By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District approved a number of resignations Monday evening – including that of Burlington High School Assistant Principal Mike Raether. Raether was offered the principal position at the soon-to-be completed Berlin Middle School. Berlin is located about 25 miles southwest of Oshkosh. BHS […]
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Local rescue squads honored
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In a medical emergency, time is of the essence. Medical advances have shown that the quicker a heart attack victim is treated, the better the outcome. As a result, the American Heart Association has begun a special recognition program – and two area volunteer squads earned […]
Couple charged with dealing heroin
Two Milwaukee residents have been charged with felony drug offenses after allegedly trying to sell heroin within a block of St. Mary School in Burlington the week following the Fourth of July. Nathaniel James Nelson and Kellye Ross are each charged with two counts of manufacturing and delivering heroin, possession […]
Rochester closing section of highway
The Village of Rochester will close a section of Highways 20 and 83 starting Monday. The section between Highway 36 in Rochester and East Main Street in the Village of Waterford will be closed to repair a sanitary sewer line, with the work taking place at the intersection with Evergreen […]
New chief to take oath Tuesday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington will swear in its new police chief Tuesday at the City Council meeting, ending the interim period and making official the hiring of Mark Anderson. Anderson, who has served as a lieutenant in the department since 2007, will replace Peter Nimmer, who […]
Consultant will conduct search for DPW director
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington will hire a familiar consultant to conduct the search for its next director of public works. The Common Council on Tuesday approved the hiring of the firm Gov HR. The vote was 6-1, with Alderman Jon Schultz the lone “nay” vote. While […]
In the face of questions, council backs block party
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Why, exactly, does the City of Burlington need to continue the community block party? That was the question raised Tuesday night by Alderman Tom Preusker, who said he asked for the item to be placed on the agenda due to a number of complaints that the […]
Haylofters ready to work ‘9 to 5’
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Based on the hit 1980 movie with Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, the story of three frustrated office employees seeking revenge on their male chauvinist boss hit the stage of the Malt House Theater Thursday. The Haylofters production of “9 to 5: The Musical” […]
Riverview Manor gets a makeover
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Burlington to first get subsidized senior housing, it took a close-to 10-year effort on the behalf of the city and other organizers in the late 1960s and 1970s. The end result was Riverview Manor, a 68-unit apartment complex through the United States Department of Agriculture […]
Village Trustee Denman steps away from board
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Citing frustration with his elected colleagues’ decisions concerning financial decisions, Waterford Trustee Stephen Denman has stepped down from the Village Board. Denman, who most recently was a vocal opponent of the village’s decision to switch contractors for police protection in 2016, officially tendered his resignation June […]