By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Almost three months after a fire devastated Burlington’s downtown retail anchor, the owner of Schuette-Daniels Furniture store says no decisions have been made on whether to rebuild. “We haven’t totally decided anything yet,” said Matt Daniels, the store’s owner. “We’re totally still up in the air, […]
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Softball tourney to honor man who died in crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Mike Gardner, it doesn’t matter what was responsible for the car crash that took the life of his only son in December of last year. It’s been seven months for Mike, and now the focus, he said, should be on what comes next. “We’re healing, […]
Couple allegedly offered to leave child as collateral in heroin deal
They just don’t make day care for drug dealers these days. After being caught allegedly selling heroin to a confidential informant three times in a two-week period in June, a pair of Salem residents were arrested on drug dealing charges – and also reckless endangerment, because the couple’s two children […]
Local students show gains during school year
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the state of Wisconsin transitions away from the Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Exam and into a new state assessment test, the Burlington Area School District officials are ready to make the jump. At Monday night’s Curriculum Committee meeting of the School Board, school improvement plans for […]
Suicidal man arrested after standoff in township
Racine County Sheriff’s deputies were able to arrest a Town of Burlington man who was threatening to harm himself or police without incident on Thursday morning. The man, 42, was taken to the Racine County Jail where he was to be evaluated by medical staff. Several charges are pending against […]
BHS students turns gun safety into scholarship
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Anna Sommers, a moment during a presentation on April 22 proved she could make a difference. Presenting a program on the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe program at Lyons Elementary School to kindergarteners through third grade, Sommer saw one student tell off a classmate who was goofing […]
Bike bonanza caps ‘perfect day’ for local kids
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a day filled with farm-like activities – riding horses, fishing and even a hayrides – 30 youngsters gathered at a shed at the back of Art Naber’s farm Saturday. And, as Rick Tinder explained the final part of the day, no summer is complete without […]
Water quality upgraded at Bohners Lake beach
But swimmers still advised to avoid ingesting water until quality is listed as good The water quality at Bohners Lake Public Beach was upgraded to poor Wednesday, one day after public health officials closed the beach due to high levels of bacteria. The upgraded advisory means bacteria counts are still […]
City to decide on another access road for shopping center
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council is set to vote on an extension of Walton Road to Highway 36 next week at the second of two monthly meetings. The council was supposed to take up the item Tuesday, but the meeting was cancelled due to lack […]
Bohners Lake beach closed due to high bacteria level
Water will be tested daily until safe levels are detected, beach reopens Officials with the Western Racine County Health Department on Tuesday closed the Bohners Lake Public Beach and issued an advisory for a second beach on the lake due to high bacteria levels in the water. The closure of […]
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