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Hot-button issue overshadows district’s annual meeting Critics and supporters of a Burlington elementary school teacher – whose recent lesson on protests for racial equality touched off a firestorm of debate – are expected to attend tonight’s meeting of the Burlington Area School District Board of Education. The meeting is scheduled […]
Online survey on building proposals open through Sept. 15 By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Library Board wants the public to weigh in on long-term plans for the Burlington Public Library through an online survey. The survey, which has a Sept. 15 deadline, looks to help the Library Board decide […]
Local couple set up drive-in burger joint to former Triangle site By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent John and Angela Olofson were large and in charge. They were selling healthy food options like avocado sandwiches and fresh gelato at a coffee shop in Richmond, Illinois, where they featured a popular brunch menu […]
Rezone request heads to Racine County for approval By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Asphalt Contractors, Inc. won unanimous approval Thursday from the Burlington Town Board on two items related to proposed mineral extraction operation on the Sun Ray Hills property along Highway P. The two proposals authorized by the Town […]
Controversy over an elementary school lesson about protests has resulted in protests against the teacher who taught the lesson. Eight Burlington Area School District parents took to the sidewalk outside Karcher Middle School Wednesday evening to protest a social studies lesson taught Aug. 27 by a fourth-grade teacher at […]
Asphalt Contractors eyes campground parcel on McHenry Street By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Town of Burlington Planning and Zoning Committee members are scheduled to deliberate Thursday on a proposed gravel pit targeted for Highway P near Bohners Lake. The proposal calls for a rezone and land use plan waiver for […]
Veteran’s Terrace to serve as lone venue on Nov. 3 By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Voters in the City of Burlington will have Veterans Terrace as the only place to cast ballots in the Nov. 3 Presidential Election, and perhaps indefinitely, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Common Council, on […]
Efforts intended to help heal city torn by violence By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Burlington native Melanie Mikula woke up to a heartbreaking scene Aug. 25 in the City of Kenosha. The city, under a national microscope since an officer-involved shooting Aug. 23, saw small businesses damaged and buildings destroyed […]
As the events of the past week in Kenosha have dominated local and national news, Western Racine County residents were drawn to city to the east for a variety reasons. Some went to help – assisting business owners with cleanup or painting murals on boarded-up windows. Others went join […]
Officials say positive cases were likely despite precautions A situation district officials said was inevitable has come to pass as two staff members in the Burlington Area School District have tested positive for COVID-19, officials confirmed Friday. Those two cases – one each at Burlington High School and Karcher Middle […]
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