By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council passed its 2016 budget unanimously with no discussion Tuesday night. The proposed total budget of $24.1 includes a mill rate of $9.12 per $1,000 of property value – up from last year’s number of $8.81 per $1,000. According to the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the Burlington High School one-act play may not have walked off with a boatload of awards Friday afternoon at the Wisconsin State Theater Festival, Director Carrie Fidler left satisfied. “The students performed extremely well at state,” said Fidler, whose group – performing “Marvin’s Room” – […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Barbara Howard moved from Oshkosh to southeast Wisconsin recently to support her parents, she began looking for a job. As it turns out, Love Inc. was looking for a new executive director – and the two turned out to be a perfect fit. Howard was […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For the first time since 2006, the Town of Burlington is being forced to raise its property tax rate. Taking the small percentage allowed to them by the state, the Town of Burlington Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a tax levy of $1.67 million […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the City of Burlington budget went without comment at the Nov. 17 Common Council meeting, the city is still working to put all the pieces into place. City Administrator Carina Walters said Tuesday that the city is looking at a mill rate of $9.12 per […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington resident Sally Schaeffer has logged a lot of miles over the last week and a half. Continuing to fight for the legalization of cannabadiol – or CBD Oil – as a treatment for seizure patients, Schaeffer has traveled to Washington, come back home, had knee […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After struggling with a tight deadline for a decision on health insurance in recent years, Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet decided something needed to change. As a result, Jeffrey Ireland – the district’s representative with M3 Insurance – came to brief the School Board […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a much-needed renovation was completed earlier this year, Riverview Manor apartment complex in Burlington has pulled in a handful of awards as a result. The Wisconsin Council for Affordable and Rural Housing recently announced that Riverview won its annual Property of the Year, Site Manager […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a facilities study looming in the near future, the answer the Burlington Area School District School Board got on its grade configuration study wasn’t what School Board President Jim Bousman wanted Monday night. “I have to say, I’m a little disappointed,” Bousman said. “I was […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Known for both his job as a lawyer and his community service, Patrick “Pat” Lloyd left a lasting mark on Burlington. Lloyd, 85, died in Madison Nov. 14, leaving behind a law firm with his name and a legacy of lending help when needed. “I don’t […]