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For 50 years members of English Settlement United Methodist Church have invited the community to experience the true meaning of Christmas. The congregation is prepared to host its 51st live Nativity on Christmas Eve next week. It’s an event that, according to an organizer, unleashes the peace of the […]
BHS DRIVEN members raise funds, assist seniors By Jason Arndt Editor Burlington High School’s DRIVEN team did more than raise funds for Love Inc. during its annual winter service project Friday. The hundreds of students ranging from sophomores to seniors also spread Christmas joy throughout the community and at Arbor […]
Consideration now likely in early 2020 By Jason Arndt Editor Town of Spring Prairie residents will have to wait, once again, on consideration of a resolution related to a proposed gravel pit after Walworth County officials sought more information from Asphalt Contractors, Inc. The township’s Planning and Zoning Commission initially […]
State official hails event as ‘hallmark winter travel destination’ By Jason Arndt Editor Wisconsin plays host to many winter events and attractions – like the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame in Eagle River and Ice Caves in Bayfield among several others – but southern Wisconsin does not enjoy the same […]
BASD officials embrace possibility at recent meeting By Jennifer Eisenbart Correspondent As construction continues on the new Nettie Karcher Middle School, the Burlington Area School District may be getting some extra space. After the City of Burlington indicated it was not interested last year, Superintendent Steve Plank said at Monday […]
Each year, like a team of Christmas elves, students from the DRIVEN program at Burlington High School emerge from the classroom and commit acts of good in their community. From ringing bells at Salvation Army donation buckets to visiting a senior living facility for games of bingo, these students […]
Nonprofit organization formally votes to end service By Jason Arndt Editor Although dissolution was inevitable, the decision wasn’t easy for Burlington Rescue Squad Dec. 2, when the Rescue Squad, which includes the membership of the Burlington Rotary Club, formally voted on the decision effective Jan. 1. Burlington Rescue Squad, a […]
Alderman urges colleagues to ‘dream big’ By Jason Arndt Editor A proposed multi-use Performing Arts Center along the Fox River is only a dream for the City of Burlington. But some Common Council members want to see if the dream can become a reality and approved a $10,000 revolving loan […]
Annual event raises funds for local social service agency By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Regardless of whether people came to win or carry on a family tradition, the ninth annual Burlington Turkey Trot 5-kilometer run/walk Thursday highlighted the area’s generosity. Proceeds from this year’s event, which saw a record turnout […]
Which comes first, the feasibility study or the fundraising? That was a question facing the Burlington City Council recently as it considered a grant from its revolving fund loan to a local group that has proposed a performing arts center on a site along the Fox River that is […]
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