Burlington is ready to celebrate its 30th ChocolateFest As Burlington’s ChocolateFest enters its 30th year, organizers can look back with nostalgia at how the annual event, held Memorial Day weekend, has evolved. There was a time when festival patrons had one question on their minds – “Where’s the chocolate?” Now, […]
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Lake Geneva woman, children located in Georgia
Mom arrested, dad retrieving kids from Savannah By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A Lake Geneva woman and her kids were found in Savannah, Ga., Tuesday morning after a person there recognized them from photos on a press release police issued Monday. “When we put it out to media last night, […]
Joint meeting planned on Rails to Trails project
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Plans to convert an abandoned rail line into a path accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians will require extensive intergovernmental collaboration and cooperation, the top elected official within Union Grove asserted this week. On the heels of last week’s public information meeting on the proposed Rails to Trails […]
District narrows building options
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Facing a long list of options, Burlington Area School District officials on Monday waded through and narrowed the focus of what it will do with the district’s facilities study. With 11 options – plus variations – on the table at Monday night’s BASD School Board meeting, […]
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Merin Mundt, Burlington soccer
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] While other area girls soccer teams have made an impact this year with Division 1 players and surprise turnarounds, there’s one constant in the Southern Lakes Conference – senior forward Merin Mundt. Burlington High School hasn’t been defeated in conference play since 2014, and […]
High school budget process picking up steam
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT While the current school year is beginning to wind down, leaders of the Waterford Union High School district are beginning to turn their attention toward 2016-17, particularly from a monetary standpoint. Superintendent Keith Brandstetter said he is cautiously optimistic about the high school’s budget for the […]
City hires consultant to address well contamination
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Looking at putting a large-scale water softener into place to remove radium and strontium, from the municipal water supply, the City of Burlington Common Council approved a consulting agreement with Doug Snyder of Baxter and Woodman Tuesday night. The contract with the city is for the […]
Union Grove’s Goodrich overcomes surgeries to capture conference titles
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Union Grove senior hurdler Alex Goodrich’s dream to qualify for the state track and field championship for a fourth straight season seemed unlikely at best. Goodrich had two shoulder surgeries last fall and hadn’t gotten clearance to practice or compete in hurdles until last […]
Council shuts down idea of chicken coops
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor If a small number of City of Burlington residents want to raise backyard chickens, they are going to need to be heard by the Common Council. By an unofficial count Tuesday night, the council decided not to move forward with efforts to put together an ordinance […]
Burlington bests Waterford for 5th conference championship in school history
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Scott Staude beamed with pride like a father who just saw his son take his first steps. It was that kind of emotion that seeped from the veteran coach’s mannerisms moments after his Burlington varsity baseball team beat visiting Waterford, 5-2, Thursday night in […]
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