A residential development set to take hold near the Burlington bypass moved a step forward following Jan. 14 Plan Commission approval. The approvals include a preliminary plat application, which had ...

Calia Freitag, 13, and Mackynzie Sanders, 9, completes a community service project at Feed My Starving Children in Illinois. Freitag was named Miss Badger State Pre-Teen while Sanders is serving as ...

The City of Burlington plans to recruit a new fire chief to succeed a retiring Alan Babe on a motion approved Tuesday by the Common Council. The motion consists of approving a contract with MGT, ...

Robert “Bob” Snyder, 92, of Burlington, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at his home. Bob was born July 18, 1932, in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, to Austin Joseph “Dutch” and Mary Belle (nee ...

Thomas J. Tess, 81, of Burlington, passed away on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at 6:05 a.m. at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. Let me tell you about the greatest man we have ever known. Thomas ...

Patrick “Pat” A. Tomlin, 40, formerly of Rochester, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at Aspirus Merrill Hospital. Pat was born July 24, 1984, in Milwaukee, son of John and Doreen (nee Arndorfer) ...

Willard R. Behrens, 82, of Lyons, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 at his home. Born in Milwaukee on March 29, 1942, he was the son of Willard E. and Anna (nee Jusiel) Behrens. His early life was ...

With school safety in mind, leaders in the Burlington Area School District are in the process of inking a memorandum of understanding with the Burlington Police Department that will give law ...

Robert “Bob” L. Sullivan III, affectionately known as “Bub” or “Sully,” died on Jan. 5, 2025 at his home in Burlington. Bob was born in Burlington on March 22, 1951 to Robert and June Sullivan. The ...

The City of Burlington could receive the necessary permits related to the Echo Lake Dam modification project by spring based on a report from a city official. Recently appointed Public Works Director ...

Persistence paid off for a Wisconsin Rapids resident who became the biggest fibber of the year in the annual Burlington Liars Club contest. Jerry Worzella caricature drawn by his brother, Chet. Jerry ...

Randall S. Jarvis, 64, of Union Grove, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 at Aurora Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant. Randy was born in Racine on Jan. 5, 1961. He was the son of Marvin Jarvis and ...