Diane Chart touched many lives here and in the Northwoods                     “I was reminded today once again about how circular life is. We are born, we live, many of us reproduce, and we die. Is it really that simple? A simple circle implies that humanity lives a circle separate […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington’s first ever – and maybe only ever – Community Block Party is officially set for Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. at Riverside Park. The block party idea came about when the city was forced to postpone its annual Fourth of July fireworks. Mayor Bob […]

Hike of .75 percent applies to last school year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday night approved an agreement with the Burlington Education Association on salaries for teachers to be applied retroactively to the 2011-12 school year. The settlement calls for […]

There’ll be few changes at Mukwonago dealership By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A venerable auto dealer with a deep history in Burlington expanded its footprint Saturday with the acquisition of a Mukwonago-based business. Lynch Auto Group has acquired Horter Chevrolet, an operation long noted for its sales and service departments in […]

BHS’s ACT scores remain above state average By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Scores posted by Burlington High School students last school year on a popular college admissions test remained essentially steady for the fifth time in six years. According to information released recently by the state Department of Public […]

Former Burlington resident Diane Chart died as the result of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash in Greenfield Saturday. According to several sources, Chart, 51 – who lived in Winchester near Minocqua – was driving with her son Dylan, 15, and Tomi, 19, an exchange student her family is […]

Setting date of annual event sparks lively discussion By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As far as serious discussions went Tuesday night at the City of Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting, when to schedule trick or treating this year drew more eye rolling than anger. “I think it should stay […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer If you walked into a kindergarten classroom in the Burlington Area School District Tuesday – or for that matter, Wednesday or Thursday – you were probably wondering what the fuss was about in terms of class sizes. After all, for those first three days, there […]

Construction patience grows thin, but officials say work is on schedule By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief When it comes to road construction, progress can be deceiving – at least that’s what City of Burlington officials are saying regarding the work along Milwaukee Avenue. City officials issued a press release […]

Run/walk is new to slate of events A weekend full of music, food, fun and competition is on tap Friday-Sunday at the 2012 Fall Festival at St. Mary Catholic Parish in Burlington. New to the festival this year is a 5K run/walk set for 8 a.m. Saturday on the grounds […]