Superintendent says turnover is no greater than usual By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Winkler Elementary School Principal Jennifer Barnabee wants to make one thing abundantly clear. She has loved the two years she spent in Burlington as principal at the school. “I have been so happy here,” said Barnabee Tuesday. […]

Ketterhagen says tax hike goes against district profile By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District approved its preliminary budget Monday night at its monthly meeting, but not without a few words of dissent from one of the more vocal members of the board. Phil Ketterhagen, who has […]

Parts of downtown Burlington was left in darkness Tuesday night, as an electrical transformer on Congress Street failed just before 8 p.m. Power was out briefly and then returned, but then went out a few minutes later. It was not restored until close to 9:30 p.m. While much of downtown […]

But BASD official says local variables make valid rankings difficult By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the Burlington Area School District curriculum committee did its review of its annual Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Exam scores – and district officials preached caution on comparing districts – at least one School Board member […]

LaBadie celebrates milestone anniversary at Lynch dealership Used car salesmen, in general, don’t have the greatest reputations. So, for Bob LaBadie to last 40 years at the same dealership, he must be doing something right. LaBadie, the longest-term employee in Lynch auto dealership history, hit the milestone anniversary recently. Known […]

But at least one resident is concerned about impact of ordinance change By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine may be getting mostly positive reviews, a requested change in city ordinances – and a special request for an event – garnered some opposition Tuesday […]

Plan features 1 percent tax increase, spending decrease By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Finance Committee put a tentative stamp of approval on the district budget for the 2013-14 school year Monday. The budget received unanimous approval from the voting members of the Finance Committee, but […]

Move could give city control of financially strapped cemetery By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The financially strapped Burlington Cemetery Association has sent a letter to city officials expressing a desire to dissolve, presumably to give the City of Burlington the option of taking over maintenance of the cemetery. Mayor […]