By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Each year, Burlington Area School District School Board member Larry Anderson pulls numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to compare tax rates. His purpose? To educate district residents on how Burlington’s school taxes compare with those of surrounding districts. The comparison shows BASD has […]
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WSD prepares for changed look to its bills
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Quarterly invoices sporting a new look (but billing the same quarterly fee as in the past) will be used by the Town of Waterford Sanitary District for its upcoming April 1 quarterly billing. An explanatory letter and sample invoice announcing the upcoming change are being mailed […]
Southern Lakes, Metro Classic name winter all-conference teams
Southern Lakes Conference Boys Basketball First team – Andrew Kazikowski, Union Grove. Nate Hensel, Wilmot. Ben Geiger, Burlington. Brandon Schattner, WIL. Grant Beck, UG. Athlete of the year – Kazikowski. Second team – Lincoln Wieseman, Lake Geneva Badger. Arik Anderson, Elkhorn. Greyson Wolf-Dixon, Waterford. Frankie Hozeska, BUR. Alex Hale, […]
Medical marijuana bill passes Assembly
Local family credited with rallying support for bill By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The first step in the battle of legalizing cannabadiol oil (CBD oil) in Wisconsin – and helping seizure patients like Lydia Schaeffer – passed with flying colors Tuesday, but a tougher battle is ahead. The Wisconsin State Assembly, […]
Wisconsin Hi-Liter 3/19/14
Click on the image below to access a digital version of the March 19, 2014, Wisconsin Hi-Liter. [embedit snippet=”wisconsin-hi-liter-31914″]
The best of the winter: Fisher, Benavides named top athletes
The Polar Vortex seems like it could be going away soon. We can only hope. As I write this on Tuesday night, a lot of the grass is showing in my yard thanks to a couple days of balmy 40-degree weather. I honestly feel no need to embark on […]
Sing, sing out loud
Caitlin Fallon (above, center) and other members of the Burlington High School B*JAZZled Show Choir perform “You Drive Me Crazy” Tuesday during the choral Sing-a-bration at BHS. The event featured performances from the choirs at grades four through 12. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Watch a recording of BASD School Board candidate forum
Three of the five candidates in the April 1 election for the Burlington Area School District Board of Education participated in a forum Wednesday, March 19. The forum, sponsored by the Burlington Standard Press, WIN Media and the Burlington Community Fund, was held at Veterans Terrace. A video recording of […]
Young artists take aim at bullying
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Bullying is something that educators in the Burlington Area School District take very seriously. Preventing bullying is something that school counselors Andrea Donegan and Mary Wagner embrace at Dyer Intermediate School – which houses four different schools’ worth of students, all coming together for […]
Fire station improvements up for discussion and examination
By Jason Arndt Correspondent Fire Commission members noted multiple improvements at the Union Grove/Yorkville Fire Station during a recent meeting held at the station and are in the preliminary stages of examining options to either expand the present facility or replace the station built in 1974. The reorganization and cleanup […]