By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Facing a long list of options, Burlington Area School District officials on Monday waded through and narrowed the focus of what it will do with the district’s facilities study. With 11 options – plus variations – on the table at Monday night’s BASD School Board meeting, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Looking at putting a large-scale water softener into place to remove radium and strontium, from the municipal water supply, the City of Burlington Common Council approved a consulting agreement with Doug Snyder of Baxter and Woodman Tuesday night. The contract with the city is for the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor If a small number of City of Burlington residents want to raise backyard chickens, they are going to need to be heard by the Common Council. By an unofficial count Tuesday night, the council decided not to move forward with efforts to put together an ordinance […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Just what people are willing to do for free money is at the heart of Burlington High School’s final dramatic production of the season, “All Out.” With contestants vying for a $100,000 grand prize, the show’s “national broadcast” will be Friday and Saturday in the BHS […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Racine County Sheriff’s officials on Tuesday continued to sift through the rubble of a rural Burlington home in hopes of finding the body of a suspected third victim in Saturday’s fire and explosion. “As you can imagine, there’s a lot of debris that we are […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The CATHE Center Youth Theater, 125 E. State St. Burlington, is currently in production with “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” Show dates are Friday, May 20, Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7 p.m. while Sunday shows are 2 p.m. […]

A fire in one of the roasters at Nestle on South Pine Street May 7 resulted in a mutual aid request. City of Burlington fire personnel responded to the fire just before 6 p.m. Maintenance staff at Nestle reported an active fire in one of the roasters. According to a […]

A temporary greenhouse and garden center formerly located near Pick ‘n Save received approval from the City of Burlington Plan Commission to move Tuesday night. The former site is where the new retail development is going in to the south of Pick ‘n Save along Milwaukee Avenue. With that site […]

While there still remains just one confirmed dead after a house in the Town of Burlington exploded Saturday afternoon, two family members are reporting that three people were likely home at the time. Kayla Lambert, the daughter of Craig Lambert, and Tamara Burgos, the daughter of Kim Howe, said Sunday […]