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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
