By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a holiday season full of giving, Love Inc. sometimes suffers a case of post-holiday neglect. Thrivent Financial took some of that hurt away Tuesday morning. Thrivent presented staff at the service organization with a $30,000 check as part of its Circle of Love event. “Obviously, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After an incident in December, two City of Burlington police officers will be disciplined within the department. While Police Chief Mark Anderson would not discuss details Monday, he said the internal investigation was completed Friday by the Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department. The investigation found […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Mayville Cardinal Singers show choir director Todd Krueger admits there’s a certain amount of pride on the line when he and his choir come to Burlington. All you have to do is look at the Chocolate City Showcase winners’ list – hint, it’s all Mayville – […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A visit to the shoreline of Browns Lake at Fischer Park in Burlington over the last few weeks shows a stunning change, as Racine County’s public works department fights the emerald ash borer. More than 50 trees have been taken down at the park due to […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee last week recommended the sale of a piece of land that will eventually help the state when it removes the overpass on Highway 142. The final approval was given by the school board Monday night. The […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington will not rush its hiring of a new fire chief, according to City Administrator Carina Walters, who said last week the city would weigh all of its options. “We want to make sure what the position entails,” said Walters in a sit-down […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington High School will continue to offer courses for college credit to students – and now there will be a chance for students to be reimbursed for those classes. By a 2-1 vote Monday night, the Burlington Area School District School Board Curriculum Committee voted to […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The amalgamation of snow, ice and sleet that pelted Burlington Dec. 28 and 29 left the city with a clean up quandary – and at least one resident and business owner steamed. Dale Bruesewitz came to the City of Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor In the space of time it took to turn a vehicle around Friday, Austin Neuhaus almost lost his life. The Genoa City resident and Catholic Central High School junior was on the way to a friend’s house at about noon on […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor If liars – and lies – come in all shapes and sizes, the entries in this year’s Burlington Liars Club competition certainly ran the gamut. And for a Waupaca man who allegedly grew up in a large family, the size of his family gave him the […]