By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a several-months process, a list of strategic goals was presented Monday night to the Burlington Area School District School Board’s Long-Range Planning Committee. The list covers three years and five different categories, and was the end result of the Stakeholder Driven Strategic Planning sessions guided […]

Racine County Economic Development Corp. (RCEDC) invites the public to its 32nd anniversary celebration Thursday, May 21, beginning with a 4:30 p.m. reception with appetizers and a 5:30 p.m. program. The event is at the Marriott, 7111 Washington Ave., Racine. Attendees will enjoy a networking and reception, community awards presentation, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With two recently elected board members sworn in Monday night, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education has a slightly different look than it did a week earlier. Kevin Bird was sworn in to replace Roger Koldeway, who was not re-elected April 7. Phil Ketterhagen, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The popular children’s story about a young Kansas girl being swept off to a fantasy land will be told by the CATHE Youth Theater starting May 8 with “The Wizard of Oz.” There are two casts for the show, with most of the key roles double […]

The Kenosha County trial of a former West Allis police officer who is suspected of killing two women, putting their bodies in suitcases and dumping them in a ditch in the Town of Geneva has been delayed until November. Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder granted a request to […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District School Board approved changes to the district’s health insurance policy Monday night, eliminating one option and changing two others. By a 6-1 vote, the School Board voted to go with the WEA Trust plan. That plan offers two different high-deductible, health […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s no secret the future of the Burlington Community Pool has been in a state of flux for most – if not all – of the past year. An aging infrastructure has the City of Burlington in the process of setting up a study that could […]

For country music fans, there’s nothing like the strains of Country Thunder gracing the countryside of Twin Lakes in July. Now the festival is in line for an American Country Music award. The Academy of Country Music has named Country Thunder USA: East “Festival of the Year” for the 50th […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A claim of electioneering in the City of Burlington is just the latest fallout in the wake of the spring elections. According to a source who requested anonymity, the names of the two write-in candidates – Roger Koldeway for Burlington Area School District School Board and […]