By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington High School is also finalizing its preparations for when Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers comes to town next week. Evers will be at BHS Thursday, Feb. 20, from 10:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. BHS Principal Eric Burling said in an email to staff on Friday […]
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Local students embrace message of peace
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For St. Charles School eighth graders Hannah Lois and Michael Fliess, a recent honor gave them a chance to live something that is close to their hearts. The two were chosen to be “peace mentors” at the school, and as a result, got to spend Martin […]
Dino reunited with owners
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor An unusual traffic watcher was discovered by police early Saturday morning. That traffic watcher just happened to be a green dinosaur that had been missing for more than a month. Kristi Swihart was initially frightened when police arrived at her door Saturday morning, but that fear […]
Answers to questions about Aurora’s plans will have to wait
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the past week, City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller hasn’t heard anything negative about the Aurora Medical Group’s $100 million commitment to the area. Almost two weeks ago, Aurora announced it would dedicate $30 million to renovations at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington and Lakeland […]
4K approved at BASD, but fireworks fly
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s official. A voluntary 4-year-old kindergarten program will start in the Burlington Area School District for the 2014-15 school year. However, while the majority of the BASD School Board may support the program – for a variety of reasons – there remains a vocal minority that […]
Hair falls for a friend
Firefighters shed hair, whiskers for one of their own who is battling cancer By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s amazing sometimes how small a gesture can turn into such a huge deal. For City of Burlington firefighter John Hanson, on Saturday, he seemed unable to truly comprehend how people […]
City eyes increase in room tax
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the City of Burlington first instituted a room tax with the opening of the Hampton Inn, part of the discussion was just how much that room tax should be. After setting it low – just 3 percent, compared to what was often 6-8 percent – […]
School Board approves 4K
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District School Board approved a motion to start a 4-year-old kindergarten program in the district Monday. After an amendment was voted down 5-2 (with five voting no against the amendment), the vote to approve a blended model of in-school assets and […]
DPW tells residents to keep water running
Utility will offer credit to customers to offset cost The City of Burlington Department of Public Works asked all residents on city water lines to keep a cold tap running Monday. Because of a deepening frost line due to the prolonged cold weather, the Department of Public Works has been […]
City considers recalling unused liquor licenses
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor On the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Chestnut Street in Burlington sits a once-popular bar – Coach’s. After its operator died in an motor vehicle accident close to two years ago, the doors closed that very day, and never reopened. But, as the City of Burlington […]
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