By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR As the second in line to make presentations to the Burlington Area School District School Board Long-Range Planning Committee, the Peter Scherrer Group make a quick and simple point Monday night. With Peter and Leslie Scherrer – father and daughter founders of the company – present, […]
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Bloodmobile makers are also blood donors
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Mary Lynch of LDV, Monday was about more than just the ribbon cutting on a new piece of equipment – or for that matter, donating blood. It was a chance for employees at the company to see something they built reach completion and be used […]
Man charged with sixth drunken driving offense
A Burlington area man has been charged with drunken driving for the sixth time after his probation agent allegedly saw him drinking alcohol. Jim C. Rambicourt, 50, who lists Burlington and Lake Geneva addresses in court records, is charged operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, […]
Many runs afoul with police on consecutive days
A Delavan man may not be welcome back at the Burlington Walmart after last weekend. Salvatore Michele Marino III, 19, was arrested twice in two days – first for drunken driving at Walmart Saturday and then for synthetic marijuana possession on Sunday. He was charged in Racine County Circuit court […]
Haylofters hit stage with Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’
As the audience settles into its seats, the familiar fairy-tale characters of Jack, his mother, Cinderella and her evil stepsisters and a baker and his wife take to the stage. In a few minutes’ time, all of them head “Into the Woods” – Stephen Sondheim’s woods, that is, in […]
Ryan: Republicans will be ready
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Republicans are more determined than ever to fix the mistakes that led to the party’s loss in the 2012 presidential election, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan told an audience of Rotarians and their guests last week in Burlington. In response to a question about the […]
School district hosts summer food program
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As it has for the past few years, the Burlington Area School District will host a summer food service program. Free meals are available to financially eligible students 18 years or younger, and to those over the age of 18 who still attend public or private […]
White River Park to open July 10
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer Walworth County will officially open its fourth park – the White River Park in the Town of Lyons – July 10. The county bought the 195-acre farm from Duane Clark in March for $1.19 million. The county paid half the cost of the property, and […]
Firms begin to pitch BASD for long-range study
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With declining enrollment and aging buildings making an impact, the Burlington Area School District is starting to develop a long-range plan for its facilities. The first of three planning firms made its presentation Monday night, as the Scherrer-Nexus Group returned to offer a broader scope on […]
Council argues, but approves tax credits for Echo Lake Foods
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While it may not have been unanimous, the City of Burlington Common Council approved a tax reinvestment program for Echo Lake Foods. The company is rebuilding portions of its plant destroyed by a January 2013 fire at 316 West Grove Street in Burlington, but has changed […]
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