Aldermen will decide whether to restore current service or join county system By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The Burlington Common Council faces what Mayor Jeannie Hefty calls an uncomfortable decision regarding the fate of the city’s police and emergency dispatch center. The council must decide whether to purchase the […]
Year: 2017
Panel OKs street closure for pair of business-related events
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A Union Grove panel recently approved a request to close portions of 7th Avenue on Friday to accommodate a pair of business-related events. The village’s Water, Wastewater, Storm Water, Streets and Parks Committee authorized the request, which affects Seventh Avenue, east of Main Street. The […]
Junior Demons baseball tryouts set for Burlington High School
The Junior Demon Baseball team is holding two free tryouts at Burlington High School over the next two weeks. The team, which plays in the Wisconsin Major YBL League, is offering tryouts on either Aug. 9 or 14 for players entering seventh and eighth grades. The tryout will take place […]
River East project cost swells amid change orders
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As the Village of Waterford’s River East shoreline project stretches into the dog days of summer, the total cost associated with the effort is increasing. The village has approved four so-called change orders associated with the effort in recent months, indicating new items are being added […]
Soaring to new heights
Local partnership keeps medical plane flying in Belize By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The Burlington area has stamped a new humanitarian entry into a flight log that spans more than 25 years and connects local residents to their counterparts in a small Central American country. On Friday pilots […]
BASD attempts to determine scope of next referendum
School Board may decide to focus efforts on replacement of Karcher School By Alex Johnson Correspondent Deciding whether to hold a lone referendum to address renovation or replacement of Karcher Middle School is the challenge now facing members of the Burlington Area School District Board of Education. Board members on […]
‘Soup’ brings the flavor: Burlington’s Campbell earns All-Area player of the year
SLN All-Area Baseball 2017 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After a magical 2016 season that saw the Burlington Demons win their first state baseball championship, the pitching outlook was a huge question mark entering this season. Gone was 2016 All-Area Player of the Year Aaron Mutter and Wichita State […]
Flood grant application event is Saturday
Burlington area residents who suffered damage to their homes or lost personal property in the July flood are invited to apply for grants from the Burlington Community Fund of up to $10,000 per household. The community fund will host a grant-processing event at Veterans Terrace, 589 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington, […]
County fair shines under fair skies
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Ideal weather made the Racine County Fair the place to be last weekend as nearly 90,000 people crossed through the gates during the event’s five-day run at the fairgrounds in Union Grove. “We had a great fair,” said fair board President Scott Gunderson. “How […]
Victory parade set for state Little League champs
Burlington Mayor Jeannie Hefty has announced a victory parade through the city Friday evening to honor the Burlington Little League 9-10 All Stars, who won the state Little League title Thursday in Madison. The parade will begin at Fox River Plaza on Milwaukee Avenue on the city’s north side and […]
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