By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After one month with a full, fresh-faced, five-person School Board in place, Washington-Caldwell officials are going back to familiar territory. The search is on for a new board member. Yvonne McGilvary, who was elected April 1 to fill one of two vacancies on the school […]
Sports & Other News
BASD projects tax increase
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The cost of doing business for the Burlington Area School District looks to be going up again this year. With the added cost of 4-year-old kindergarten – a one-year, district-bears-all cost before state aid kicks in – the preliminary estimates from the district indicate a 3.78 […]
Burlington golf wins Racine County tournament
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington High Scholl boys golf team can claim the title of Racine County’s best. The Demons won the Racine County Invitational May 1 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Racine. “This is the first time in a long while that Burlington has won the […]
Graham Public Library summer reading program theme announced
Readers of all ages will explore all things underground this summer as Graham Public Library presents “Fizz Boom, Read!” during its summer library program, in the gym at the Union Grove Elementary School. No registration required. Activities may include science experiments, robot building, Grossology fun, nature exploration and more. […]
Metal falls off one train, rips fuel tank of another — diesel spill cleanup could take months
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A device known as a knuckle coupler fell off a freight train traveling on the Wisconsin Central railroad tracks near Honey Creek Sunday evening. As a result, a second freighter incurred fuel tank damage after hitting the coupler later that evening. The resulting diesel fuel […]
Wieters hired as new CCHS principal
Catholic Central High School announced the hiring of David Wieters as the school’s new principal. Wieters replaces Eric Henderson, who is leaving to pursue a coaching position at North Dakota State University. Wieters has 11 years of experience as a principal in the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee […]
Flying the colors
With Memorial Day almost upon us, American flags were hung around the Veterans Memorial at Echo Park last week. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
BASD to pass insurance hike on to staff
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Like so many other businesses, health insurance survives on making more money than it puts out. Unfortunately for the Burlington Area School District, that axiom will mean higher deductibles or premium payments from staff members in the future. Because of several high-expense claims this year, BASD’s […]
Burlington softball secures seventh straight in thriller
By Mike Ramczyk and Chris Bennett [email protected] Burlington and visiting Elkhorn played to a 2-2 tie after seven innings Thursday evening, so the girls decided to turn the game into a marathon. The three-hour, 11-inning instant classic finally ended when Demons third baseman Chy Onstad came to the […]
Waterford baseball snaps Demons’ 5-game streak
Burlington hopes to even series at home Thursday By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington baseball team was flying high entering Tuesday night’s game at Southern Lakes rival Waterford. Winners of five straight games, including doubleheader sweeps on consecutive nights, the Demons found themselves at 10-2-1 and in position […]
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