Man allegedly knocked out girl’s teeth while disciplining her for swearing A man who allegedly punished a 7-year-old girl for swearing by putting a bar of soap in her mouth has been charged with child abuse after the girl lost two teeth during the incident. Samuel R. Martin Jr., 36, […]
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Man reportedly jumps from highway bridge
A 23-year-old man reportedly jumped off the Highway 36 bridge above the Highway 11 bypass just west of Burlington in the Town of Lyons late Thursday night. According to the Racine County Scanner, a Facebook page which posts police reports from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the Burlington […]
Bikers for a cause
Local events show that motorcyclists have big hearts By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the muscular roar of Harley-Davidson motorcycles will be heard throughout the area this week as the iconic Milwaukee company celebrates its 110th anniversary, two lesser-known biker events are having a real impact in the Burlington area. […]
Relatively speaking, this annual meeting was a snoozer
Unlike previous two years, school budget draws few comments as tax levy is approved By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Over the last three years, the Burlington Area School District annual meeting – where the voting public approves the tax levy – has gone from sparsely attended to a full-blown controversial […]
Revved up and ready for the fair
Walworth County Fair runs through Labor Day in Elkhorn By Edwin Scherzer Correspondent With the last days of summer winding down, you can rest assured events and activities at the Walworth County Fairgrounds will be gearing up. The fair, which opened Wednesday and runs through Labor Day, brings something for […]
Local Minuteman Press earns regional service award
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While awards are nice, Burlington Minuteman Press owner Jim Little knows he wouldn’t be anywhere without his customers. “Without our customers, we don’t have customer service,” said Little Tuesday after his store won the Minuteman Press regional Customer Service award. Little and the Burlington store […]
BASD’s Smet to host coffee, luncheon events
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer In an atmosphere full of rigorous debate and exchanges of opinion, the Burlington Area School District is continuing to offer a pair of special forums. BASD Superintendent Peter Smet will again hold “Saturday Coffee With the Superintendent” on the first Saturday of each month, and […]
Up in the air: Group with option on retail development eyes market, options
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer There was a time when putting together the final piece of the City of Burlington’s downtown redevelopment project looked feasible, and perhaps even easy. In fact, that time wasn’t that long ago. But in the last five to six years, every market involving retail space […]
Joining the staff
New Burlington Area School District staff this year are: (front from left) Michelle Vendegna, James Dannert, Katie Mennecke, Ashley Easterwood; (second row) Cassie DaValt, Crystal Vena, Kelly Kirschling, Michelle Simicek; (third row) Rebecca Ivkovich, Amanda Thate, Darlene Rivest, Jenny Torretta; (fourth row) Jake Armstrong, Travis Alexander, MacKenzie Ferstenou, Shannon Wiswell; […]
A cut above
Annual cut-a-thon will benefit United Way By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer If there’s one thing that Burlington Cost Cutters manager Cindy Horner doesn’t have a problem supporting, it’s United Way. “We like the things United Way does,” said Horner. “We just like all the different programs that they work with.” […]
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