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Monday, November 25, 2024
News from the Burlington area
Since March, people have had rely on county or regional numbers to gauge the threat of coronavirus in their communities. That changed this week when the state began to provide statistics by municipality. The community-specific numbers provide a transparency and insight that had been missing. The city and town […]
Event pared down to limit spread of virus The Wisconsin State Ice Carving Competition returns for another year Dec. 12 at Burlington’s Wehmhoff Square Park, 355 N. Pine Street, with some safety modifications due to COVID-19. The competition, which is part of the city’s annual Ice Festival held since 2016, […]
City, town and School Board seats to appear on April ballot By Jason Arndt Staff writer Area residents looking to serve on local government bodies and area school boards could start launching their bids for candidacy on Tuesday this week. According to local officials, Dec. 1 was the first day […]
He’s charged with attempted murder, several other crimes A Burlington man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly cutting his girlfriend with a knife in a drunken rage after he accused her of hiding his cigarettes. Jesse A. Berryman, 37, was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with […]
The quest to eradicate racism in the Burlington Area School District took a step forward this week with the approval of a modified policy that specifically addresses the issue. However, the debate over whether that policy does enough and whether the process that developed it was inclusive also continued […]
Board is scheduled for vote on proposed anti-racism policy By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Board of Education for Burlington Area School District will consider formally adopting an anti-racism policy Monday during a 6 p.m. special virtual meeting. Despite the district’s efforts to deal with what has become a hot-button […]
Grier (left) and Griffin Avery take an ice cream break on a bench during the Light Up the Night shopping event in downtown Burlington Nov. 20. Forty local businesses teamed up for the annual event organized by Burlington Menswear. Stores stayed open late offering sales, unique holiday gift items, and […]
$26 million budget approved, but final tax number is pending By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The City of Burlington adopted its 2021 operating and capital budget of a little more than $26 million at a Nov. 17 Common Council meeting. The combined city budget, according to Finance Director Steve DeQuaker, […]
Through the years, Love Inc., the independent social service agency based in Burlington, has made it a priority to ensure that its clients have a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Whether it is providing all the fixings for making the meal at home, or working with St. John the Divine Episcopal […]
But coalition says it will continue to protest until a mutually agreeable policy is proposed By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District, which has been scarred by racial-charged incidents in recent months, advanced a proposed anti-racism policy Nov. 16 with possible final adoption tentatively scheduled for a […]
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