By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After four months of questions and debate, Mayor Bob Miller drew a line for his City Council Feb.17. “This is the last kick at the cat, guys,” said Miller regarding a proposed contract to provide web streaming and electronic agenda planning for council meetings. “I’m not […]
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City to begin search for new fire chief
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After months of uncertainty about the status of the City of Burlington fire chief position – and who, exactly, was filling it – the process was officially clarified Tuesday night. The city’s Police and Fire Commission approved the hiring process for a new chief and confirmed […]
BASD set to switch reading curriculum
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District has the go-ahead to begin overhauling its reading curriculum. With preliminary approval from the BASD School Board Curriculum Committee Monday night – with full approval likely from the board, as most were in attendance at the committee meeting – the district […]
City meetings will air online
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After four months of questions and debate, Mayor Bob Miller drew a line for his City Council Feb.17. “This is the last kick at the cat, guys,” said Miller regarding a proposed contract to provide web streaming and electronic agenda planning for council meetings. “I’m not […]
Long-delayed gas station coming to Rochester
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After more than a half-decade’s worth of delays, a planned gas station, convenience store and car wash is progressing in the Village of Rochester. With a favorable recommendation in place by the Plan Commission, the Village Board on Feb. 8 approved a revised set of plans […]
Man accused of staging theft to get pain pills
A 42-year-old Burlington man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly reporting a theft of his prescription pain medication in order to get a premature refill. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Court last week, Ralph Brown allegedly called City of Burlington police in August 2015 […]
Bridal show set for Veterans Terrace
Burlington’s Veterans Terrace will host its annual Bridal Show Sunday starting at 11 a.m. Cost of the event is $5, and the show runs until 3 p.m. There will be fashion shows as well as giveaways, food and dessert samples and vendors to show off what is available to any […]
Nothing set to change in Highway J truck traffic
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Despite a recent resident’s concern, trucks and other large vehicles will continue to traverse freely along county Highway J in Rochester, following a recent decision by village officials. A month ago, the Rochester Village Board fielded a resident’s safety-related concerns about truck traffic through one of […]
Village Board signs off on start to spring
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With warm weather on the horizon, a trio of Union Grove governing agencies and organizations are planning for outdoor recreation accommodations. One of those overtures has come by way of a renewed agreement concerning the use of large and small baseball diamonds at Union Grove Elementary […]
Youth soccer gets new look in Burlington
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Youth soccer in the City of Burlington is getting a makeover. Announced late last week, the Burlington Youth Soccer Club, which was founded in 1991 by Sandy Cowan, will now be the Burlington United Soccer Club starting this fall. In a press release, the new club […]
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