By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council may have given unanimous approval for a change order to help wrap up the Wastewater Treatment Facility upgrades, but not without expressing some frustration over the process. It is the third change order to come from Staab Construction with the […]
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Thursday listening session to address Gateway facility questions
Residents who live close to area get personal invitations By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Gateway Technical College Vice President Bill Whyte confirmed last week that residents living near a proposed emergency vehicle training facility have been specifically invited to a public listening session regarding new GTC facilities in Burlington. The meeting […]
Citizen representative policy hinges on ‘politics’
Changes will go to the full board for consideration By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In a Policy Committee meeting that dug into the semantics of “political,” Burlington Area School District officials came up with a revised citizen representative policy Monday night. While it took nearly an hour to iron out all […]
Reunion helps heal wounds 46 years after Vietnam War
After long separation they discover they’ve still ‘got each other’s back’ By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Forty-six years ago, they shared a set of bunk beds and the tenuous but nonetheless comforting war-zone notion that they had each other’s back. They were a couple of kids from the states […]
Family alleges dog mistreatment at local kennel
But owner, lawyer say family is exaggerating claim, unfairly hurting business By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Joanne and David Kumprey, a flawless vacation to Florida in October turned into a horror story on their way home. On the family’s way back from Florida, an employee at Dale Creek Gundogs – […]
Long road for Gateway: college to address concerns over training facilities here
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the news now out that Gateway Technical College hopes to locate an emergency vehicle training course at the ChocolateFest grounds and public safety training center at the former Kmart in Burlington, the college announced Tuesday it will host a meeting to address concerns of residents. […]
Thompson won’t seek re-election
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington Area School District School Board President David Thompson made it official following Monday night’s board meeting. When asked if the rumors were true that he would not seek re-election to the School Board in the spring, he confirmed them. “It’s no real secret,” said Thompson. […]
Budget passes, tensions linger
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For some on the School Board Monday night, the Burlington Area School District 2013-14 budget didn’t do enough. For another, it did too much – and not in the right way. For the rest, the budget fell in between, and like a classic fairy tale, turned […]
City, town agree to rally around cemetery
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After almost a year of uncertainty about who would help and how, the City of Burlington, Town of Burlington and Burlington Cemetery Association finally saw things the same way Tuesday night. In a meeting of city staff, the Town Board and town staff and Earl Vorpagel […]
No more fear: Mammo party encourages women’s health
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When you walk down the hallway for the first time to participate in a test that could potentially alter your life, it’s not unusual to be nervous. Trudy Hassler, Director of Imaging and Cardiac Services for Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington, knows that fact all too […]
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