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Burlington

No good deed goes unpunished

Woman charged for allegedly punching, spitting at rescuers   Sometimes, it just doesn’t pay to be a hero. Responders to an emergency situation in the City of Burlington Sunday were threatened, had punches and ice packs thrown at them and were spit on in responding to the 400 block of […]

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Gas prices still falling

Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin fell 9 cents per gallon last week, averaging $3.82 per gallon on Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.81, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices […]

Burlington

District makes environmental policy official

  By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Thanks to a new state law, the Burlington Area School District is making an official version of its indoor environmental policies. At Monday night’s buildings and grounds committee meeting, Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Gary Olsen presented an IEQ – Indoor Environmental Quality – management […]

Burlington

BASD begins to peel back budget layers

Dwindling revenue streams are discussed at first of three budget presentations to School Board   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer With two new board members who ran on platforms of change to the status quo sworn in Monday night, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education launched right into […]

Burlington

Local hospital ranks among best in nation

  Two separate studies give high marks to Aurora Memorial   By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington is among the top performing hospitals nationwide for quality care as determined recently by two separate studies. The hospital was recognized in 2011 as a Top Performer of […]

Burlington

Choir makes some noise in California

BHS group earns ‘gold’ rating at worldwide festival   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Members of the Burlington High School A Capella Choir were busy in California over spring break, but it wasn’t your standard trip to Disneyland. The choir joined more than 2,400 students from all over the country […]