By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For the past year and a half, the Burlington Area School District officials have maintained they are keeping up with post-employment benefits for retired employees with annual payments. And for that same year and a half, School Board Member Roger Koldeway has been saying the district […]
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Cell phone store robbed at gunpoint
A Burlington cell phone store was robbed Monday afternoon. According to a press release, City of Burlington police responded to an armed robbery at about 12:10 p.m. at Cellular Connection, 1709 S. Teut Road. The suspect reportedly entered the store, and threatened employees with a semi-automatic handgun. They handed over […]
Burlington man allegedly beaten over gambling debt
In a scenario right out of the movies, a local man is accused of breaking into a home and roughing up the 66-year-old resident in an attempt to intimidate him into paying a gambling debt. Neal E. Koch, 29, of Burlington, is charged with four felonies and two misdemeanors for […]
Food service worker charged
The Racine County District Attorney’s office officially filed charges Thursday in a theft of food service dollars in the Burlington Area School District. Joel Orwig, of Belgium, Wisconsin, is facing one count of theft of movable property.. It is a class H felony, with a fine up to $10,000 and […]
BASD has lowest taxes among 5 area districts
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Each year, Burlington Area School District School Board member Larry Anderson pulls numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to compare tax rates. His purpose? To educate district residents on how Burlington’s school taxes compare with those of surrounding districts. The comparison shows BASD has […]
Medical marijuana bill passes Assembly
Local family credited with rallying support for bill By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The first step in the battle of legalizing cannabadiol oil (CBD oil) in Wisconsin – and helping seizure patients like Lydia Schaeffer – passed with flying colors Tuesday, but a tougher battle is ahead. The Wisconsin State Assembly, […]
Watch a recording of BASD School Board candidate forum
Three of the five candidates in the April 1 election for the Burlington Area School District Board of Education participated in a forum Wednesday, March 19. The forum, sponsored by the Burlington Standard Press, WIN Media and the Burlington Community Fund, was held at Veterans Terrace. A video recording of […]
Young artists take aim at bullying
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Bullying is something that educators in the Burlington Area School District take very seriously. Preventing bullying is something that school counselors Andrea Donegan and Mary Wagner embrace at Dyer Intermediate School – which houses four different schools’ worth of students, all coming together for […]
Assembly likely to take up medical marijuana bill
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After fighting for the last few months just to get the Wisconsin State Legislature to even consider legalizing medical marijuana for seizure disorders, a Burlington resident saw progress this week. Sally Schaeffer has been fighting the last few months to get the Legislature to […]
Getting some Hollywood dazzle without leaving town
By Julie Rossman Correspondent The Findley Center on the campus of Shepherds Ministries/Shepherds College in Union Grove was abuzz with activity Monday afternoon. Students of Shepherds College had a rare opportunity to be primped and pampered, get dressed up and then be part of a very special photo shoot. […]
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