The annual traditions of Halloween will get an early kickoff Saturday, as Spooky City will take place in downtown City of Burlington. The event kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with mad scientists in the laboratory (lobby) of Fox River State Bank. The theme is “mad science” and children can […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It was a fire that flared fiercely last week, but quickly burned out. Faced with a growing bullying problem on the relatively new social media platform Yik Yak, Burlington High School staff moved quickly last week to block the application on the campus. The issues with […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Sometimes the smallest things can spark a turnaround. After the Burlington High School football team had lost its first two games of the season – and three of their first four – something needed to change for the team under the direction of first-year head coach […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After close to a two-hour closed session negotiation between the City of Burlington and the Burlington Area Rescue Squad Tuesday night, the sides agreed to continue negotiating. City Administrator Kevin Lahner said following the meeting, “We had a very good, productive conversation with the Rescue Squad […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Plan Commission unanimously approved moving forward with transferring money from one tax incremental finance district to another Tuesday night, paving the way to close both in 2018. The city will transfer about $4.25 million from TIF District No. 3 to the environmental […]

A Burlington woman was charged Monday with multiple counts of child abuse for allegedly beating her 13-year-old daughter with a belt on two separate days last week. Victoria L. Smoger, 34, appeared in Racine County Circuit Court Monday on two felony counts each of physical abuse of a child and […]

  By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington area had quite the presence Saturday in Chicago. Eight different Burlington runners participated in the Chicago Marathon Sunday, with the top finish coming from Burlington High School teacher Matt Nie. Nie, whose previous personal best had been roughly 3 hours, 23 minutes, bested […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Wisconsin State Trooper Steve Lindemann has lived the nightmare portion of his job. He’s had to knock on doors and tell people – a parent, a spouse, a significant other – that someone they love is dead in a traffic accident. “Usually, I’m accompanied by a […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Since 2010, Burlington Mayor Bob Miller has been eyeing the possibility of sharing a government building with Racine County – and sharing the cost of construction of that new building. “My goal, and I’ve made no bones about it, is to have a government center in […]