By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Just how close does Sharon Eaves’ husband shave himself? The answer is this year’s Burlington Liars Club winning lie. Eaves, of Kenosha, won this year’s title with a lie concerning her husband’s grooming habits. “This morning, my husband shaved so close that he shaved 10 years […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor  The Burlington High School radio station WBSD prides itself on playing new artists – ones that may not be heard otherwise. “I truly believe that stations like WBSD come into play,” said WBSD General Manager Tom Gilding. “We just really like helping them out. “About a […]

A two-vehicle collision on New Year’s Eve led to the death of a Burlington High School junior. Samantha Russell, a junior at BHS, was killed in the crash Wednesday afternoon that happened on Highway 50 near 392nd Avenue in Wheatland. Russell was driving a pickup truck northbound on 392nd and, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor 2014 certainly didn’t lack for action – at least not in Burlington and the immediate area. Some of the more spectacular headlines of the past year included the loss to fire of Schuette-Daniels Furniture – a mainstay of the city’s downtown – and a break in […]

By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief The City of Burlington has reached an agreement with We Energies that requires the utility to reimburse the city for additional costs that may be caused by the improper installation of buried electrical lines in 2013. The City Council voted unanimously Dec. 16 following […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]