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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
News from the Burlington area
City of Burlington plan commissioners passed a series of site plans related to capital improvement projects, including a new middle school, for the Burlington Area School District this week. While the new middle school to replace Karcher Middle School was one of four site plans, the others were for upgrades […]
BHS senior earns state scholar athlete accolades By Jason Arndt Editor Balancing a heavy workload of advanced placement classes, racing to athletic competitions and staying involved in extracurricular can present a challenge for any student. Burlington High School senior Malik Tiedt is one of those students, and by his own […]
Civil rights group asked officials to rescind decision By Jason Arndt Editor The City of Burlington Common Council held firm to its decision related to an extension granted to a local business despite pressure from a Wisconsin-based civil rights organization following a closed session Tuesday. The Wisconsin organization, known as […]
Haylofters comedy runs through Sunday at Malt House Theater By Jason Arndt Editor After contributing to other Haylofters shows in different capacities, except for director, Molly Button believed it was time to take the reigns. The time has come for Button, who is making her directorial debut starting the weekend […]
Local family has grand plans for former Standard Press building By Jason Arndt Editor For more than six decades, the City of Burlington was without a brewery, but that could change after the Sullivan family bought the former Standard Press building at 700 N. Pine St. According to Patrick Sullivan, […]
It has been 64 years since Burlington had a brewery and that long, thirsty drought will end in 2020 if a local family succeeds in its plan to open a microbrewery and taproom in a prominent downtown building. Project spokesperson Patrick Sullivan announced the plans this week to convert […]
Family will greet well-wishers at Veterans Terrace A public visitation allowing relatives, friends and associates to pay their respects to the family of Robert Spitzer is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Veteran Terrace, 589 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington. A brief memorial service will also be held beginning at […]
A warrant was issued April 26 for the arrest of a Milwaukee man charged with assaulting nurses at Aurora Medical Center in Burlington. Joel DeLeon Nieves, 42, was charged April 4 in Racine County Circuit Court with three counts of battery to an emergency rescue worker, misdemeanor battery and disorderly […]
Disability Justice decries exemption for local resale shop By Jason Arndt Editor Disability Justice, a Wisconsin-based Civil Rights organization, is accusing the City of Burlington and a local establishment of ignoring federal civil rights law. The organization, according to a news release, plans to attend a May 7 Common Council […]
Community State Bank, Mangold Insurance step up as sponsors By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief ChocolateFest will begin with a bang again in 2019. The fireworks that have become a 19-year tradition on the opening night of the annual Memorial Day weekend festival in Burlington are back on after a […]
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