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Local family credited with rallying support for bill By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The first step in the battle of legalizing cannabadiol oil (CBD oil) in Wisconsin – and helping seizure patients like Lydia Schaeffer – passed with flying colors Tuesday, but a tougher battle is ahead. The Wisconsin State Assembly, […]
Three of the five candidates in the April 1 election for the Burlington Area School District Board of Education participated in a forum Wednesday, March 19. The forum, sponsored by the Burlington Standard Press, WIN Media and the Burlington Community Fund, was held at Veterans Terrace. A video recording of […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Bullying is something that educators in the Burlington Area School District take very seriously. Preventing bullying is something that school counselors Andrea Donegan and Mary Wagner embrace at Dyer Intermediate School – which houses four different schools’ worth of students, all coming together for […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After fighting for the last few months just to get the Wisconsin State Legislature to even consider legalizing medical marijuana for seizure disorders, a Burlington resident saw progress this week. Sally Schaeffer has been fighting the last few months to get the Legislature to […]
By Julie Rossman Correspondent The Findley Center on the campus of Shepherds Ministries/Shepherds College in Union Grove was abuzz with activity Monday afternoon. Students of Shepherds College had a rare opportunity to be primped and pampered, get dressed up and then be part of a very special photo shoot. […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Lisa Just, a career in health care began with a job as a physical therapist. But after getting a master’s degree in health services administration, she has also found herself moving through the administrative ladder at Aurora Health Care – her employer since […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Department of Public Works Supervisor Dan Jensen explained March 4 at the City of Burlington Common Council Committee of the Whole meeting, the money spent last year to inventory the city’s trees was well spent. In addition to finding out the health of the trees […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s a story line straight from “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” But in this case, the students of biology teacher Greg Zeman – especially Burlington High School freshman Austin Squires – definitely believe. In February, a two-headed calf was born at Whitley Farms, where Squires lives […]
Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation in an annual ranking compiled by Truven Health Analytics. The 2014 list, which was released last week, groups hospitals in five categories, including major teaching hospital; teaching hospital; and small, medium and large […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington has made it easier for businesses to put up temporary signs. Now, the hope is that businesses will actually follow the rules and use the permit process. By unanimous vote – and after four different amendments were approved – the Common Council […]
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