By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor These are the top 11-20 stories of 2013, voted on by Standard Press staff: No. 11 – BASD citizen reps come under fire In the fall of 2012, citizen representatives on committees for the Burlington Area School District first came under scrutiny when the wives of […]
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Burlington schools closed again Tuesday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District sent out its automated phone call to residents shortly before 2 p.m. Monday, cancelling school for the second straight day due to dangerous wind chills. Superintendent Peter Smet said in the message that the National Weather Service was predicting dangerously cold […]
Special delivery returned to sender: Local EMT meets the ‘baby’ he delivered 17 years ago
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A few weeks ago, Burlington High School science teacher Troy Everson walked into school to start his day. There to greet him was BHS Principal Eric Burling, with a simple question. “What are you doing in your class today?” Everson recalled being asked. Burling then added, […]
Update – Burlington schools closed Monday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After saying Friday that the Burlington Area School District would wait until Sunday afternoon to make a decision, BASD announced around noon on Monday that schools would be closed. A phone alert to parents in BASD went out around 11:50 a.m. Saturday morning. BASD Superintendent Peter […]
Dino-napping: familiar Burlington statue taken
Editor Three years ago, Josie Swihart received a prized gift on her birthday – a cast-metal dinosaur that quickly became a landmark in the City of Burlington. She named him “Dino,” and until the early hours of Sunday morning, he resided in the Swiharts’ yard on West State Street. That […]
A life of faith, family and community
John Moe touched many with a dedication to service By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Most of the men attending John Moe’s funeral Mass Dec. 30 – sons, sons-in-law and grandsons – humbly honored their patriarch by donning his favored neckwear: a bowtie. It was a silent and simple, but […]
Local Realtors group installs new board
Brad Lois of Bear Realty, Burlington, was sworn in as president of the Board of Directors for the Lakes Area Realtors Association during a ceremony Dec. 6, at Veteran’s Terrace in Burlington. Wisconsin Realtors Association President and CEO Michael Theo, was on hand to swear in Lois and the rest […]
Court suspends local attorney’s license
A Burlington attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for six months in a ruling by the state Supreme Court for what the Office of Lawyer Regulation termed a pattern of misconduct and incompetence. The court agreed in its decision filed Dec. 12 that Suzanne M. Smith committed […]
Kane Street neighborhood added to historic register
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Owners of 140 historic homes and other structures in Burlington’s Kane Street neighborhood are now eligible for state tax credits awarded for exterior rehabilitation and upkeep of their buildings. The City of Burlington and the Racine County Economic Development Corp. jointly announced late last […]
City, town close to saving cemetery association
Committee agrees in concept to infuse cash, maintain grounds By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Officials from the city and town of Burlington, along with representatives from the Burlington Cemetery Association, have reached a tentative agreement on a plan to put the independent association on the path to financial health. […]
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