By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling first took the battle against heroin to the public last spring, he started with education. The series of “heroin summits” held at area schools gave Schmaling a chance to show the public how grave the threat of heroin – and […]
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New faces step right in to keep BHS pep band rocking
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the Burlington High School band Orange Crush got ready to open its season last week, there was maybe a bit more extra anxiety than normal. “I was very nervous,” said Rachel Gebel, the group’s lead vocalist. “There was a big crowd. My mom told me […]
Public health switch on track for Jan. 1
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Jan. 1 rolls around, the City of Burlington will be served by a new public health provider. Central Racine County Health Department will slide into the hole left by the closing of Western Racine County Health, and Mayor Bob Miller expects the switch to go […]
Prailes won’t seek another City Council term
Three other incumbent aldermen plan to run By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Four-term City of Burlington Alderman Bob Prailes will not seek a fifth term in the spring election. Prailes said last week the amount of time he puts into his work as an alderman has cut into his […]
Christmas in the Barn on Christmas Eve
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer For the 46th consecutive year, English Settlement United Methodist Church and the Squire family will host a “Christmas in the Barn” program on Christmas Eve, Wedneday, Dec. 24. John and Cindy Squire’s farm – and barn – will be home to the live nativity, […]
DRIVEN…to care
Students make special connection at senior living center By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor There are certain staples to Christmas in the Burlington area. Santa’s Chalet, the annual parade – and the Burlington High School DRIVEN program out ringing bells to raise money for Love Inc. On Friday, about 100 students in […]
City moves to obtain easement for Aurora
Strip of land near precast plant eyed for water lines, bike path By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The Burlington City Council on Tuesday cleared the way to begin negotiations with a local company for an easement that would accommodate a municipal water line and bicycle path to serve the […]
Two School Board seats will be on spring ballot
Incumbents have not declared intent The Burlington Area School District Board of Education seats currently held by Philip Ketterhagen and Roger Koldeway are up for election on the April 7 ballot. School district residents have until Jan. 6 to file the required paperwork to seek election to one of the […]
Two firms compete to advise BASD on benefits
Board is looking to get better deal on health insurance By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After two failed motions and a fair amount of discussion Monday night, the Burlington Area School District School Board voted to have two different benefits consultants pitch their proposals to the board. The current employee benefits […]
Cyber safety starts with personal vigilance
Consumers must be their own line of defense, banker says By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Dealing with cyber safety and battling hackers are nothing new to the banking industry. As Burlington Fox River State Bank’s Jeff Schmid explained recently, banks have numerous safety procedures and programs in place to protect customer […]
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