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Friday, December 27, 2024
Woman laments that is wasn’t installed before her grandfather died there By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Autumn Hoffman wanted one, simple question answered Tuesday night at the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting. “If Kwik Trip is willing to pay for it, why wasn’t it put there to begin […]
City of Burlington officials finally declared the fire at Echo Lake Foods extinguished at 9 a.m. Friday morning – roughly 39 hours after it began. Below is a slideshow of the fire and aftermath featuring images by Southern Lakes Newspapers Editor in Chief Ed Nadolski. (Note: video may not load […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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)
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)
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 […]
Volunteer agency answered 1,127 calls in the past year By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief While the future of the Burlington Area Rescue Squad is in a period of study and transition, there is no mistaking the fact the service answered the bell in record fashion in 2012. The squad […]
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