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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
News from the Burlington area
Troupe to stage ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ beginning next week By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The music of Cole Porter and antics of two divorced actors playing opposite each other hit the stage in the classic musical “Kiss Me, Kate” presented by the Haylofters at the Malt House Theater this summer. […]
Members argue merits of banning, preserving practice for political purposes, advertising By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer It’s been about three months since the Burlington Area School District School Board elections were decided, but apparently the controversy surrounding at least one part of it just won’t go away. The School Board […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington City Administrator Kevin Lahner hasn’t had an easy week, but I hasn’t been quite as bad as anticipated. “It’s really not as bad as I thought,” said Lahner about the number of complaints received as trains began sounding their horns again last week while […]
Burlington UMC has sponsored Burmese family for years By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Imagine, if you will, growing up without a home. Not the idea of being homeless in the traditional sense, but simply that the place you were born – the country – will no longer be safe for […]
When it comes to raising funds for facility improvements, how much is too much? By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When discussing ideas on how to fund what some consider needed upgrades to Burlington Area School District athletic facilities last week, community member Kevin Bird laid out three possibilities. One involved […]
There’s no money in budget for it, officials say By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Town of Burlington officials want to make one thing very clear when it comes to the dire financial situation facing the Burlington Cemetery Association. “The Town isn’t in a position to do anything about it […]
His experience shows in comments about hard work, fleeting chance for success By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Tony Romo talks about life lessons, he almost always focuses on the importance of hard work – and how much it can pay off. But when Romo talked to assembled media at […]
Water at three public beaches on Bohners Lake in the Town of Burlington tested as poor in quality today prompting a warning from the Western Racine County Health Department. The three beaches – Aukes, Leach and the Bohners Lake Public Beach – have water with bacteria levels that could cause […]
She was taken to hospital after being pinned against log by raging current An Elkhorn woman and a man who attempted to rescue her had to be pulled from the White River near Lyons by sheriff’s deputies Wednesday after capsizing in a swift current. Walworth County deputies responded to a […]
City misses deadline for railroad crossing improvements, putting train horn waiver in jeopardy By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief City of Burlington residents and business owners could soon be subjected to continuous, teeth-rattling horn blasts as trains – 26 per day on average – rumble through the city’s five rail […]
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