meeting – the district […]
City meetings will air online
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After four months of questions and debate, Mayor Bob Miller drew a line for his City Council Feb.17. “This is the last kick at the cat, guys,” said Miller regarding a proposed contract to provide web streaming and electronic agenda planning for council meetings. “I’m not […]
Man accused of staging theft to get pain pills
A 42-year-old Burlington man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly reporting a theft of his prescription pain medication in order to get a premature refill. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Court last week, Ralph Brown allegedly called City of Burlington police in August 2015 […]
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