Levy at 1 percent increase, but final figures are months away By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District has begun to narrow down the numbers for its 2013-14 budget, but there will be several different factors up in the air for the next few months. BASD officials […]
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Clean Sweep is Saturday
Residents will be able to dispose of hazardous materials By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The spring Clean Sweep program at the Burlington Department of Public Works will be Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. Last year, among the six communities involved, more than 43,000 pounds of hazardous household waste, […]
Local students bounce back on statewide tests
Double-digit improvement registered in several areas By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington Area School District students bounced back from a subpar performance on state standardized tests last school year to show nearly across-the-board improvement on tests taken earlier this school year. Figures released Monday by the Wisconsin Department of […]
’12 Angry Men’ takes the stage
Haylofters tackle drama of jury deliberations By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer It’s the hottest day of the summer. Twelve men, tasked with deciding the fate of a young man in a murder case, sit in a jury room. One votes “not guilty.” And so goes the award-winning play, “12 Angry […]
River reprieve: Floodwaters recede before wreaking havoc
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington area officials were ready for the worst last week as local rivers rushed their banks and threatened record flooding. But as sandbags were filled and an emergency declared Thursday, the predicted steady downpour instead showed up as nothing more than an annoying […]
Following his calling
Local man lends his skills to African mission By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Sometimes, you just feel the need to make a change in your life. That’s what’s happened with 29-year-old Mike Skiles. A graduate of Madison Media Institute with a degree in digital art and animation, Skiles worked for […]
BHS students are pursuing a higher level of learning
Youth Options is a hit with local students By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer If anyone needed any further proof that students at Burlington High School are smart, all they needed to do was look at the fall grades for students enrolled in Youth Options. The Youth Options programs – which […]
Town is cool to request for funds for cemetery
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Town of Burlington Board of Supervisors isn’t unsympathetic to the plight of the Burlington Cemetery. But after being asked to provide money to help the cemetery overcome financial problems, the Town Board is balking. “There’s probably a lot of ways we could pitch in […]
Showing the Way to Save
Pilot program produces impressive energy-saving results By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Recent data shows Burlington businesses and residences are saving enough energy to power more than 1,400 homes for a year in comparison to a similar-size community. And the credit for the savings goes to Way to Save, Burlington!, […]
Back from the brink
Five years after rare illness almost killed her, Sophie Branen will tell her story to Hope Walk audience By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Sometimes, it can be terrifyingly easy to lose hope. And sometimes, a simple gesture by a complete stranger can restore it. In 2008, then-14-year-old Sophie Branen was […]
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