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Friday, May 9, 2025
News from the Burlington area
David Schmutzler had been a pilot since he was 11 years old. Flying was in his blood, his wife said. On May 15, Schmutzler’s single-engine airplane crashed in a wooded area short of the runway at the Burlington Municipal Airport. He died a day later, at the age of […]
Traveling nurse from area helps tackle COVID-19 By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Paige Wightman’s eyes have seen realities of COVID-19 and the toll the virus takes on patients while working as a traveling registered nurse. Wightman, a 2009 Burlington High School graduate, has spent nearly two months in a COVID-19 […]
Traditional annual veterans fundraiser scratched by coronavirus By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief To organizer Elaine Phelps the annual American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Day fundraiser in Burlington means much more than the relatively modest $3,100 it raised in 2019. “It’s a sign that we’re still Americans and we still stand […]
National Guard conducts coronavirus testing in school parking lot By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Wisconsin National Guard, in partnership with multiple health departments, have ramped up free drive-thru testing for COVID-19 statewide including a stop at Burlington High School. The Burlington site, which saw more than 300 people tested […]
If there was any doubt of a pent-up need for additional COVID-19 testing in the area all anyone had to do was take a look at parking lot of Burlington High School early this week to convince them otherwise. Hundreds of cars snaked through the lot as members of […]
After a trying week, former alderman changes mind about challenging Vos A week after announcing his intention to run as a Democrat for the 63rd Assembly District seat currently held by Speaker Robin Vos, former Burlington alderman Bob Prailes has decided not to seek the position. In a statement released […]
City considers plan to allow Flight for Life ambulance at firehouse By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The City of Burlington Fire Department could take patient care to the next level under a proposed partnership with Flight for Life for paramedic intercept services. Flight for Life, a provider of critical air […]
Free drive-thru tests will be offered next week at Burlington High School People with COVID-19 symptoms will have the opportunity to be tested for the disease at a temporary drive-thru testing site at Burlington High School next week. The Central Racine County Health Department and the Racine County Emergency Operations […]
But mayor says city won’t defy governor’s order By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Some motorists honked in support while others flashed obscene gestures at demonstrators demanding the state re-open the economy Saturday along Milwaukee Avenue in Burlington. The demonstration, or rally, called Re-Open Burlington was in opposition to Gov. Tony […]
They lined Milwaukee Avenue waving flags and holding signs with messages seeking liberty from Gov. Tony Evers’ public health orders. The protesters who showed up at Burlington’s Echo Park Saturday were clearly frustrated, but most also appeared unafraid of the threat that is the current coronavirus outbreak. Social distancing […]
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