By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As an attempt to pass a $5.4 million referendum to create a new City of Burlington pool moves forward, there are other capital needs within the city that will garner the attention of city officials in the coming months and years. A number of different entities […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council approved a same-night request last week to fund an expansion of the city’s backup computer files. City Treasurer Steve DeQuaker said the need for speed was due to a $3,000 savings on the $15,534 contract with Unitrend. “This includes all […]

Area police agencies are cautioning people about a new telephone scam. According to the City of Burlington Police Department, citizens are receiving phone calls from people claiming to be from the government. The unknown caller instructs the citizens to purchase gifts cards, specifically iTunes gift cards, and provide them with […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor These days, Town of Burlington Fire Chief Ed Umnus is enjoying the added space at Fire Station No. 2 near Bohners Lake. “I think it’s a long time in the making,” said Umnus last week, as the majority of the work for the fire station’s renovation […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor James Mangold Jr. was many things in the Burlington community – a businessman, a volunteer, a pilot and an outdoorsman. But he – along with his wife, Barb, his son, Jamie, and other family members – helped put together one of the area’s flourishing insurance companies […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor According to Patricia Spiegelhoff, her husband, Tom, never wanted accolades or attention. “He wouldn’t want me to recognize him this way,” she said of her husband. And yet, the long-time area grocer from a family of grocers took time to give of himself. “He loved to […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As host Eric Erickson likes to say, you never know what you’re going to get when you step in for open mic night at The Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine. Last week, it just happened to be a marriage proposal. Tim Mocarski, a former Burlington […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington’s two Reineman’s True Value stores have begun the process of consolidating into one store. Previously, the store was in two different buildings in Burlington Square – the main hardware store, and the outdoor/sports center. By the end of the year, the store will be located […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Officials at the Burlington Municipal Airport will study the possibility of lengthening a runway due to safety issues. Mayor Jeannie Hefty announced on her Facebook page Tuesday that the Airport Committee had voted at its meeting Aug. 25 to request a study for extending the main […]

      A member of the Browns Lakes Aquaducks was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert on Thursday evening following a bad landing on a jump. Jaci Bever of the Aquaducks confirmed the situation Friday, but was also able to say the skier – who is not being named at […]