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Burlington News

BASD puts grade configuration first

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a summer’s worth of deliberation and public input, the Burlington Area School Board punted the narrow-down process of its facilities study to the district’s administrative team. The School Board voted 4-3 at Monday night’s special meeting to allow the administrative team the final input on […]

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A different kind of rodeo

  City of Burlington Department of Public Works staff held their annual Public Works Rodeo Friday, with more than 300 children coming to check out the jobs and equipment of the streets, parks, water and wastewater departments. Vehicles were open for hands-on exploration, with several activities and games, prizes and […]

News Union Grove

Woman named in fatal crash

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A Union Grove woman died following a two-vehicle crash on Sylvania Avenue in Yorkville Tuesday. Evelyn Goebel, 87, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband when they were struck about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. According to a press release from the Racine County […]

Burlington

Smet flips for pool party

Going… Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet launches into a well-executed back flip Saturday night at the Party at the Pool hosted by the Burlington Community Pool Board. Smet agreed to get wet as part of a fundraising challenge. This year’s amount exceed by a few dollars the $600 […]

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Recent Wheatland School grad dies in motocross crash

By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Nicole Lootans would be starting her freshman year at Westosha Central High School Thursday. But, a tragic motocross accident Sunday in Rockford took the opportunity away from her, according to the Rockford Register-Star. The Register-Star reports the 14-year-old was unresponsive when family members found her […]

Burlington News

Local classes begin Sept. 1

The Burlington Area School District will open its doors for the 2016-17 school year on a slightly different schedule than normal. Due to state law, public schools cannot open before Sept. 1. However, the way Labor Day falls on the calendar this year means the district’s first day of classes […]