By Tom Ganser correspondent Burlington resident and cellist Anne McCord joined with the other members of the Lakeview Strings quartet Nov. 24 in the first of a new series of chamber music concerts featuring member of the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra The first concert was held at the Lake Lawn […]

A local family’s long legacy in the legal profession gained another chapter recently when Gov. Scott Walker appointed Maureen Boyle to a Circuit Court judge’s seat in Baron County. Boyle, a career prosecutor, will serve as a judge of Branch 3 following the retirement of Judge James Babbitt on Oct. […]

Cast members of Burlington High School’s “The Laramie Project” share a hug before getting on the stage at state last week. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)   As the cast and crew of Burlington’s one-act play “The Laramie Project” came out of the Blue Theater at Waunakee High School Saturday, tears […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR It’s difficult to fault members of the Burlington Rescue Squad for being a bit frustrated this last week. The reason? The final report on a cooperation efforts for city and town of Burlington fire departments and the rescue squad got out in the public eye by […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the past few years, as the concept of a classroom has grown beyond the “brick and mortar” building, more students are taking advantage of e-learning opportunities. One of those is available at Burlington High School, with its VANguard distance classroom offered through Gateway Technical College. […]

The Burlington High School Wall of Inspiration committee is looking for nominees for 2014 induction. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 6, and nomination forms can be requested by calling (262) 763-0200, ext. 1008, or by going to the BHS webpage at http://www.basd.k12.wi.us/bhs/. People in and outside of the community […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the City of Burlington Common Council held its public hearing Tuesday night for the 2014 budget – for an audience of one, who wasn’t there to comment – one part of the budget got batted around heavily. A week after directing city staff to pursue […]

The Burlington High School one-act play “The Laramie Project” pulled in several top awards Saturday at the Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State Theater festival. As the cast left the stage following the performance, the audience came out of the theater. Many were in tears over the show, which highlights […]

By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Funding for the purchase of White River County Park survived a challenge last week from a Walworth County official who still believes the county is paying too much for the property in the Town of Lyons. Supervisor Carl Redenius presented an amendment to county’s 2014 […]