By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Among the benefits of making 4-year-old kindergarten available for the Burlington Area School District touted by district officials are better social skills to better test scores and learning opportunities. Balancing out that optimism, though, is something that BASD has struggled with for the last several years: […]
Sports & Other News
Green Bay Packers provide emotional roller-coaster with win over Cowboys
The past few days have been quite the whirlwind of ups and downs for Green Bay Packers fans. Six weeks ago, on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field, a game I attended, Aaron Rodgers went down with a fractured collarbone and it was panic time in Green Bay. The […]
#TaylorStrong: Family, friends strive to honor Mark Taylor
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Lynn Taylor only calls family meetings to discuss important issues. So on Sept. 8, when her sons Trent and Tell were home from college and daughter Teagan was home, Lynn organized this meeting so son Ty could Skype with the family from his military post […]
A close encounter with the big guy
An adoring Anna Weis chats with Santa Monday during the annual Rotary Club of Burlington Christmas luncheon at Camp MacLean. She is the daughter of Eric and Sarah Weis and the granddaughter of Rotarian Jim Weis. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Songs of the season
Caitlin Fallon sings a solo during Monday’s holiday choral concert at Burlington High School. The concert featured a variety of holiday songs from the school’s various choirs under the direction of Penny Yanke. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Falcon Ridge development evolves
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After evaluating market trends, the owners of the Falcon Ridge condominium development have changed how they want to approach the rest of the buildings for the site. That change – from tri- and quad-unit buildings to simple duplexes – was unanimously approved by the City of […]
Burlington swimmers making huge strides
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Combined boys’ swimming team is already improving on last season, and their year is but a few meets old. The team won just two dual meets last season and finished sixth in the seven-team Southern Lakes Conference, which competes in a different […]
Scrap hauler nabbed for taking truck parts
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Proving once again that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure, a scrap hauler is accused of stealing truck frame pieces from the Lynch Truck Center in Rochester that he reportedly thought were scrap material. According to the criminal complaint filed Dec. 2 in Racine […]
Highway 164 project rolls on and on
By Patricia Bogumil Editor For those who haven’t noticed, be advised that work continues along the Highway 164 reconstruction project in Tichigan. The project had been targeted for completion last month, but then some problems arose. Crews are now out fixing an area that developed a shoulder failure and […]
Gas prices hold steady, more decline forecast
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.10 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.21, according to […]
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