By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor City of Burlington Administrator Kevin Lahner says he wasn’t looking for a new job. One just happened to find him. Lahner was announced Friday as the new city administrator for the City of Waukesha. Lahner’s contract has yet to be approved by the Waukesha City Council, […]

Burlington resident James Plitzuweit recently found Aaron Rodgers’ “wallet” in a contest and charity effort sponsored by Associated Bank. Plitzuweit found the wallet at the Associated Bank branch on Milwaukee Avenue. The lost wallet is part of a fan engagement promotion by the state’s largest bank. Plitzuweit found the wallet […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Residents of Spring Valley Road had a clear message for the City of Burlington Plan Commission Tuesday night. They moved to the rural setting for a reason – and having a new Aurora Health Care facility in their backyards isn’t it. About 20 to 30 people […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington High School one-act play production team might be on the most successful run of any activity in school history. The one-act play – this year, it’s the musical “Lucky Stiff” – performed at a sectional competition Saturday in Waukesha and advanced to the Wisconsin […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor An iconic downtown Burlington building will likely have a new owner next week. The Schuette-Daniels Furniture building, which has sat empty since April when a fire devastated the business, is expected to be sold to Shad and Kristine Branen. The scheduled sale closing is Monday. The […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington residents aren’t convinced the Women’s Resource Center of Racine needs to place a domestic violence shelter in the city. What’s more? Those same residents can’t fathom why the WRC would choose a building across the street from a school. Just two weeks after word of […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a facilities study looming in the near future, the Burlington Area School District Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee turned down an offer to purchase a church Monday evening. Grace Church, which is across the street from Cooper Elementary School in Burlington, is selling the property […]

Robin Vos, who earned re-election to the State Assembly in District 63 last week, was re-elected Speaker of the House Monday. Vos (R-Rochester) issued the following statement after the members of his caucus selected him as Assembly Speaker for the 102nd Wisconsin State Legislature in a unanimous vote. “I’m honored […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Wednesday’s planned Committee of the Whole and Common Council meetings were cancelled Tuesday due to lack of a quorum. The meetings had already been pushed back a day because of Tuesday’s elections, but ended up short of the quorum by one. The City Council needs at […]