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Mixed signals

Aldermen question why work on traffic lights was delayed By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the city’s major road construction projects are done for the year, at least one similar project remains – and members of the City of Burlington Common Council wanted to know Tuesday night why it hadn’t […]

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Burlington’s Mr. Baseball steals home

Longtime umpire and baseball organizer, Rollie Bauman, dies at 86 By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Every small town has characters – people who make life easier in their chosen interests, people so special that generations will tell stories about what he or she did for them. Rollie Bauman did just […]

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Bravo! Bravo!

BHS one-act play earns raves, multiple awards at state theater festival By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Even watching from the wings Saturday in Stevens Point, Burlington High School drama director Carrie Fidler knew she was watching something special unfold. Five student actors were putting out their final performance of “Rabbit […]

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Was bidding process compromised?

BASD awards lighting work, but debates fairness of bidding process By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington Area School District Board President David Thompson was nothing if not blunt Monday night. “I don’t think this should have been brought to us without bids,” said Thompson two weeks after a proposal to […]

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Community comes through

Area residents step up to help Love Inc. provide Thanksgiving meals By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For Carol Boher, good news has been met with bad news lately. The good news? She and her husband both now have jobs, though she gets about 10 hours a week right now and […]

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New director provides a lift for CCHS musical

Students to stage ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ in December With a new director at the helm of Catholic Central High School’s upcoming musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” Principal Eric Henderson is expecting a top-notch production. “Last year, when I was looking to hire someone to resurrect our music department, I was not […]

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Annual CCHS ’Topper dinner set for Dec. 1

Catholic Central High School’s 28th annual ’Topper Dinner and Auction will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, at Veterans Terrace at Echo Park in Burlington. The event is the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The evening begins with cocktails and appetizers at 5 p.m. and continues with two silent auctions, […]

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Preliminary test scores encouraging

BASD sophomores show marked improvement over last year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Before the start of the testing process for Burlington Area School District students this fall, district administrators felt confident that the changes they had made – both in the curriculum and in testing procedures – would benefit […]