A stepfather who allegedly held down a 13-year-old Burlington girl while her mother whipped her with a belt has been charged with child abuse in Racine County Circuit Court. Bob A. Williams, 41, of Burlington, is charged with one count of physical abuse of a child – intentionally causing bodily […]
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Budget approved; taxes increase about 2 percent
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington’s 2015 budget passed with little discussion or controversy Tuesday night at the Common Council meeting. The vote was 7-1, with the lone nay vote coming from Alderman Tom Preusker. “None of the questions I asked in the budget workshop were answered,” Preusker […]
Burlington’s Van Patten a smart cookie
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Tyler Van Patten is no ordinary eighth grade student. The straight-A student at St. John’s Lutheran School proved that Friday night, winning $23,801 in winning his episode of “Jeopardy! Kids Week” on CBS. All three contestants answered the final question – What is the Heimlich Manuever? […]
Controversial women’s shelter site abandoned
Women’s Resource Center won’t fight opposition of site near school By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The owner of property on Amanda Street that the Women’s Resource Center of Racine had targeted for a new western Racine County shelter confirmed Tuesday night that the deal appeared to be dead. John Brensinger confirmed […]
City cuts Lahner’s payback in half
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor City Administrator Kevin Lahner will leave Burlington without having to pay back the full $51,000 he owes the city – and some members of the City Council are not happy about it. According to Alderman Bob Prailes, the council voted unanimously two weeks ago that Lahner […]
BHS academic stars make it to regionals
The Burlington High School Academic Decathlon team is the latest of Burlington’s squads to be making a wider state impact. The team, comprised of nine members, earned the right to compete in January’s regional competition at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater by posting a top 25 score at the Nov. 10 […]
City looking for new building inspector
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington administrator isn’t the only one leaving city hall. City Building Inspector Patrick Scherrer recently announced his resignation. However, because of accumulated vacation time, he is already out of the office. “He submitted a letter of resignation,” said Lahner. “He was preparing to […]
North Shore Bank earns regional honors
The Burlington branch of North Star Bank was recently honored as the Branch of the Year for the bank’s south region. Burlington Branch Manager Brian Bozek was also named the region’s Branch Manager of the Year, according to a press release sent out Monday. Susan Doyle, senior vice presidents for […]
Town, city budgets draw few comments
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor No muss, no fuss – at least when it comes to the Town of Burlington 2015 budget. With the town’s mill rate holding steady at $2.56 per $1,000 of property value for the ninth straight year, the annual budget public hearing drew no commentary Tuesday night […]
City moving ahead with pool plans
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR With a fresh layer of snow on the ground, it’s likely only a handful of people in Burlington were thinking of the community swimming pool Tuesday. That handful of people included city staff reviewing proposals from firms that are vying to develop options for the future […]
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