By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee approved a revised contract with Thomas Bus Company Monday night. The committee approved the contract changes by a 2-1 vote. Board Member Phil Ketterhagen voted no. After the meeting, Ketterhagen said he wanted to know the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Whether there will be any changes coming to the state’s laws governing how many liquor licenses a community is allowed to have remains to be seen. But aside from a crack about the City Council knowing the State Assembly Speaker – Robin Vos, the son of […]

Auditions for the Haylofters’ one-act play productions will be Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Malt House in Burlington. Three original one-acts were chosen in May for first-time production on Saturday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. There will be five rehearsals before the production date. About 20 actors are needed […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s a good news/bad news situation for the Burlington Area School District when it comes to state aid and the annual budgeting process. Thanks to the state’s Joint Finance Committee committing to putting the $150 per pupil aid back into the budget, BASD will be able […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Whether or not the City of Burlington wants – or needs – a community pool will likely take some more time to figure out. Taking the matter up in Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, the Common Council gave city staff direction to go back […]

A vacant mobile home in the Town of Burlington caught fire Sunday. The Racine County Communications Center received a call shortly after noon on Sunday about a mobile home on fire at 174 Waters Edge Circle in the township. Racine County Sheriff’s deputies arrived to find heavy smoke and flames. […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Coming soon to a theater in Burlington… … a film from Saudi Arabia? After opening up the biennial Chocolate City Film Festival this year to all entries, organizer Matt Nie got a firsthand lesson in the reach of social media and the World Wide Web. “Up […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Cleanup continues on a pair of farms where the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department found dozens of dead calves over the holiday weekend. According to a press release from the department, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an alleged animal abuse complaint on a farm in […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor About the only thing City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller is sure of right now with the Burlington Community Pool is the uncertainty. The issue of what to do with the pool – now that negotiations with Burbach Aquatics have been broken off – will be […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the final numbers may not have been in for the 2015 version of ChocolateFest, the impression Mayor Bob Miller had Wednesday evening was positive. “I’m hearing they went well,” Miller said. While attendance was not available by press deadline, Miller got his own personal indicator […]