By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The looks on the faces of the members of the Burlington Area School District School Board were grim. Parents of children from the district’s highest-rated elementary school were visibly – and vocally – upset. And by the end of the night, the solution that the School […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A new waterskiing club, unrelated to the Aquaducks, wants approval for a special practice time on Browns Lake. Unfortunately – at least from the viewpoint of the Burlington Town Board – it’s not within their purview to grant it. Exactly what could be granted within the […]

Two Burlington men are facing felony charges stemming from a November incident at the Hitch-N-Post bar. Adam Lois, 24, and Eli Lois, 20, are both facing felony battery charges as well as misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges for an alleged attack. According to the criminal complaint from Racine County Circuit Court, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Could a new utility be part of the City of Burlington’s future? Stay tuned. The City of Burlington Common Council discussed approving local funds to match a Department of Natural Resources grant for a storm water management plan Tuesday night, a needed study because of the […]

A “heartbroken” 24-year-old Burlington man killed himself while fleeing from police June 8 after allegedly abducting a woman from a Walmart in Mukwonago, according to authorities in Eau Claire. The suspect, Mitchell F. Owens, 24, was found dead June 9 in a wooded area near Eau Claire from what appeared […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The question of class size versus cost is one that the Burlington Area School District has been balancing for several years. Now, with several grade-school classes reaching critical mass – and the decision on how the district will handle it postponed a week – area parents […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Even as the City of Burlington Common Council worked to finalize a contract to promote Lt. Mark Anderson to police chief Tuesday night, another city official announced he was leaving. Director of Public Works Craig Workman confirmed Tuesday that he had accepted the job as the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A planned meeting of the Burlington Area School District School Board planned for Monday evening at Burlington High School has been postponed for a week. The district office sent out a notice Friday morning that the meeting had been pushed back a week to June 22, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After outlining the situation concerning class sizes for the youngest grades in the Burlington Area School District at Monday’s special School Board meeting, Superintendent Peter Smet made one thing clear. There is not a principal or teacher within the district, he said, who wouldn’t prefer to […]