It’s been more than a year since the Village of Mount Pleasant parted ways with their former full-time village administrator, Kurt Wahlen, but Monday the village board voted to hire a new individual. A New Administrator Maureen A. Murphy, was hired after a unanimous vote by the Village Board. Murphy has worked in public service […]
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Website Targets Mount Pleasant Resident & Local Activist
A local activist in Mount Pleasant has gone public about a website she says is targeting her for being outspoken about village operations and elected officials. Kelly Gallaher is well known in political circles in Racine County and has openly butted heads with leadership in Mount Pleasant for years. In May, a website called Let’s […]
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Contractors in Place for Potential Eminent Domain Ahead of FoxConn
The Village of Mount Pleasant is moving forward with preparations and preliminary work for the coming Foxconn development. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is still negotiating the final contract between the state and the Taiwan-based technology manufacturer for the record-breaking manufacturing facility slated for Mount Pleasant. In the meantime, the village board has approved […]
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Some in Foxconn development could lose homes through eminent domain
A number of residents living in the path of the Foxconn Technology Group development were frustrated with what they felt was a lack of information at an informational meeting in Mount Pleasant Wednesday night. The official location for the proposed $10 billion LCD display panel factory was announced Oct. 4. That was the first time […]
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Foxconn Building in Mount Pleasant
It’s official: Foxconn announced Wednesday that it will build its technology manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant. Broken into three phases, the massive industrial complex will be located along Braun Road between 90th street and I-94 and represents a capital investment of at least $10 billion. Land Acquisition Could Mean Eminent Domain Jenny Trick, executive director […]
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Kenosha Man Charged In Hit and Run Crash
A man from Kenosha was charged with a hit and run crash that happened in July on I-94 in the Town of Raymond. Robert C Magee, 21, was arrested by the Waterford Police for suspicion of drunk driving after he was pulled over going 76 mph in a 55 mph zone. He later blew a […]
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Mount Pleasant Hires Project Coordinator For Foxconn Development
Mount Pleasant voted 4-2 Monday night to hire a project director specifically for a potential $10 billion factory Foxconn Technology Group hopes to build. Claude Lois, originally a candidate for village administrator, will assume the role on a one-year contract with Kappur and Associates. He was previously the mayor of Burlington from 2000 to 2008. […]
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Mount Pleasant OKs $14 Million For Roads, Business Park
The Mount Pleasant Village Board approved at its meeting Monday night borrowing nearly $14 million for a number of capital expenses. Municipal bonds will pay for roads, public infrastructure at the Land and Lakes Business Park, a new fire truck, and incentives for the Land and Lakes development “What’s precipitating the financing at this point […]
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Criminal Complaints: Aug. 11 Through Aug. 14
Editor’s note: All information was taken from the criminal complaints provided by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. Defendants are innocent until proven guilty. McDonald’s Employee Pockets Thousands From Restaurant A Kenosha woman was charged with theft after stealing thousands of dollars from McDonald’s, 2610 Green Bay Road. A business administrator with the company reported […]
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DA: Inmate Had Contract Worker Deliver Contraband
An inmate in the Racine Correctional Institute was having a relationship with a person at the jail working on contract, and asked her to deliver things to him personally so the guards would not see them. Jose A. Meraz, 34, was having the woman deliver such items as a sewing kit, tweezers, a cell phone […]
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Repaired Calliope Returns To Fourth Of July Parade
Racine’s Calliope has been saved by generous donation, once again. The Calliope is an instrument similar to an organ, which produces circus-reminiscent music by forcing steam, gas or compressed air through whistles. And this is the third time Racinians have forked over money to save the instrument so that they can hear it in the […]
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Volunteers Install Little Free Libraries, Learning Trails
For this year’s Day of Action, United Way of Racine County and local partners focused on literacy. Private business, nonprofits and volunteers worked together Wednesday to put up five new little free libraries and updated two Born Learning Trails. The little free libraries are small community libraries where local residents can borrow and return books […]
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5 Shot Down For Mount Pleasant Village Board Job
The Mount Pleasant Village Board failed to confirm five different candidates to fill an open trustee seat on the board Monday. Nearly all five candidates were voted down along established factions on the board. One vote, however, failed 4-2 as trustee Gary Feest maintained that he will not vote for a trustee to fill the […]
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Gang Members Charged With Attempted Homicide
Two members of the Dirty-Ps gang from Racine’s south side have been charged with first-degree attempted homicide. The charges stem from an April 22 shooting near the 400 block of North Memorial Drive. Jordan L. Jones, 18, and Isaiah McGlorn, 18, were charged for their involvement in shooting a young Racine man in the leg. […]
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Case Student Charged After Pulling Gun Out During A Fight
A Case High School student has been charged with possessing a gun after he pulled it out at school during a fight. On April, 26, De’Avrndre Crawford, 17, was fighting with another student over allegedly stolen money, according to a criminal complaint. Crawford pulled a pistol out of his pocket, but had it concealed. Another student […]