By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Even as the City of Burlington Common Council worked to finalize a contract to promote Lt. Mark Anderson to police chief Tuesday night, another city official announced he was leaving. Director of Public Works Craig Workman confirmed Tuesday that he had accepted the job as the […]
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Burlington schools meeting postponed
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A planned meeting of the Burlington Area School District School Board planned for Monday evening at Burlington High School has been postponed for a week. The district office sent out a notice Friday morning that the meeting had been pushed back a week to June 22, […]
A clear ‘no’: Waterford denies gravel pit
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In a stark juxtaposition of a recommendation handed down a week ago, the Waterford Town Board this week flatly denied a proposed gravel extraction operation that has been the source of controversy within the community. Last week, the town Plan Commission largely favored a cursory review […]
Sheriff recognizes community members
By Rumasa Noor Staff Writer On March 22, the village of Union Grove was shaken up after a fugitive kidnapped a female and later exchanged gunfire with the deputy in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot. After a 27-hour manhunt, the police was able to locate him but he decided to […]
Predicted large classes concern local parents
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After outlining the situation concerning class sizes for the youngest grades in the Burlington Area School District at Monday’s special School Board meeting, Superintendent Peter Smet made one thing clear. There is not a principal or teacher within the district, he said, who wouldn’t prefer to […]
Fire leads to large presence at Nestles
According to law enforcement personnel, a fire at Nestles Friday morning drew fire and rescue squads for more than two hours. Shortly after 9 a.m., fire personnel responded to a report of a fire in one of the roasters. At least one mutual aid call went out for fire […]
Dyer students learn the value of sticking up for what’s right
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For every tormented child, there is a tormentor. Sometimes, there is another bystander – one who wants to act, but fears the repercussions. And, as author Eleanor Estes learned as a child in World War I, a child sometimes doesn’t get the chance to apologize. The […]
A done deal: Village, Town reach policing agreement
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several months of negotiating, weighing pros and cons and collecting data, elected officials in the Village and Town of Waterford are moving forward with a plan that calls on the town to provide police resources to the village, beginning in January. Motions taken by the […]
Wheelchair athletes claim state medals – and trophies
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Leah Joslyn and Lauren Reesman have known each other pretty much since birth. On Saturday at the WIAA State Track and Field meet in La Crosse, the two remained just as close. Reesman – a first-year wheelchair competitor – swept the girls events at state, while […]
Local man is dead following abduction, police pursuit
He told victim she had broken his heart A “heartbroken” 24-year-old Burlington man killed himself while fleeing from police Monday after allegedly abducting a woman from a Walmart in Mukwonago, according to authorities in Eau Claire. The suspect, Mitchell F. Owens, 24, was found dead Tuesday in a wooded area […]
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