By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Since earlier this year, the City of Burlington has known it is facing potential costs to monitor its storm water systems. Now, the first step in that process is set to be taken. On Tuesday, the City of Burlington Common Council discussed approving a task order […]
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District clears way for required civics test
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District Policy Committee approved a number of changes to the district’s graduation requirements last week, sending the policy to the full board for its first reading Monday. The most important of the changes involves a new civics test that high school students […]
Update: Victims in fatal crash named
Two men, ages 20 and 22, died Tuesday morning after they were ejected from their vehicle during a crash on Highway 75 in the Town of Dover. On Wednesday morning Racine County Sheriff’s officials identified the victims as Jarrett Heck, 20, of Salem, and Zachary Faulhaber, 22, of Kansasville. Both […]
Students ‘DRIVEN’ to feel holiday spirit
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the Burlington Area School District has experienced declining enrollment, the student leadership numbers continue to blossom. This year, more than 130 students are involved in the Burlington High School leadership program, DRIVEN. On Friday, about 100 of those students took to Arbor View Communities and […]
Committee advances naming rights policy
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After more than a year of discussing and debating changes to the Burlington Area School District naming rights policy, the question of just what the School Board wants remains. The latest effort at revising the policy passed through the BASD School Board Policy Committee meeting Monday […]
Stepping up to stock the pantry: Union Grove students extend food drive to ‘Stuff the Bus’
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Union Grove Union High School students decided to step a bit farther out of their comfort zone this fall to push their Stuff the Bus food drive to new levels. After collecting 1,000 pounds of food last year for the Racine County Food Bank, the Student […]
Latest League in Waterford is all about Legos
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor What do Lego robots and go-green shopping bags have in common? For students in Waterford Graded School District, it’s the Project Clearwater first Lego League competition entry this year – one that’s carried the 10-person team through the first round of competition. Working through the Waterford […]
Mayor puts pool at top of capital projects list
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In terms of priorities heard throughout the citizen budget partners and strategic planning sessions this fall, City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller got the clear impression that the community pool was at the forefront of items that need to be addressed. It’s why a request for […]
Architect outlines list of problems facing BASD
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Nick Kent of Plunkett Raysich Architects presented the 125-page report of the initial Burlington Area School District facilities study, he made sure to emphasize the district had options. During Monday’s preliminary report to the Burlington Area School Board Buildings, Grounds and Transportation, he stressed, was […]
Traffic stop leads to drug charges
A Waterford man stopped for a traffic violation in the Village of Waterford Nov. 25 is now facing a felony charge of drug possession. Jessie Stephan, 31, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Monday with possession of marijuana (second offense), as well as possession of a controlled substance and […]
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