The Burlington High School Athletic Department will be inducting two former student athletes and one coach to the Wall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 starting at 5:15. The class of 2012 includes Jenny (Sliwa) Barry, Lyle Foulke, and Dr. Nick Webber. Jennifer (Sliwa) Barry, class of 1988, participated […]
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PERSPECTIVE: Ice encrusted devastation at fire scene must give way to hope
Rainbow brings a bright harbinger to otherwise dismal aftermath By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Left in the wake of a more than 15-hour battle against an eight-alarm fire at Echo Lake Foods Thursday was an eerie scene of devastation – blackened metal support beams heavily hung with icicles. These […]
Fire burns into its 13th hour; Milwaukee Avenue traffic restricted
About 50 residents remain evacuated from their homes adjacent to Echo Lake Foods Area firefighters as of 6 a.m. Thursday were still on the scene of an eight-alarm blaze that stubbornly burned through the night and through the sprawling Echo Lake Foods plant on Honey Lake Road. Mayor Bob Miller […]
CDA awards $500,000 grant for riverwalk site redevelopment
TIF money to be used to fund apartments on contaminated site By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City of Burlington’s Community Development Authority on Thursday approved a $500,000 grant that will assist a developer in building an apartment complex on a contaminated site along the riverwalk at 200 Bridge […]
Major fire devastates Echo Lake Foods plant
Wind, falling temperatures complicate firefighting efforts at sprawling complex as nearby residences are evacuated An army of firefighters from the Burlington area and beyond is fighting a raging eight-alarm fire – as well as brisk winter winds and falling temperatures – Wednesday evening at Echo Lake Foods on Honey Lake […]
Winter weather advisory in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday
The National Weather Service office in Sullivan has issued a winter weather advisory for all of Southeastern Wisconsin, including Kenosha, Racine and Walworth Counties, until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Here is the forecast for the three-county area: Rest of Wednesday…much colder. Occasional snow…possibly mixed with sleet late in the morning…then […]
And the assist goes to the bishop
The Most Rev. Donald Hying, auxiliary bishop of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, adjusts a microphone for Catholic Central High School student Alexa Paleka Jan. 28 during a Mass celebrating Catholic Schools Week at CCHS. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Pop a shot
Burlington’s Ben Gieger soars over the Waterford defense to release a shot during the Jan. 26 game between local rivals. The Demons came back to win the Southern Lakes Conference game, 62-60. (Photo by Rick Benavides)
For Bauman, charity begins close to home
Longtime local volunteer honored with Rotary Club Humanitarian Award By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A lifelong Burlington area resident who transformed himself from humble farm boy to bank president was honored Jan. 21 by the Burlington Rotary Club with its Humanitarian Award. James Bauman – whose record of community […]
Kindergarten registration scheduled for Feb. 6-7
Union Grove Elementary School kindergarten registration is Wednesday, Feb. 6 and Thursday, Feb. 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Screening will not be done at registration time. At registration you will need to complete and turn in paperwork and sign up for an appointment for kindergarten screening. Paperwork for […]