By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With declining enrollment and aging buildings making an impact, the Burlington Area School District is starting to develop a long-range plan for its facilities. The first of three planning firms made its presentation Monday night, as the Scherrer-Nexus Group returned to offer a broader scope on […]
Sports & Other News
Cowboys star Tony Romo returns home, says best years are ahead
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor On the morning of June 25, reporters and fans alike gathered at Burlington High School to pick the brain or even catch a glimpse of the city’s favorite son. Dallas Cowboys quaterback Tony Romo, a 1998 BHS graduate, returned to his hometown for the […]
Council argues, but approves tax credits for Echo Lake Foods
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While it may not have been unanimous, the City of Burlington Common Council approved a tax reinvestment program for Echo Lake Foods. The company is rebuilding portions of its plant destroyed by a January 2013 fire at 316 West Grove Street in Burlington, but has changed […]
Zelich bound over for trial
Detective says Zelich told him deaths were accidental By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Steven Zelich, accused of hiding two bodies in the Town of Geneva, has been bound over for trial during a preliminary hearing Thursday morning in Walworth County Circuit Court. According to testimony from Walworth County Sheriff’s Detective […]
Schuette-Daniels Furniture owner says family is waiting on final structural calls
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Almost three months after a fire devastated Burlington’s downtown retail anchor, the owner of Schuette-Daniels Furniture store says no decisions have been made on whether to rebuild. “We haven’t totally decided anything yet,” said Matt Daniels, the store’s owner. “We’re totally still up in the air, […]
2014 All-Area Softball: Union Grove’s Trudeau pitches her way to the top
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Last week, we looked at the top baseball players among Burlington, Catholic Central, Union Grove and Waterford high schools. This week, it’s the ladies’ turn. This will be our final reflection of the spring season, the 2014 All-Area Softball team. The biggest thing that […]
Softball tourney to honor man who died in crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Mike Gardner, it doesn’t matter what was responsible for the car crash that took the life of his only son in December of last year. It’s been seven months for Mike, and now the focus, he said, should be on what comes next. “We’re healing, […]
Couple allegedly offered to leave child as collateral in heroin deal
They just don’t make day care for drug dealers these days. After being caught allegedly selling heroin to a confidential informant three times in a two-week period in June, a pair of Salem residents were arrested on drug dealing charges – and also reckless endangerment, because the couple’s two children […]
Union Grove’s Fourth of July parade gets a jump start
Eyes to the sky! The start of the Union Grove Fourth of July Parade will be signified by skydivers from Skydive Midwest parachuting down with patriotic colors and trailing smoke. They are scheduled to land in Schoolyard Park at the corner of 14th Avenue and State Street (one block […]
Police identify second victim in suitcase murders
By Vicky Wedig Editor Jenny Gamez, 19, of Cottage Grove, Ore., has been identified through dental records as the second victim of a suspected murderer who dumped her body and another alongside a Town of Geneva road in suitcases earlier this month. Walworth County and Town of Geneva police announced […]
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