Echo Lake Foods, local agency aiming to help workers By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While work has begun to salvage property and equipment at Echo Lake Foods – and some employees are now working at the company’s Yorkville site – the reality of Jan. 30’s fire is beginning to hit […]
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Cultivating compassion amid death
Retired medical examiner relied on empathy and a strong stomach By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief There are two character traits, according to Tom Terry, that make a good medical examiner – compassion and a strong stomach. And while he’s always had the latter, Terry – who retired at the […]
BHS senior seeks change for Echo Lake fire fund
Burlington High School senior Jake Reetz decided his senior project needed to be more. More to help those affected by the fire at Echo Lake Foods, that is. Reetz has organized his DRIVEN community service project – which all seniors in the leadership program are now required to do – […]
Standard Press to feature lengthy School Board candidate profiles
Thursday’s print edition of the Burlington Standard Press will feature an extensive story profiling the eight candidates competing in Tuesday’s primary election for the Burlington Area School District Board of Education. The story, which tops out at nearly 150 column inches, is presented in question-and-answer format with the candidates each […]
Officials approve citywide property revaluation
When complete, assessments should better match market values By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Property values in the City of Burlington will be reassessed this year, to keep the city compliant with state statutes. The Common Council passed a resolution Tuesday to have Accurate Appraisal complete a full market revaluation this […]
Job fair open to Echo Lake Foods workers
Several local employers expected to participate The Racine County Workforce Development Center will sponsor a job fair for displaced Echo Lake Foods employees on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The fair will run from 1-4 p.m. at Veterans Terrace, 589 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington, Racine County Executive Jim Ladwig said the job fair […]
City to remove snow from downtown streets Saturday night
The Department of Public Works will begin snow removal operations in downtown Burlington beginning at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. Crews will first push the snow to the center of the streets and then begin hauling it out starting at midnight. Staff anticipates the clean up efforts to be […]
When the munchies really bite
Fast food run leads to drug charges for local man While a Burlington man had a beef about the service he received at a local Taco Bell, police were apparently more interested in the man’s alleged criminal activities. Dave Lee Panure, 35, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court […]
City moves to install crosswalk at accident site
Woman laments that is wasn’t installed before her grandfather died there By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Autumn Hoffman wanted one, simple question answered Tuesday night at the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting. “If Kwik Trip is willing to pay for it, why wasn’t it put there to begin […]
School Board forum is canceled
The forum for candidates in the Burlington Area School District Board of Education primary election scheduled for Thursday evening has been canceled. The event, sponsored by the Burlington Standard Press, had been slated to begin at 7 p.m. at Veterans Terrace in Burlington. “As the snow has continued to pile […]
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