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Friday, January 10, 2025
News from the Burlington area
Longtime local volunteer honored with Rotary Club Humanitarian Award By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A lifelong Burlington area resident who transformed himself from humble farm boy to bank president was honored Jan. 21 by the Burlington Rotary Club with its Humanitarian Award. James Bauman – whose record of community […]
Volunteer agency answered 1,127 calls in the past year By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief While the future of the Burlington Area Rescue Squad is in a period of study and transition, there is no mistaking the fact the service answered the bell in record fashion in 2012. The squad […]
Miller will work to accommodate competitors to fill void left by closing of O.B. department By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington Mayor Bob Miller said Tuesday he is inclined to move forward in discussions with alternative health care providers after a planned meeting with a local Aurora Health Care […]
His figures show Burlington has lowest cost to taxpayers among local districts By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington Area School District School Board of Education member Larry Anderson ran for the board three years ago saying he wanted to help the district in a time of financial turmoil. Now, […]
The Burlington Standard Press on Feb. 7 will host a forum for candidates in next month’s primary election for local School Board. The forum is slated for 7 p.m. at Veterans Terrace at Echo Park, 589 Milwaukee Avenue. All nine candidates for the two open seats on the Burlington Area […]
Granddaughter of man who died urges officials to improve safety By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Autumn Hoffman believes her grandfather might still be alive if there was a lighted crosswalk in the area of the new Kwik Trip store on South Pine Street. Motivated by that notion – and […]
The Town of Burlington Fire Department was dispatched to the Waterfront restaurant on Weiler Road shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday night after a report of the ceiling collapsing in the kitchen area. According to dispatch from the Racine County Communications Center, a portion of the ceiling had collapsed in the […]
Animal had strayed from north before it was killed By Bob Peryea Correspondent State wildlife officials have determined a hunter illegally shot a wolf in Spring Prairie Township during the deer gun hunting season in November. The hunter, whose name was not released, received a citation. According to Game Warden […]
Squad has just six available members on weekdays By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer “As Chief of the Burlington Rescue Squad, it is an honor to serve alongside individuals that bring a true meaning to our motto, ‘Service Above Self,’ as these people give more than you know to help those […]
BASD tries to balance academic, religious concerns By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the most part, school calendars seem to vary little from year to year. One of the few exceptions is Easter, and how breaks are arranged around it. The 2013-14 school calendar for Burlington Area School Districts […]
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