By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, the drug Narcan – an opiate antagonist that can reverse a heroin overdose – is another lifesaving tool. He got proof of that in the last few months, as the Narcan being carried by Racine County Sheriff’s deputies has saved […]

Four-year-old Adalein Die checks out the bell in front of Cooper School last week. While the district had 4-year-old kindergarten covered, there was an unexpected surge in 5K registration, prompting the hiring Monday of three new teachers. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart) By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s a dilemma the Burlington […]

Council mulling request to allow store sales to begin at 6 a.m. By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council is looking at sales of alcoholic beverages. Again. At the request of an unidentified local business owner, the council recently discussed whether or not to allow – per […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the world loses an icon, responses roll in. When the world loses an icon like Robin Williams – in particular, to the horror of suicide – people stand up and make statements. Such was the situation Aug. 28 at Plaza Theater in Burlington. What started […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor On a breezy Saturday morning at Sun Ray Hills in the Town of Burlington, a handful of people gather at a campsite, intent of finding peace and relaxation through yoga. That it is done, by most members, completely in the nude just offers an additional sense […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The owners of a business fixture in Burlington had a difficult choice to make this week. After close to a century in the furniture business, the Schuette-Daniels furniture store in downtown Burlington will close in the aftermath of a devastating April fire, Matt Daniels owner of […]

On Saturday, Sept. 6, the Fox River C.A.U.S.E. (www.frcause.org) will hold its annual canoe cleanup. The mission is to clean up the area from the Fox River canoe launch to the Iron Bridge. Tip-A-Canoe (www.tipacanoellc.com) has donated the canoes for this event and will be the starting point at 9 […]

New staff members were welcomed into the Burlington Area School District recently. They are: (front from left) Morgan Schmidt (BHS social studies), Emily Grossen (BHS special education), Ashley Meulemans (BHS physics), Deb Jerome (Cooper occupational therapist; (second row) Jessica Jooss (Cooper kindergarten), Alyssa Riggs (Karcher special education), Courtney Peters (BHS […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In her own words, the last year for Lake Geneva’s Genevieve Heyward has been “crazy.” A fixture performing at open mic night at the Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine, Heyward graduated to winning the Chocolate City Idol title in her age group both last year […]